Early September is criminally underrated for road trips. The sea is at its warmest, the crowds thin out after the first week, and rental desks suddenly have actual availability. Planning a slow loop through the Pelion peninsula before the season winds down - apparently the mountain villages up there barely see visitors after mid-September. Any tips for coastal routes that still have open tavernas in autumn?

Back on the road after a few weeks at the desk. Planning the slow route down the Mani this autumn — gravel sections, a couple of closed gas stations, and the usual argument about whether the coastal track past Gerolimenas counts as a road. Field notes soon.