Visit to Armathia Island

Visit to Armathia Island

I’m halfway through my 8 nights on Kasos and this beautiful low key island has already stolen a piece of my heart. This island is so unspoilt and unusually doesn’t appear to have been ’boutiquified’ for the masses. Getting around the island is relatively easy.  From the main port village Fri, it is very easy…

A Visit to Koutoulafari and Storms over Hersonissos

A Visit to Koutoulafari and Storms over Hersonissos

Despite the high heat and humidity in Heraklion, I’ve spent very little time on the beach cooling off in the sea.  There isn’t really a beach in walking distance of Heraklion city – one of the nearest being Ammoudara abut 20 minutes on the bus to the west.  I did visit this beach one day…

Greek Travels of a Different Kind – Volunteering With a Refugee Charity in Patras

Greek Travels of a Different Kind – Volunteering With a Refugee Charity in Patras

After my last trip to Greece in April (a wonderful 18 day trip around the Peloponnese) I returned home and on my first day back at work, I handed in my letter of resignation.  I hadn’t been happy in my corporate job for a long time and to go from one end of the happiness…