

Home!
We are home to the peace and tranquility of NZ! Last Monday we flew from Kos to Athens to Dubai with an 8 hour stop over. Then it was the...


Patmos & Home
Photo 1 - Just to prove that we have started our journey home. Our ferry at 30 knots weaving its way through the Greek Islands of the...


The Castle
A late publish because the internet went down last night. We enjoyed our extra day on Kos, going for long walks and spending the...


Old Kos
When we booked to go to Patmos, Kos was an inconvenient stop over. Then we have to be here an extra day and miss a day on Patmos because...


Kos
We have made it to the island of Kos. The hotel is old and quaint with the balcony view 5 star, including an Order of St John Crusader...


Gallipoli - Especially for the Family
This blog is about a family pilgrimage born over our kitchen table from time to time as my father shared his memories of the wars our...


Old Istanbul
Today has been a full day touring with a guide and another couple old Istanbul. Our guide was Leli and she described herself as a secular...


Hello Turkey!
As you can see we have arrived safely in Istanbul, Turkey. We got dropped off at Ben Gurion airport just befor 9am to fit in with our...


Farewell Israel
Today was our last full day in Israel and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We started the day visiting the memorial just above the house we are...


Mt Zion
Today we took to public transport catching the bus a minutes walk down the road from where we are staying into central Jerusalem, then...