Sunset Beach Hotel -Xiropigado

An easy distance from Athens and a beautiful, relaxing small community, Xiropigado is one of our favorite places to be in Greece! The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant is our 'feels like home' place here and we stay here every time we are in Greece! This lovely and quiet family hotel has beautiful sea front rooms,… Continue reading Sunset Beach Hotel -Xiropigado

Driving Greece – Backroads and beaches

We love driving Greece! The roads are good and the backroads are exciting…the goat paths…not so much. But we rely on the "Google Lady" to get us to and through most places we drive. She has been especially helpful, and also, especially problematic in Greece as she continues to tell us to turn left off… Continue reading Driving Greece – Backroads and beaches

Wayfarer Restaurant in Canon Beach, OR

Yes, you do have to go! The restaurant is situated right on the beach in front of 'haystack rock' and the views are amazing. But, that is not the only thing that will amaze you... the food is exceptional and the rose wines are great too! A whiskey sipping room is a feature you won't… Continue reading Wayfarer Restaurant in Canon Beach, OR

Air Canada …improved experience…update

Koodos to Kevin at Air Canada Called Air Canada yesterday to speak with an agent about our upcoming trip to Melbourne, AU and our next trip to San Antonio, TX... and was more than pleasantly surprised! Kevin was knowledgeable and very helpful. He explained how upgrades work on different ticket types and managed to get… Continue reading Air Canada …improved experience…update

And…Here we go again!

Yes, we are back at Chakalaka for the wonderful breakfast buffet, and yes, my 3 desserts for brunch still stands! This time we brought our friends who were stoked to get to try the delicious offerings from hand carved ham and home made sausage to freshly made omelette, and eggs benny! And that is just… Continue reading And…Here we go again!

An interesting 6 months

Hey all... travelers, wanderers, tourists, and life vagabonds... it has been a busy and interesting 6 months. Sorry to have been off line for so long...and I know you missed me a lot! But, some times...life happens to us and we just have to do our best to deal with it. But, now I'm back… Continue reading An interesting 6 months

The Plague of the 40 Page Menus

The only real complaint from our group about the restaurants we visited was the a fact that they had 40 page menus! But, the real dilemma comes from only being able to eat one main dish (although some of us tried for more). It was almost an impossible number of choices each time we sat… Continue reading The Plague of the 40 Page Menus