Today is my birthday and we decide to take a boat to some of the beaches that we haven’t yet had time to explore. Symi is turning into a ‘bit’ of a beach trip but with that said – the beaches are fabulous! Firstly I head down the Kali Strata – Peter about 10 minutes…
Today we decide to hire a car. Although my trips are usually wholly reliant on public transport it is great to be travelling with a member of the family who is brave enough to drive in Greece and has got that whole driving on the other side of the road thing down to a fine…
I’m not going to lie – the ferries heading South towards Rhodes don’t half leave early in the morning. 7.40am from Nisyros was OK but our ferry to Symi today leaves at 5.50am. A bit of a killer! Anyway, it has to be the Blue Star Patmos because of my sister’s tendency to get seasick…
Retracing my steps on Tilos of 17 year ago has been long enough for me to see the island through fresh eyes yet short enough to evoke memories of my first trip. It is one of the very few island that I have re-visited after many years that has actually changed significantly – on first…
Today I decide to stay in Livadia whilst my compadres decide to hike up to one of the watchtowers on the hill above Livadia. My mission today is to try and find the little taverna that I visited with my partner 17 years ago. The owner was certainly a character and I was keen to…
We had no idea about where or when breakfast was to be served at Sevas Studios. As we step foot onto the blazing hot terrace, Sevas catches our eye from the little outbuilding. She shouts ‘breakfast’ and shrugs her shoulders which we interpret as asking us what time we would like breakfast. I reply ‘now?’…
The trusty Blue Star Patmos brings us into Tilos before 9am. From the deck I can already see that Livadia looks very different to how it was 17 years ago. At the time, work on the pier extension was in mid flow. We were surprised to see a man at the port holding a sign…
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…
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…
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…
Our feet have just about recovered from yesterdays exploration around Rhodes Old Town. We will be doing something a little less vigorous today especially as we need to catch the ferry to Nisyros later this evening. Taking the route through the St Johns gate again, we pass the medieval church of St Marie du Bourg. …
It is many years since I have been to Rhodes – probably 17 years during my last visit to Tilos and surrounding islands. To be honest, 17 years ago I was so eager to get off the island and onto the ferry, I didn’t really give Rhodes a chance. It could have been something to…
