tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post5624113662662480322..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Welcome to Greece. Country #50 for us!Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-20794406125098620352021-12-12T02:07:01.259-05:002021-12-12T02:07:01.259-05:00Wow, you have been following us for a long time no...Wow, you have been following us for a long time now. We are happy that you are enjoying our blog posts. :-)<br /><br />Up until last year we have always just had our Canadian driver's license but last year because we knew we would be renting a car and some of the European countries require an international license to rent a car and you can only get the international driver's license issued in your own country. It ended up that we never needed it but we went ahead and got another one for this year as well, again we have never had to used it in all this time.<br /><br />The negative PCR test is only required if you don't have proof of vaccination which we had so we didn't have to have a PCR test done ahead of time and we don't know what the requirements are for that. We did have to have a rapid test at the border though and they do that at no charge. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-812326047270810192021-12-12T01:53:53.949-05:002021-12-12T01:53:53.949-05:00Glad that you can see it now, sometimes you have t...Glad that you can see it now, sometimes you have to zoom in more on Google maps, and no the highway/road is not marked with a name or number on the Greek side.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-61251520034466194962021-12-11T14:17:12.126-05:002021-12-11T14:17:12.126-05:00Thank you so much. I see a faint line but the hig...Thank you so much. I see a faint line but the highway isn't marked & I also see the bridge :-) Rita from Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722798328449733244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75516564651076853682021-12-11T08:28:39.773-05:002021-12-11T08:28:39.773-05:00Hi Guys, I have been following you since your trip...Hi Guys, I have been following you since your trip to Colombia . Love your blogs . Question. Do you drive on your Canadian drivers license only, or do you have an International Drivers License as well ? You mentioned having to show a PCR test entering Greece. Does that have to be done so many hours before Greece or do you only need to to have a negative result ? Thanks .Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161443864152799196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-13875541191106683842021-12-11T03:57:42.592-05:002021-12-11T03:57:42.592-05:00The weather is horrible at the moment and doesn...The weather is horrible at the moment and doesn't look good in that area as either, plus it is even colder there, we really want to get to some warmer and sunnier weather. It is so wet out that we won't see a thing and it looks to me like the scenery there is beautiful but it will have to wait for another visit to Greece.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-54637003794201103362021-12-11T02:04:11.403-05:002021-12-11T02:04:11.403-05:00He wasn't dressed like a guy touring though, h...He wasn't dressed like a guy touring though, he looked more like an Albanian just trying to get from one place to another. His bike wasn't a real good bike for touring on, his clothing wasn't the type of biking clothes that we have seen other long distance bicyclists wear and neither was his equipment. We sure did feel bad for him, it was wet, cold and windy, definitely not fun biking weather. :-(Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-26081306330627183552021-12-11T01:58:36.525-05:002021-12-11T01:58:36.525-05:00We only have one phone between the two of us and y...We only have one phone between the two of us and yes, we use the phone as a hotspot so that we can both access the internet from our computers at the same time.<br /><br />It is a real shame about the weather because we know that we are missing out on seeing some neat things but you can't do anything about it and hopefully we will be back to Greece on another visit. Yes, we are very happy it isn't snow or we would be buried in it at the moment!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-51700000955553094542021-12-11T01:54:42.606-05:002021-12-11T01:54:42.606-05:00I think you need to look at your map again, the ro...I think you need to look at your map again, the road leading south out of Permet is the SH75 and then at Çarshovë it switches over to the SH80 and at the tiny intersection of the SH80/SH65 is the crossing that leads over the river and into Greece. It is the Konitsa (GR) - Leskovik (AL) border crossing. I don't think you had your map zoomed in enough to see the crossing and the road that leads up to Highway #20 in Greece. Here is the post from when we did this road back in May on our way to Korçë https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2021/05/4-hours-to-drive-135-kms-84-miles-but.html<br /><br />The highway where we took the video was on the SH75 going through the twisty winding part of the road north of Çarshovë.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-64668879086698892502021-12-11T01:39:23.827-05:002021-12-11T01:39:23.827-05:00Yes, we can understand the rain being welcome in t...Yes, we can understand the rain being welcome in the desert but now it isn't fun when you are traveling especially when it is constant. We are very thankful to be in a motorhome and not a tent! If we were in a tent, we would be looking at hotel and Airbnb options right now. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-57395680371118556892021-12-10T13:45:38.223-05:002021-12-10T13:45:38.223-05:00I don't think anyone thinks riding a bike in t...I don't think anyone thinks riding a bike in the rain is fun, but sounds like the guy was touring, and just like when traveling by RV, sometimes you have to do that on a bike tour. We did a nine-day self-supported tour in upstate NY many years ago, and I remember having to ride a couple of times with all our gear in the rain. Not fun even though I was much younger! In the motel room, we had to hang our wet gear and clothing all over the place. Ick.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572905521059358017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-35395750303939038052021-12-10T11:58:03.550-05:002021-12-10T11:58:03.550-05:00Do both of you have a phone or do you hotspot of t...Do both of you have a phone or do you hotspot of the one sim card if you are both online at the same time? To bad about the weather, but it is that time of year, at least no snowMuddymilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295929038381808069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-47331091276891106912021-12-10T11:57:16.414-05:002021-12-10T11:57:16.414-05:00Hmmm I tried following you out of Permet via googl...Hmmm I tried following you out of Permet via google maps. The road from Permet doesn't cross the border into Greece via SH80. Next thing you know, you're on 20 or E853. I was wondering which highway you took to show a video. You say you were on that highway in spring of last year but don't say which highway. I follow on google so I check out the little villages not mentioned or items of interest along the way. Rita from Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722798328449733244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-55040751361196257782021-12-10T11:19:02.542-05:002021-12-10T11:19:02.542-05:00Why not drive less than two hours east (103k) to K...Why not drive less than two hours east (103k) to Kalabaka and visit the ancient monasteries at Meteora. It cost nothing to view them from outside. There are about eight left on the rock mountain tops outside of the town. Look it up. There is nothing like it else where in the world. 34XBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835732902535833399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-29883867806971410452021-12-10T09:58:17.349-05:002021-12-10T09:58:17.349-05:00Because I live in the desert, I always welcome rai...Because I live in the desert, I always welcome rain. But when it rains when we're traveling, I'm always thankful to be in a RV instead of a tent! Creigh Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267728698204033199noreply@blogger.com