Down Another Rabbit Hole – All in the name of Greece!
I’ve thrown myself into a frenzy of projects since reaching retirement age. The latest? Building an Android app for independent travellers to Greece. Plan Your Greece is now on Google Play.
Car Hire in Greece – Not the Only Solution. Not Always the Best One Either.
Ask anyone how to get from A to B in Greece and the answer is almost always the same: hire a car. But after thirty years of travelling Greece by bus, ferry, and Shanks’s Pony, I’d argue it’s not always the only option — or even the best one. And I say this as someone who once wheel-spun a Suzuki Celerio into a rut on Lipsi while a man on a digger watched and smoked his cigarette.
From Spetses to Ermioni via Kosta and Kranidi
Ermioni is a small harbour town on the eastern Peloponnese, often overlooked in favour of nearby islands like Hydra and Spetses. But this working town, set on a narrow peninsula with two contrasting harbours, offers something different — a slower pace, a sense of place, and easy access to both the mainland and the Saronic islands. After leaving Spetses, I spent two nights in Ermioni to see what lay beyond the obvious — and found far more than expected.
A Tale of Four Islands: Syros, Ikaria, Tinos & Andros – A 3-Week Greek Odyssey by Ferry
3 week itinerary – this Cyclades and North-Eastern Aegean itinerary covers Syros, Ikaria, Tinos and Andros by ferry from Piraeus and Rafina. Best time: May to early October. Highlights: neo-classical grandeur of Ermoupolis, bohemian beach life on Ikaria, sacred dovecotes of Tinos, door-knocker treasure hunt in Andros Chora. No car rental needed.
Island Hopping Beyond the Crowds: Six Weeks from Samos to Kos via Agathonisi, Fourni, Ikaria, Arki, Patmos, Leros & Kalymnos
6 week itinerary – Eastern Aegean and Dodecanese itinerary covers Samos, Agathonisi, Ikaria, Fourni, Arki, Marathi, Patmos, Leros, and Kalymnos by ferry. Best time: late June to early September. Highlights: beach-bar culture on Ikaria, pristine isolation on Arki, Italian art deco architecture on Leros, stunning Telendos sunsets from Kalymnos. No car rental needed.
