Here is another Blast from the Past from July 2001 – a trip that took me to Rhodes, Kalymnos/Telendos, Bodrum, Leros, Nisyros and Tilos. My boyfriend at the time and I took turns in writing a diary entry and this is an excerpt from the Leros part of the trip. Apologies for the low quality…
When I arrived on Leros a few days ago, the taxi had mistakenly taken me to Pandeli. The upside of this was that I got a glimpse of the Leros windmills sitting majestically on top of the hill. Today I’m going to refresh my memory of them from 18 years ago, so this morning I…
On my second day on Leros I decide to walk to Lakki. Now I do remember Lakki because all those years ago we had to catch our ferry from there to our next destination and I remember it’s very distinctive Italianesque architecture. The bus does go to Lakki but I still haven’t worked out where…
It is time to leave Arki. My hosts Stami and Niko are still on Patmos so I arrange to pay for my room with Niko’s mama Georgia. She phones Niko to translate. I have 250€ in cash that I put aside as there is no cash machine on the island and no way to make…
6 week itinerary – Eastern Aegean and Dodecanese itinerary covers Samos, Agathonisi, Ikaria, Fourni, Arki, Marathi, Patmos, Leros, and Kalymnos by ferry. Best time: late June to early September. Highlights: beach-bar culture on Ikaria, pristine isolation on Arki, Italian art deco architecture on Leros, stunning Telendos sunsets from Kalymnos. No car rental needed.
