Sotiris tells us this morning that he’d received a phone call from Elpida at the Patrick Leigh Fermor Project and we will be able to visit this evening at 4.30. In the meantime, we walk back to the Old Town. Today it is open and we are able to purchase a ticket to go inside. …
Today we embark on the first leg of our trip across the Peloponnese where Kardamyli is our first stop. Kardamyli is another recommendation that came to me through the Matt Barrett Greek Travel Guide Facebook group. I had heard that Kardamyli is a very pretty and unspoilt village that is really worth the visit. Located…
How fantastic to be back in Athens again albeit for one brief night. Â We had an afternoon flight from Manchester which meant that we arrived at the hotel in the early evening. We usually try to stay at Hotel Attalos – a great recommendation by Matt Barrett’s Travel Guide. Â If you want to stay here…
I have a very good feeling about this trip and it has come at exactly the right time. Â The pressures of work are beginning to tell and I am desperate for sunshine, good food and all things ‘Joi de vivre’ that beautiful Greece will offer. I am particularly excited about the opportunity to observe the…
This is a very rushed post as I try finish up a trip that I did in 2015. Compiled almost 7 years to the day! Here we are back on Santorini where we first began our island hopping trip to Naxos, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Koufonissi and Amorgos – the latter being added in at the last…
NB – This is part of a trip that I started writing up in 2015 and am now desperately trying to complete. 🙂 This morning we throw everything into our suitcases ready to leave Amorgos. What an exceptional stay it has been. We go to the shop close by for bottles of water.  It’s one…
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…
NB This is part of a trip that I started writing up in 2015. I’ve got that sinking feeling – woooah that sinking feeling. I’ve got that sinking feeling and it’s time time time, time to pack my bag! Anyway, bags are packed and we just have time to have a final mooch around the…
NB This is a part of a trip that I started writing up in 2015 – how about that for procrastination! Today the only plan we have in mind is to visit the well known landmark called the Devil’s Eye. We head out from our lodgings at Hippocampus looking for somewhere to eat breakfast. Close…
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…
Three nights on Schinoussa is definitely not long enough for me. I think I could definitely have stayed here longer as it really is the perfect place to relax. Grispos Villa’s has been fantastic and is highly recommended. Book your stay at Grispos Villas here We have booked tickets for the The little Skopelitis this…
Schinoussa along with the other Smaller Cyclades don’t come up in conversations about the Greek islands much – maybe with the exception of Koufonisi . With their close proximity to the popular islands of Naxos and Paros, I’m not quite sure why. They each have everything you could wish for in the perfect Greek island…
