While Charlie knows countless islands from spending summers on his dad\'s sailing boat, I\'ve only seen Crete and Athens until recently. In 2025, we explored the Halkidiki peninsula with our Defender.
41 days, around 8000 kilometers, 8 countries, two plane flights, one mom, one dad, a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old. And of course our faithful Land Rover Defender camper. Lots of wild camping. Beautiful beaches. Juicy melons and crispy bread. Colorful hot air balloons over dramatic landscapes. The friendliest locals. Dirty hands and torn pants. From our home base in Slovenia …
After around five weeks on the road across Turkey with our LR Defender camper, we decided to explore the Greek peninsula of Chalkidiki before returning home to Slovenia. Chalkidiki is known primarily for its three “fingers” that extend into the Aegean Sea, Athos, Sithonia and Kassandra, located in the northern part of the country with the nearest large city called …
The summer of 2025 has officially begun for us, even though it’s already October. Jokes aside, but it is true that we haven’t even swam in the sea this year. Dipping our toes in the sea May in Piran does not really count. In July, we finally moved into our house, after three long and rather stressful years of renovation. …
