by Ian Ferris | Sep 3, 2018
We received an email yesterday morning advising us that, because of a strike, our ferry back to Mykonos today is cancelled, sorry and all that. The ferry company offered some comfort that there was a possibility we could be accommodated on a later scheduled ferry but...
by Ian Ferris | Sep 1, 2018
Santorini is a crescent-shaped island enclosing a 12x7km lagoon in the centre of which is its creator, a small volcano island which together indicates their history. Wikipedia says: [Santorini] is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history:...
by Ian Ferris | Feb 2, 2018
When I look back over the hundreds of photographs I’ve taken over the past few weeks there are a lot focused on the food and drink we’ve enjoyed. There are many of the sights and bucket-list experiences we’ve undertaken too but our enjoyment of shared food and drink...
by Ian Ferris | Jan 23, 2018
Bondi Beach: living the Sydney dream Bondi Beach is Australia’s most famous beach and one of its most iconic attractions. Of the many Sydney beaches it’s probably the only one a yak herder from Mongolia would be able to name, as someone (not me) once said. It’s brash,...
by Ian Ferris | Jan 16, 2018
Monday @ Manly A guy gets on our bus dressed in singlet, shorts, thongs, dreadlocks, shades, Beats headphones and carrying a full-sized surfboard. Where am I?California. Or maybe Bali. But the rest of the bus is full of Australians so probably Sydney then. We got on...
by Ian Ferris | Jan 9, 2018
We’ve had a lovely time since we arrived in Sydney on Sunday. It’s been too hot, with Sunday’s searing 47 degree daytime heat in parts of the city and then a hot night we were tired on Monday. Then on Monday night we had thunderstorms almost every hour which...
