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  • Poros, Ouzo and the Octopus Man.  My First Greek Island Solo Trip! April 1993
    Memories, Musings and More!

    Poros, Ouzo and the Octopus Man. My First Greek Island Solo Trip! April 1993

    ByStephanie Banks 24 August 201917 April 2024

    1993 was a strange year.  It was a time of heartbreak and impending change.  I found myself at the proverbial crossroads in love and in life which let’s face it, isn’t always a bad thing. So here I was, considering what to do with my life but I couldn’t get things straight in my head….

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  • Further Explorations on Poros
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    Further Explorations on Poros

    ByStephanie Banks 23 April 20173 July 2022

    We are up early today and have decided to walk to Faros which sits on the Western tip of Poros.  It’s a really nice walk – the spring temperatures are just perfect in the morning.  We grab some pastries for breakfast and head off along the coastal road. We pass both Love Bay and Russian…

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  • Poros – First Time Back in 24 Years!
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    Poros – First Time Back in 24 Years!

    ByStephanie Banks 22 April 20173 July 2022

    Shortly after saying our goodbye’s to Magnus, the bus continues past the Psifta wetlands where we get a glimpse of the lake full of pink flamingos.  What a shame I didn’t have my camera to hand but a magnificent sight all the same.  We finally arrive at Galatas.  We only have a short time to…

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  • Preparations for a Trip to the Peloponnese
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    Preparations for a Trip to the Peloponnese

    ByStephanie Banks 9 April 20173 July 2022

    I have a very good feeling about this trip and it has come at exactly the right time.  The pressures of work are beginning to tell and I am desperate for sunshine, good food and all things ‘Joi de vivre’ that beautiful Greece will offer. I am particularly excited about the opportunity to observe 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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