It is impossible to have a Kastro looming above you and not go to explore. I don’t know how difficult it is to climb but I will give it a good attempt. Myrina Fortress is the largest in the Aegean. Having only visited the Kastro in Mytilini less than a year ago, I’d have thought…
The flight to Lemnos was a pleasant 45 minutes. For such a short flight I’m amazed that they still give out a little snack, a bottle of water and a lemon scented hand wipe. I’ve been on longer bus journeys – imagine getting a bag of peanuts and a drink on the Number 42 to…
Well of course when beloved author and friend Peter Barber and the beautiful Alex put out an invitation to their book launch in Pefki – I was definitely going to go. I would fit it into my itinerary by hook or by crook! Yesterday I caught the bus from Liosion Bus Station just outside central…
I left Manchester on a typically grey and dark, dank day. Apart from its two football teams, it’s what the city is known for. That’s why cotton weaving mills were once so prevalent in the area – perfect humid and damp conditions. Shortly after boarding the Aegean Airline Airbus A320, we taxied out onto the…
So, this year’s solo trip didn’t start as I’d hoped. After setting my alarm for 0315 and making sure that my lift to the airport was also awake, I arrived at Manchester Airport shortly after 0400 – an ungodly hour to be functioning on all cylinders. The day before there had already been broadcasts on…
When I first planned this trip, I had no real idea what kind of a trip it would be – how does anyone know beforehand how a trip will turn out. As it happened, this was probably the best trip that I’ve done to date! I had kept things quite ‘loose’ because travelling out of…
Breakfast at the Lotus is a sight to behold. Not only does their breakfast room on the top floor have fantastic views of the Acropolis, the breakfast offering doesn’t disappoint either! Prior to Covid this did open as a bar in the evening too but at this point has not yet re-opened in that capacity….
After my trip to Plomari I was shattered. I manage to drag myself around the corner to Kalderimi for a ‘dine and a wine’ before heading back. I hit the hay hoping for a good night’s sleep. All was well until around midnight when I was woken by the sound of “thump thump thump” from…
My seven days at Eleni Apartments set amongst the olive groves in Molyvos has come to an end. My host Christos had kindly offered to open up one of the ground floor apartments to store my suitcase overnight. This would save me carrying it down the flight of steps myself. I thank him for his…
Most mornings I will bump into my host Christos along the main road as he makes his way from home to Eleni Studios. This morning I’m pleased to tell him that I found the olive press. Although it wasn’t open I’d seen the machinery outside and also the beginnings of harvest piled up in sacks….
Today is the 28th October which makes today in Greece, Oxi Day. Oxi Day commemorates a particular moment in history when Greece stood up to the tyranny of the Axis armies. In 1940 in the midst of World War 2, the Italian army were on the borders of Albania hoping to plough there way through…
Not long after leaving Eftalou hot springs, Thanassis the taxi drive appears in the distance. Still the only car on the road which makes it very easy for me to spot him but more importantly for him to spot me. It is only a 10-15 minute ride to Petra and Thanassis drops me along the…