I am in Athens! Started by Fork Me, 12th July 2019 16:36 in Talk & Chat

...and I got a nice hotel upgrade. I got to the hotel I'd booked. They told me there was a "technical problem" with the room, and as they're full all they can do is upgrade me to a better (lot more expensive) hotel in the same chain. They provided an executive taxi (in Athens this means a better car than a normal taxi, but a lot more expensive) at their expense to get me there. Nice.

Weather is hot. Had a nice lunch with friends, now there's just time to shower and relax before going out for the evening.

I only finish next Friday, spending most of my summer in London, Tenerife and North Wales this year. Got Carcassone booked for October and Malta next Feb. Still got Easter to plan but not sure where. Would like to try somewhere or something new. Maybe interrailing but I want to see how my backpacking in Wales goes first.

Fork Me said: ▲ ...and I got a nice hotel upgrade. I got to the hotel I'd booked. They told me there was a "technical problem" with the room, and as they're full all they can do is upgrade me to a better (lot more expensive) hotel in the same chain. They provided an executive taxi (in Athens this means a better car than a normal taxi, but a lot more expensive) at their expense to get me there. Nice. Weather is hot. Had a nice lunch with friends, now there's just time to shower and relax before going out for the evening.

Sounds good FM 😀

Mid wales is lovely.... Ynyslas ..... fantastic beach goes on forever

Chris Mitchell said: ▲ Where are you going in Wales, Alice? Mid-Wales is great for backpacking and walking - a bit undiscovered, so pretty deserted but very beautiful.

I'm doing the Wales Coastal path, obviously not all in one go, it's 870 miles long. Starting in Queensferry and ending up in Llanfairfechen or maybe a bit further, aiming to cover about 15 or so miles per day. Will have to do the rest in stages.

Alice said: ▲ I only finish next Friday, spending most of my summer in London, Tenerife and North Wales this year. Got Carcassone booked for October and Malta next Feb. Still got Easter to plan but not sure where. Would like to try somewhere or something new. Maybe interrailing but I want to see how my backpacking in Wales goes first.

Where are you going in North Wales? Don't forget to drop in on Llandudno.

Welcome.JPG

Edit - see you've already answered that. The coastal path will presumably take you onto the Great Orme.