Across the straights from Fourni you will be able to see the small settlement on Thymena (sometimes spelt Thimaina/Thymaina and other variations of) so close you feel like you can almost touch it. You will see a cluster of whitewashed houses set amphitheatrically (becoming an overused word!) on the hillside with a small mountain looming…
Although Kampos is the centre of everything on Fourni, I’m keen to get out and explore. However, I’m still a bit chicken when it comes to driving in Greece plus I’m not sure that the cost of hiring a car and the stress on my nerves is worth it! 🙂 I know that if I…
It’s funny how circumstances can affect your frame of mind. My arrival on Fourni didn’t start the best way after a chaotic journey from Agios Kyrikos on the Nissos Chios amidst a dust storm at the port. I must admit I was shocked at the amount of cars and people that disembarked at Fourni that…
It is with great sadness that I leave Ikaria today after 6 wonderful days. I can’t understate the part that the Oinoi Hotel, in Therma has played in making my stay here so special. When you stay at this hotel you become part of a family – the guests will chat to each other at…
I set off for the curvaceous lady statue by the beach with large wedges of freshly baked apple caked in hand from Filipos and Mariana. There are several of us from the Oinoi hotel going on the island excursion. Dolihi Tours alternate their tours for those staying in the Agios Kyrikos/Therma locations OR those staying…
I must say that the breakfast here at the Oinoi Hotel is absolutely superb! My lovely host Filipos and Mariana make almost everything themselves. The bread – white and brown are freshly baked from the oven and come with a wide selection of homemade preserves such as lemon, orange, fig, apricot (described to me as…
Agathonisi has been the perfect start to my holiday proper (overnighters on Samos don’t count!). This beautiful little low key island has been the perfect place to unwind and it has enabled my mind and my body to fall into rhythm with the slower pace of Greece. What have I loved about this place? The…
After a hectic few days transiting from the UK via Dusseldorf to Samos – now on Agathonisi it is nice to awake at my own pace with no ‘must does’ playing on my mind. The port village of St George is small. Talking to a fellow guest at Mary’s Rooms this morning she told me…
I’ve just embarked upon this year’s solo Greek Island Hopping trip – or as my family are calling it Grandma Stephanie’s midlife crisis holiday. It’s true – I will be 60 this year and my plan was to travel in September with my family and make a big family holiday of it. Organising my family…
In 2016 we had a wonderful holiday in Dalyan, Turkey. Part of the trip included a 4 day stay in little Kastellorizo that is so out of the way, I had never managed to make it before. We caught a taxi from Dalyan to Kas which was quite expensive for the 160km journey – however…
Well our three week trip around the Pelops has sadly nearly come to an end. I had always thought that places like Monemvasia and Vathia were inaccessible to me, not having the courage to drive in Greece, so this trip was partly a personal mission to show that it is possible to visit these amazing…
Today is our last day in Areopolis and our first visit today is going to be the Dyros Caves. We know that this is a big tourist destination with coaches arriving from cruise ships and resorts in driving distance, so we plan to get there as soon as it opens at 9.00am. There isn’t a…