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  • Car Hire Capers on Samothrace
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    Car Hire Capers on Samothrace

    ByStephanie Banks 25 October 20237 April 2024

    Since being on Samothrace I can see that the bus timetable especially in October is quite limited so today I’m going to hire a car. Driving in Greece is never my first choice of transport but sometimes ‘needs must!’. There are a couple of hire car companies along the back of the port but nobody…

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  • A Whistle Stop Tour of Samothrace
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    A Whistle Stop Tour of Samothrace

    ByStephanie Banks 24 October 20235 April 2024

    My hosts Mr George and Madam Stratoula arrived back from Alexandrouplis on the Adamantios Korais this morning. I know this because there is another plate of bright red pomegranates on the table outside my door. After breakfast, I handwash some clothes and hang them out to dry and as I do George comes to say…

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  • Saying Goodbye to Ikaria: Six Days in Therma, Coast Walks, Hot Springs, Local Life & the Ferry to Fourni
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    Saying Goodbye to Ikaria: Six Days in Therma, Coast Walks, Hot Springs, Local Life & the Ferry to Fourni

    ByStephanie Banks 12 July 20192 December 2025

    It is with great sadness that I leave Ikaria today after 6 wonderful days.  I can’t understate the part that the Oinoi Hotel, in Therma has played in making my stay here so special.  When you stay at this hotel you become part of a family – the guests will chat to each other at…

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  • Exploring Ikaria in a Day: Evdilos, Theoktistis, Christos Raches and Armenistis on a Guided Island Tour
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    Exploring Ikaria in a Day: Evdilos, Theoktistis, Christos Raches and Armenistis on a Guided Island Tour

    ByStephanie Banks 9 July 20192 December 2025

    I set off for the curvaceous lady statue by the beach with large wedges of freshly baked apple caked in hand from Filipos and Mariana.  There are several of us from the Oinoi hotel going  on the island excursion.  Dolihi Tours alternate their tours for those staying in the Agios Kyrikos/Therma locations OR those staying…

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  • Therma & Agios Kyrikos Guide: What to See, Where to Eat, Thermal Springs, Beaches & Breakfast at Oinoi Hotel
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    Therma & Agios Kyrikos Guide: What to See, Where to Eat, Thermal Springs, Beaches & Breakfast at Oinoi Hotel

    ByStephanie Banks 8 July 20192 December 2025

    I must say that the breakfast here at the Oinoi Hotel is absolutely superb!  My lovely host Filipos and Mariana make almost everything themselves.  The bread – white and brown are freshly baked from the oven and come with a wide selection of homemade preserves such as lemon, orange, fig, apricot (described to me as…

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