Athens is the starting point for our next trip. I’d usually have a day or two in Athens at the end of an island hopping trip because you know that feeling when you leave the islands? Sometimes like a little bit of your heart has broken off? Yes, and Athens is a good diversion from…
Rightieho! We are up and raring to kill this one day in Athens! Having been many times over the last thirty or so years I always try to see or do something different on each visit to Athens. Our main aim today is to go to the top of Mount Lycabettus and also visit the…
How fantastic to be back in Athens again albeit for one brief night. Â We had an afternoon flight from Manchester which meant that we arrived at the hotel in the early evening. We usually try to stay at Hotel Attalos – a great recommendation by Matt Barrett’s Travel Guide. Â If you want to stay here…
The Acropolis opens at 8.00am. Â Despite being a regular visitor to Greece it is nearly 20 years since I have been to Athens. Â What I do remember is the massive queues to get into the Acropolis and the difficulty in getting photographs without hoards of tourists in the background. Â No matter how exhausted we are…
The Speedrunner 3 is a high speed catamaran – the downside being that a small outside deck is only available to those in the first-class salon.  However, it is very spacious and comfortable in economy and I have a window seat and there is access to a small café for tea and pastries. Despite being…
