Delphi - Delphi, Greece - June, 2005
Old Gods Are Still Alive in the Navel of the World (13.08.2005 21:35)
---- Summary ---- This was a second time I visited Delphi (the first time was in the late 80s) and I am glad I did revisit, as the site was even better the second time round. If you have a slightest predilection for ruins and antiques, make and effort to go. Of all the antique sites I have seen in Greece (and I have seen most of the important mainland ones) this is probably the best, and [more...]

Sanctuary of St Michael the Archangel - Monte S.À., Italy - June, 2004
WHERE THE ANGELS TREAD (04.08.2005 01:08)
Even if you are not at all interested in religious history or architecture, the trip Monte Sant'Angelo from the sea level is worth doing for the views of the coastal plain, the sea and the hills carved painstakingly in a succession of narrow terraces. Apparently the basilica of St Michael is the only church in Christendom not consecrated by human hands as the angel claims to have done it [more...]

Grand Hotel Tiziano e dei Congressi - Lecce, Italy - June, 2004
VERY AVERAGE HOTEL IN A WONDERFUL CITY (02.08.2005 14:46)
We ended up in a 70's style, low ceilinged, brightly lit lobby of Grand Hotel Tiziano, simply because the bus from the Brindisi airport terminated more or less in front of that hotel. We went there to ask for information and possibly get a taxi phoned for, but it being after midnight and being in a bit of a state by then we eventually took a double room there for one night and at the cost of [more...]