To-day is the day that the whole of Australia comes to a standstill to listen to the running of the great horserace – the Melbourne Cup. However, this year I swapped the sweep, the champagne lunch and a couple of trifecta tickets for a meeting with an author visiting here from the UK. And, as always when I meet with an author the time was well spent. Sharing someone’s travel and writing experiences is a great motivator – to do more travelling and more writing. In fact a friend of mine from Brisbane (who once landed a great job on the Greek island of Corfu) is going back there with her husband to live, for 3 months, next year. And my husband and I have been invited to join them – what a lovely friend!
I have never been to Corfu but I am reliably informed that it is the ‘greenest’ Greek island and noted for receiving the most rainfall in the country. It is said to be one of the most beautiful places in Greece and according to my newly purchased guidebook the countryside is carpeted with over 3 milliion olive trees, cypress groves and citrus orchards. A wealth of history and medieval architecture, churches and an ancient monastery or two, walking trails, boats, beaches and sea-front tavernas sounds irresistibly enticing.