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  • Old Thermal Spa in Thermi, Lesvos
    Echoes of Greece Across the Aegean: Istanbul-Marmara Adasi-Canakkale and Troy-Bozcaada-Gokceada-Lesvos-Spetses

    From Sigri to Mytilene Lesvos: A Weekend of Wandering

    ByStephanie Banks 30 September 202529 December 2025

    A slow weekend in Mytilene, shaped by local buses, walks through villages, thermal landscapes and moments of everyday island life that quietly draw you in.

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  • Mr Dimitrios, Agiasos
    Echoes of Greece Across the Aegean: Istanbul-Marmara Adasi-Canakkale and Troy-Bozcaada-Gokceada-Lesvos-Spetses

    Exploring Lesvos: Plomari, Agiasos and a Last Night at Fat Jimmy’s

    ByStephanie Banks 21 September 202518 December 2025

    A gentle two-day travelogue on Lesvos, taking in Plomari’s ouzo heritage, the mountain village of Agiasos and a memorable last night of music and dancing in Mytilini.

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  • Nike the goddess of Victory outside Samothrace Museum
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    Northern Aegean & Thrace: 6 Weeks from Evia to Alexandroupolis

    ByStephanie Banks 17 September 202329 November 2025

    6 week itinerary – This Northern Aegean and Thrace itinerary covers Evia, Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, Kavala, Xanthi, Samothrace and Alexandroupolis by ferry, bus and domestic flight. Experience Greece’s most remote inhabited island, the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Thrace’s Ottoman heritage, and the wild landscapes of the northeast. Best time: September-October. No cars were hired during the making of this trip!

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  • The boat yard at Fourni Korseon
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    Island Hopping Beyond the Crowds: Six Weeks from Samos to Kos via Agathonisi, Fourni, Ikaria, Arki, Patmos, Leros & Kalymnos

    ByStephanie Banks 29 June 20193 December 2025

    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.

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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
    • Kea-Kythnos-Serifos-Sifnos-Lavrion
    • Sivota – Meteora
    • Memories, Musings and More!
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