The Blue Star Patmos arrives at Mandraki, the port of Nisyros at 11pm. On the way there we had pulled into Symi and had noticed the post office van disembarking, offloading boxes and mail bags and then boarding again and we see it do the same again here. Cars are lined up at the port…
Our feet have just about recovered from yesterdays exploration around Rhodes Old Town. We will be doing something a little less vigorous today especially as we need to catch the ferry to Nisyros later this evening. Taking the route through the St Johns gate again, we pass the medieval church of St Marie du Bourg. …
It is many years since I have been to Rhodes – probably 17 years during my last visit to Tilos and surrounding islands. To be honest, 17 years ago I was so eager to get off the island and onto the ferry, I didn’t really give Rhodes a chance. It could have been something to…
One of the most popular things to do on Karpathos apart from sampling the amazing beaches is to visit the mountain village of Olympos – and today was the day! The trip by public bus was 14 euros return for the 40+ kilometre journey to Olympos and also onto Diafani in the afternoon – all…
Although I like a nice beach, the beaches are not usually my first priority in terms of what I’m looking for in a nice Greek island. However, the jewels in Karpathos’s crown are definitely its beaches. So it would have been rude for me not to have sampled one. Or two! Amoopi Bay My first…
Karpathos! It has been a bit of a shock to the system after my 8 nights on Kasos. My arrival didn’t start well as Google Maps sent me on a merry old dance trying to find my hotel. Pigadia is busy and it is steep! Google Maps sent me dragging my suitcase up at least…
Yesterday I caught the island bus up to the village of Agia Marina and found a pretty good concrete road that snaked its way down to Ammoua beach which I didn’t managed to make the previous day. And talking of snakes I stamp stamp stamped my sandaled feet as I walked down this road –…
It is difficult to fit everything in – even in 8 days on a small island, but Kasos has so much to offer – more than I imagined. Today the plan was to catch the free bus to Agia Marina and then on to Ammoua beach which I have yet to visit. I got so…
I’m halfway through my 8 nights on Kasos and this beautiful low key island has already stolen a piece of my heart. This island is so unspoilt and unusually doesn’t appear to have been ’boutiquified’ for the masses. Getting around the island is relatively easy. From the main port village Fri, it is very easy…
My host for the rest of the week had arranged to meet me at 9.30am. I hadn’t unpacked anything but had managed to pull some clean clothes to wear from the top of my suitcase until I’d got settled in the other house. Unbeknown to me my host had other plans. After thanking and paying…
The ferry journey from Heraklion to Kasos is just over 6 hours with one stop at Sitia further down the East coast of Crete. The ferry ticket on the Prevelis costs 20 euros. I had been in two minds whether to travel to Sitia by bus as an opportunity to visit there but because of…