The Balkans region is a wonderful place to visit, being so full of history and contrasts. You can read about my travels there in my book available on Amazon. A brief history of the region appears...
https://wilburstravels.com/2023/07/06/the-volatile-history-of-the-balkan-peninsular-2/
Freedom to travel is a wonderful gift and the release from Covid shackles was a blessed relief. For any traveller, it was like a release from prison. Toulouse & Andorra Travel wise, the year got ...
https://wilburstravels.com/2022/12/31/2022-gone-2023-beckons/
Skyros is a lovely unspoilt Greek island in the Sporades group that includes the better known Skiathos, Skopelos & Alonnisos.
https://wilburstravels.com/2022/07/04/monday-morning-blues-fishing-boat-in-skyros-greece/
I miss Greece so much and Athens in particular. Here’s a picture of the Acropolis. I would definitely have no blues when I see this beauty again.
https://wilburstravels.com/2022/02/14/monday-morning-blues-the-acropolis-athens/
Ever since I first heard about the Corinth Canal as a kid I wanted to see it. The canal connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea and cuts through the...
https://wilburstravels.com/2021/12/13/monday-morning-blues-the-corinth-canal-in-greece/
Greece shocked the world when they won Euro 2004, beating Portugal in the final in their own backyard. Unsurprisingly that has been the pinnacle of their achievements in international football si...
https://wilburstravels.com/2021/07/10/euro-2020-rest-day-7-non-qualifiers-greece/
With the group stage now over there are a couple of rest days before the 8 last 16 ties. As there are no games, I thought I’d feature some of the European nations that did not qualify for the f...
Corinth Canal, Greece
https://wilburstravels.com/2021/04/13/a-z-april-challenge-k-is-for-korinth-canal-in-greece/
Skyros is a small island in the Sporades group that includes the better known Skiathos, Alonnisos & Skopelos. More traditional and less touristy than its neighbours, it is beautiful with sandy Ae...
https://wilburstravels.com/2021/01/18/monday-morning-blues-skyros-island-in-greece/
Korinth (Corinth), Greece The Corinth Canal in Greece is an incredible feat of engineering and was once an important navigational route which allowed ships to enter the Aegean Sea. Carved throug...
https://wilburstravels.com/2020/11/17/the-bridges-of-europe-part-one-southern-europe/