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  • Farewell Heraklion
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Farewell Heraklion

    ByStephanie Banks 29 August 201817 February 2022

    I must admit I have been more than a little blasé with regard to planning this trip – no real attention to detail with the timing of the ferries etc. Anyway, I realised that I would have to leave Heraklion a day earlier than envisaged to catch the ferry to Kasos which really is a…

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  • A Visit to Koutoulafari and Storms over Hersonissos
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    A Visit to Koutoulafari and Storms over Hersonissos

    ByStephanie Banks 28 August 201813 September 2022

    Despite the high heat and humidity in Heraklion, I’ve spent very little time on the beach cooling off in the sea.  There isn’t really a beach in walking distance of Heraklion city – one of the nearest being Ammoudara abut 20 minutes on the bus to the west.  I did visit this beach one day…

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  • A Day Trip to Rethymnon and Bali
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    A Day Trip to Rethymnon and Bali

    ByStephanie Banks 27 August 201817 February 2022

    Although I have a week in Heraklion and it’s a big city, I want to get out and explore.  Today I’ve decided to go to Rethymnon just an hour and half away by public bus.  The first thing that I must say is how impressed I am with Heraklion’s KTEL bus station.  It is clean…

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  • Arrival at Heraklion
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Arrival at Heraklion

    ByStephanie Banks 25 August 201817 February 2022

    This journey begins in Heraklion.  I have a one-way ticket and a limited budget that I hope will last me for at least 6 weeks though longer if possible.   The vague plan I have is to spend one week in each of Heraklion, Kasos and Karpathos before meeting up with family on Rhodes on the…

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    • Thessaloniki-Sochos Panigiri-Ourounopolis-Amouliani
    • Echoes of Greece Across the Aegean: Istanbul-Marmara Adasi-Canakkale and Troy-Bozcaada-Gokceada-Lesvos-Spetses
    • Kefalonia-Ithaca-Meganisi-Lefkada-Preveza
    • Carnival 2025 Florina-Edessa-Thessaloniki-Sochos-Athens
    • Corfu-Abania-Erikousa-Othonoi-Mathraki-Ioannina-Paxos-Antipaxos
    • Thirassia-Anafi-Santorini
    • Chios-Izmir-Oinousses-Athens
    • Athens-Evia-Lemnos-Agios Efstratios-Kavala-Xanthi-Samothrace-Alexandroupolis
    • Kos-Lipsi-Kalymnos-Pserimos
    • Skyros – Kalavryta – Nafplio – Athens
    • Oinousses-Psara-Chios-Lesvos-Athens
    • Santorini-Sikinos-Ios-Naxos-Santorini
    • Athens-Syros-Ikaria-Tinos-Andros
    • Samos-Agathonisi-Ikaria-Fourni-Arki-Leros-Kalymnos-Kos
    • Crete – Kasos – Karpathos – Rhodes – Nisyros – Tilos – Symi – Chalki
    • Kastellorizo via Turkey 2016
    • Monemvasia-Kythira-Elafonisos-Sparta-Gythio-Areopolis-Kalamata
    • Patras-Ancient Corinth-Kalloni-Poros-Methana
    • Kardamyli-Tyros-Nafplio-Poros-Aegina-Agistri-Athens
    • Naxos-Iraklia-Schinousa-Koufonisi-Amorgos-Santorini
    • Antiparos-Paros-Folegandros-Milos-Athens
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