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  • Amal! Amal! Amal!  Kalo Taxidi Amal!
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    Amal! Amal! Amal! Kalo Taxidi Amal!

    ByStephanie Banks 6 September 202117 February 2022

    Today Amal says farewell to Greece and the city of Piraeus bid her a bon voyage as she heads to Italy. At 11.00am, crowds begin to gather in the square in front of the Metropolitan Theatre. I arrive early and catch some of the practice sessions by the group of singers that are going to…

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  • Farewell Nisyros and on to Tilos
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Farewell Nisyros and on to Tilos

    ByStephanie Banks 17 September 201829 November 2018

    Our departure from the Haritos was pretty much the same as our arrival.  No sign of any staff but instead, a bowl on the reception desk where keys are collected and returned.  We had to leave for the ferry before breakfast was served this morning but that is no problem.  The Haritos Hotel was fine…

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  • Nisyros in a Day!  And all becomes clear!
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Nisyros in a Day! And all becomes clear!

    ByStephanie Banks 16 September 201817 February 2022

    Breakfast was included at the Haritos and was served outside on a ground floor terrace.  A set breakfast was brought to our table and although basic, was good enough to set us up for the day. Whilst we were eating breakfast we noticed a peculiar looking dog pacing up and down the street with its…

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  • Arrival on Nisyros
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Arrival on Nisyros

    ByStephanie Banks 15 September 201817 February 2022

    The Blue Star Patmos arrives at Mandraki, the port of Nisyros at 11pm. On the way there we had pulled into Symi and had noticed the post office van disembarking, offloading boxes and mail bags and then boarding again and we see it do the same again here. Cars are lined up at the port…

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  • Arrival in Rhodes
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Arrival in Rhodes

    ByStephanie Banks 12 September 201817 February 2022

    It is good to be on the Blue Star Patmos – It is like meeting and old friend again – and one that I’ll be seeing a bit more of during the next leg of my trip! The journey from Karpathos takes just over four hours so I arrive just after 5.30pm.  Once we are…

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    • Thessaloniki-Sochos Panigiri-Ourounopolis-Amouliani
    • Echoes of Greece Across the Aegean: Istanbul-Marmara Adasi-Canakkale and Troy-Bozcaada-Gokceada-Lesvos-Spetses
    • Kefalonia-Ithaca-Meganisi-Lefkada-Preveza
    • Carnival 2025 Florina-Edessa-Thessaloniki-Sochos-Athens
    • Corfu-Abania-Erikousa-Othonoi-Mathraki-Ioannina-Paxos-Antipaxos
    • Thirassia-Anafi-Santorini
    • Chios-Izmir-Oinousses-Athens
    • Athens-Evia-Lemnos-Agios Efstratios-Kavala-Xanthi-Samothrace-Alexandroupolis
    • Kos-Lipsi-Kalymnos-Pserimos
    • Skyros – Kalavryta – Nafplio – Athens
    • Oinousses-Psara-Chios-Lesvos-Athens
    • Santorini-Sikinos-Ios-Naxos-Santorini
    • Athens-Syros-Ikaria-Tinos-Andros
    • Samos-Agathonisi-Ikaria-Fourni-Arki-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos
    • Crete – Kasos – Karpathos – Rhodes – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Chalki
    • Kastellorizo via Turkey 2016
    • Monemvasia-Kythira-Elafonisos-Sparta-Gythio-Areopolis-Kalamata
    • Patras-Ancient Corinth-Kalloni-Poros-Methana
    • Kardamyli-Tyros-Nafplio-Poros-Aegina-Agistri-Athens
    • Naxos-Iraklia-Schinousa-Koufonisi-Amorgos-Santorini
    • Antiparos-Paros-Folegandros-Milos-Athens
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