Just a quick update from A Greek Oddity Central The blog went quiet. I know. I noticed too. I somehow found myself playing around with a map. I’d intended to map all 62 KTEL intercity bus stations so I’d have all the information to hand in one place. Somehow, I got a bit carried away…
Well here we are 15 months into a pandemic and where most of our lives have changed dramatically. Actually life during lockdown hasn’t really been that different for me as I already work from home and am a bit of a recluse – apart from when I’m travelling which I do at least 3 times…
The food scene in Mytilene is great! It’s a student town and there are bars, ouzeries and restaurants all through the little streets behind the main drag. Some of the most recommended are already closed for the season but we manage to eat (and drink) really well and quite cheaply both nights (an ouzerie in…
Here is another Blast from the Past from July 2001 – a trip that took me to Rhodes, Kalymnos/Telendos, Bodrum, Leros, Nisyros and Tilos. My boyfriend at the time and I took turns in writing a diary entry and this is an excerpt from the Leros part of the trip. Apologies for the low quality…
1993 was a strange year. It was a time of heartbreak and impending change. I found myself at the proverbial crossroads in love and in life which let’s face it, isn’t always a bad thing. So here I was, considering what to do with my life but I couldn’t get things straight in my head….
For many years I’ve had an obsession with photographing doors and windows. There is something so evocative about an old, ornate door that through its layers of peeling paint, begins to reveal the patina of time. It’s not just about the external appearance, it’s the curiosity of what lies within. The lives that have been…
I never plan my trips too far in advance. Often they are spur of the moment decisions (driven by depressingly grey UK weather) or the opportunity to take advantage of a cheap flight. My last trip to Crete and onward around the Dodecanese was neither of these. The summer of 2018 was probably one of…
17 years ago, my partner and I kept a travel journal during our trip around the Dodecanese. This was back in the day when a travel journal meant a notebook and pen rather than a piece of tech. Each day we took turns to write a summary of our travel experiences. This particular trip took…
I have a very good feeling about this trip and it has come at exactly the right time. The pressures of work are beginning to tell and I am desperate for sunshine, good food and all things ‘Joi de vivre’ that beautiful Greece will offer. I am particularly excited about the opportunity to observe the…