Travel Research Notebooks

Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 2

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Knossos – well-restored rooms. Spacious. Light-filled. Vast storage jars called: pithoi. Tick. Three 20-something backpackers read sign outside rooms. Sign says: MAGAZIN. Girl says: “I didn’t know they had magazines in those days.” One guys says: “I think it refers to the magazine of a gun…” Other guy silent. Looks confused. First two dawdle to … Read more about Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 2

Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 1

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Visit to Knossos, most popular archaeological site in Crete: ancient Minoan palace (AKA Minos) settlement built around 2000BC. Neolithic remains suggest area settled as far back as 6000BC! Accommodated 100,000 people at height of Minoan civilization!! After paying for tickets, ticket guy tells me ruins close in 1 hour. Closing time. Tick. “Be quick,” he … Read more about Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 1

Travelling: journals

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Are you a journal writer? Do you keep a journal when you travel or does your blog suffice? When I was younger, before I became a professional travel writer, I used to keep journals whenever I travelled. I’d write most days, usually with a drink in hand, from my hotel balcony, an al fresco café … Read more about Travelling: journals