On Chios there are two bus services. The Green Line that departs from Chios Bus Station close to the port and the Blue Line that is located next to the City Hall building just off the main square. So far I’ve only picked up a bus timetable for the Blue Green Line which serves the…
I must admit, if I don’t do something productive every day whilst travelling I feel as though I’ve some how cheated. It just isn’t in me to lie on a beach all day – however tempting that may sound. After my daily visit to the bakery, I decide to continue walking around the coastline in…
I arrived at my little studio on Psara as the blanket of dusk was pulled over the island. My host Diana showed me around the studio and swiftly departed as fast as she whipped me away from the ferry. The apartment is quite old school. Basic but clean and with everything that I will need…
It didn’t actually. I just wanted to be able to weave this photo into one of the posts! Sorry. Yesterday CaptainMargaritis drove me to the port. It was a windy day but the sun is back after the grey, overcast day we had the day before. The Psara Glory was a little late leaving Chios…
Today is my birthday, and naturally, I’m in Greece—there’s no better place to spend it. Not that I really celebrate anymore; it’s just another day, a gentle reminder that life is short, which only fuels my desire to squeeze every last drop of travel energy from it. I’ve now been on the beautiful island of…
I’ve had the idea of this trip for some time. Chios so far, has always eluded me. It has never been quite close enough to visit from other islands or I have been travelling in the opposite direction. Chios is closer to Turkey than it is to Samos or Lesvos, the larger islands to the…