After taking a rest in Diakopto, I really wanted to go on to Patras. From Patras I would take the boat to Italy. Diakopto – Patras is about 50kms, so very doable in two days. I found a campsite that was open this time of year in the middle, at Lampiri. It would be the … Continue reading The last part of the Peloponnese (Diakopto – Selianitika – Patras)
The people of Europe (and beyond). Who are they and what do they do? What keeps them occupied? What do we have in common? Alexandros, what a guy! He stopped me in the middle of the street. I was walking by his bakery in Selianitika and there was some sort of party going on. “Where … Continue reading People: Alexandros and his bakery (Greece)
The people of Europe (and beyond). Who are they and what do they do? What keeps them occupied? What do we have in common? And now the story of Yannis. It is not a story of great happiness. But also not of great sadness. Yannis is a man drawn by life and most recently by … Continue reading People: Yannis (Greece)
The people of Europe (and beyond). Who are they and what do they do? What keeps them occupied? What do we have in common? The best people to start this section with, are the first people I stayed with on my trip. Vaios and Stella in Athens. Through couchsurfing I spent three days and nights … Continue reading People: Stella and Vaios (Greece)
Irina Versteeg 