Walking in Crete
Wed, 12 May 2010
Springtime, of course, produced an abundance of wild flowers, and, while not a specific reason for our holiday, the presence of two amateur botanists in our group, whose “Springtime in Crete” holiday booked for the previous week had been cancelled due to volcanic ash, and their excited cries...
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Turkey
Tue, 11 May 2010
We were 18 (including Julia, our Leader) walking the Lycian Way in Turkey in April ‘10. Six singles and six couples. I don’t know if I have done a D+ Ramblers Worldwide Holidays walk before, but at times it was indeed challenging, although not too extreme. �
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Ramblers in NY
Tue, 11 May 2010
On the transfer from JFK we discovered that New Yorkers have traffic jams, weekend road-works and traffic accidents. This led to a slow scenic tour, with some nice views of Manhattan.
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Puerto de Soller
Wed, 28 Apr 2010
The highlight for us was the landscape. Having avoided going to Mallorca for many years because lying on tourist beaches in the sun never appealed, we succumbed to the Ramblers Worldwide Holidays descriptions of walking in the Sierra de Tramuntana; and also to friends’ recommendations.
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The Lycian Way
Tue, 27 Apr 2010
We arrived in Antalya on Thursday evening (22 April), hardly able to believe we’d made it after all. We’d spent the previous days on a volcano rollercoaster, watching the progress of the ash from Eyjafjallajokull.
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Classic Greek Journey
Tue, 27 Apr 2010
We just got back from our trip, the ash cloud and strikes in Greece permitting. We really loved our Ramblers ‘classic Greek Journey’
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