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Next up: Greece. Hopefully.
Our third trip to Greece together is just three weeks away now, just three weeks till we hit sun, sand, retsina, fresh fish, dolmades, village wine and all the other things which Greece has to offer. So why “hopefully “? Well, because here in England industrial action is looming and airport security staff have voted to strike at regular intervals through the peak season, with our chosen airport of Gatwick due to be hit. We can’t relate to a mentality which believes that the right way to draw attention to a pay dispute is to disrupt the lives of innocent people, especially by damaging the annual holiday they have worked…
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IT’S OFFICIAL – WE’RE ON COUNTDOWN
Getting ready to retire and travel the world
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Photography by Michaela
Travel and photography are inseparable joys. The stimulation of experiencing different cultures, different cuisine, taking yourself out of your comfort zone, are the very essence of travel. Photography is just one of the ways you capture those moments, those memories. But follow this link http://www.thehungrytravellers.blog/photography-by-michaela/ to see another dimension as our travel photos are skilfully turned into stunning paintings by artist Norma K Read.
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Giovinazzo And A Wind Of Change
Last full day in Puglia and enjoying the sleep ancient town of Giovinazzo
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Polignano A Mare And Corpus Domini
A day in Polignano followed by an evening of corpus Domini celebrations in Molfetta
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More Adriatic Adventure And A Church Puzzle
Continuing our tour of Southern Italy featuring its churches
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Touring Puglia’s Adriatic Coastline
Two days of exploring the towns of Puglia's Adriatic coast
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Sunsets and sunrises in Molfetta
We seem to have developed a habit of waking very early on this trip. It has its advantages. Our apartment balcony here faces due East, straight out across the deep blue Adriatic and in direct line of the awesome sunrises. Come evening time, the people of Molfetta gather at the harbour, in or in front of Bar Duomo, to watch the amazing sunsets across the calm waters of the inner harbour. Rarely are both so dramatic in the same location. Here’s some examples:-
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Molfetta, Puglia
An appraisal of Molfetta for would be visitors
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From Matera to the Coast, via More Strange Houses
From Matera to the Alberobello Trulli houses to the blue sea of the Adriatic and Molfetta



























