Mediterranean Route Map


A fine, sunny morning in Tokyo although windy with temperatures reaching about 27c this afternoon. 9:30am checked out of the Metropolitan Edmont hotel after our 3 day stay. Walked the 10 minutes to the Suidobashi overground station near the Dome, towing all of our luggage. Bought our tickets (620 yen each) for the trip to…
Arrived at Dockyard Bermuda in very windy conditions at 4pm on the 4th. Met for our tour of the Islands at 8:30am on Wednesday 5th. Eighteen of us boarded a small minibus with our guide Jevon who was very informative about life on the Island. We headed out from Dockyard along the narrow, winding road…
Spending the next few days in Bath then Windsor, before flying home next Tuesday Sept 8th. Hopefully there will be a few photos from here to follow.
We arrived Kushiro at 08:00am on cooler, partly cloudy morning with temperature around 11C and reaching 14C later in the afternoon. Kushiro is a city in Kushiro subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido. Located along the coast of the North Pacific Ocean , it serves as the subprefecture’s capital and it is the most populated…
Arrived at anchor off Mytilene (Mitilini) on the Greek Aegean island of Lesbos (Lesvos) at 9am Monday Oct 20th. This is the 3rd largest Greek island just off the coast of Turkey. A poor island with a decreasing population. Went off on a bus tour to 2 local churches with our guide Christina. Drove south…
Arrived Istanbul (Byzantium, Constantinople) at 17:15 on Thursday October 16th. Staying at Intercontinental Hotel. An overcast evening around 20C. Walked out in the evening to nearby Taksim Square with the prominent mosque. Carried on walking down the busy pedestrian Istiklal Street with the shops, restaurants, historic buildings. Out walking again next morning across Taksim Square…