I’d have been very happy to spend every day at Klisidi Beach for the rest of my stay. Curiosity however, always gets the better of me. I’ve already fallen into a routine with Rhodamanthus the taxi driver. Every day he’d drive me back to Chora and before I had chance to get out of the…
This afternoon I will leave Thirassia. My three nights here have been all too short but unfortunately have been dictated by the regularity (or irregularity) of the ferry connections. I do a last bit of handwashing, safe in the knowledge that it will be bone dry after just a few hours on the line. Whilst…
After a good night’s sleep, I feel ready for action – the single bed that reminds of my childhood days is surprisingly comfortable. Babis has given me clear instructions on how to navigate the island. Most of the villages on the upper plateau can be accessed on foot, however, this morning I’ve hauled on my…
Thirassia has two ports and the Saonisos arrives at the Port of Riva which sits at the northernmost tip of the island. The landscape is slightly flatter here which I expect is more suitable for receiving large ferries and the transportation of cargo (and passengers) on the island. Manolas is the capital and main settlement…
I returned from Greece just over two weeks ago but a whole host of things compelled me to get on a flight back. A combination of stress, exhaustion and the relentless gloom of the British weather tipped me over the edge and I was also having serious withdrawal symptoms. I sometimes wake up in the…
We all sleep in a little bit today. Peter and I are up first (not surprisingly) and we get the breakfast preparations underway. We lay out a small feast on the table on our terrace and move the chairs from their terrace onto ours. It’s a great set up that we have here and very…
We are awoken by the sound of a loud clattering as the wind batters the chairs on the terrace. The Meltemi is at full pelt at the moment. Margarita had told us that this strong wind that blows across the Aegean has been here for 15 weeks which is very unusual. It wasn’t like this…
The ‘idea’ of this holiday has been over 2 years in the making. Originally planned as a trip with one of my granddaughters who had just turned 16 as a way to celebrate the end of her exams. No sooner had the flights been booked, the dreaded Covid struck and all our plans went up…
Today I’m excited to be doing the day tour of Tinos, having been able to hijack a trip organised for people coming from Mykonos. I am to meet the guide called Valentina at the port. First stop though is a breakfast of bougatsa in the bakery come coffee bar that I had discovered. They have…
A young lady taxi driver picks me up at he Daidalos Hotel. Together we managed to heave my suitcase into the boot. The conversation begins with her asking me if this is my first time on Ikaria to which I reply that I had stayed in Therma a few years ago. “Ah, so now you…
Note: this is part of a trip that I started writing up in 2015. I lost many of my images during a hard drive failure but thankfully still have enough left to remind of this trip. ♥ One of the first things I usually do upon arriving on a new island is to check out…
Today is the day of a referendum to decide on whether Greece will accept the bailout conditions from the European Union. There is not much evidence of obvious campaigning here – no posters or even queues at polling stations. The only thing we can see is on the TV news. It looks like Oxi has…