26th June- Contiki tour day 2. 7am departure today. Walked to the bus parked in syntagma square and set off on a city bus tour. We drove to the panathenaic stadium. It was built around the 4th century and the site was chosen as it representatives the place were a messenger brought news of a great battle victory to the city if Athens from marathon. It was restored in 1895 as a site for the first of the modern Olympics. There are barriers in place so you can't g...

25th June- Slept so well and enjoyed the breakfast on the terrace admiring the view. Packed up, Checked out ( had an interesting talk with the owner about genetic mutations and evolution... Was random but his English is very good and he is a bit of philosopher) walked down into town and was able to get a bus to Trikala and then straight onto Athens. The bus to Trikala took a slightly different route than the one two days early making more stops and passing thro...

24th June- At the hotel breakfast this morning I meet two other single travelers that plan on catching the first bus up to Meteora so we can travel together for the day. Headed out from the hotel at 830 and it is already a hot day. Caught the bus from the main KTEA bus station up to Varlaam. This monastery is reached by climbing up nearly 200 stairs. Once inside the gates you walk into this beautiful courtyard that provides incredible views over the surrounding...

23rd June - Was up earlyish so I could get ready to head out of Athens to Meteora. Enjoyed a nice large long breakfast while looking up a couple of ways to get to meteora and places to stay. Made me think back 3 or 4 months ago when I spent weeks looking online and reading different things about where to spent my first 3 nights in Budapest I thought I had to do such much booking and research and yet Today I woke up with a plan to travel by bus Kalambaka and sta...

22nd June - Had an early start which was alright as it is a beautiful morning. Starting to try and pack my bag and get a little bit organizes to leave. I only stay a place for one or two night but manage to remove and unpack everything in my backpack nearly every-time. Enjoyed another very average breakfast before heading out on the bike for a quick trip into town. Stopped off at the post office to mail another small package back. Then went to the laundry to pi...