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…
Elafonissos really is about the beaches. The beaches and the friendly community that welcome you into their homes and taverna’s. Close to Kalomoira Apartments are a couple of really nice beaches that can be overshadowed by Simos and Lefki Beaches but they deserve the status of an excellent, white sand beach up there with the…
Anyone who knows anything about Elafonissos knows that it is famous for its spectacular Simos Beach. As a small island there isn’t any public transport but we are determined to walk the 6 kilometres to see it. The signpost at the port will tell you that it is 4 kilometres – but it definitely isn’t! …
This morning we need to return the hire car. Fillipos is in Chora but his sister is there to see to us. She asked us how we go on especially as it was my first time driving in Greece (she remembers how nervous I was about hiring the car). I told her that generally it…
Despite my horrendous experience on the road to the cave of Agia Sofia yesterday, I feel surprisingly optimistic about today’s adventures here on Kythira. I’d asked the staff at Manolis Taverna what the roads were like on the North side of the island and was told that they were pretty good. I felt sure that…
Well I woke up this morning still in a bit of a quandary about what to do about hiring a car. Although I was still petrified at the thought of driving a car where everything is the other way around, more than anything I wanted to get out and about to see this beautiful island….
Today we leave for the island of Kythira. As we walk through the large doorway in the castle wall to exit Monemvasia rock, we see a cruise ship has docked nearby. Small boats were ferrying groups of people to the causeway. I thought it had felt very busy as we walked the cobbled streets. It…
