Exploring Kintyre – driving around the peninsula

When we left the Corrie Hotel on the Isle of Arran the sun was out and the day promised to…

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The Isle of Arran – exploring the King’s Caves

After our tour around Glen Rosa and its waterfall, we headed back to the car. It still hadn’t started to…

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The Isle of Arran – Glen Rosa waterfall

By now I really know the hotels around Edinburgh airport well, since we always arrive late at night from Vienna.…

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Exploring the south-western corner of Scotland

Scotland in fall is glorious. Actually, I assume Scotland is glorious all year round. But so far I’ve only ever…

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More impressions of Corfu

Corfu off the beaten track turned out to be extremely relaxing. Who would have thought that there wouldn’t be any…

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Best places to eat in the south of Corfu

Eating in Greece is always a delightful experience. Sometimes people tell me that they get bored with Greek food after…

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Best places to eat around Gardenos beach

Since we stayed in an apartment complex in the south most of the listed restaurants are in that area. We…

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All the flowers of Corfu

In hindsight the flowers of Corfu didn’t bloom in such abundance as I have seen them do on other islands.…

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Gardenos beach and its hidden beach bar

My favorite beach on Corfu was Gardenos beach, a long stretch of sand going on forever. Every other beach we…

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Is Corfu worth a trip?

Corfu was the island of choice for this summer vacation. In Greece you can basically do no wrong. Every island…

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