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  • Blast from the Past – Chance Encounters on Tilos – July 2001
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    Blast from the Past – Chance Encounters on Tilos – July 2001

    ByStephanie Banks 8 December 20185 June 2025

    17 years ago, my partner and I kept a travel journal during our trip around the Dodecanese.  This was back in the day when a travel journal meant a notebook and pen rather than a piece of tech.  Each day we took turns to write a summary of our travel experiences. This particular trip took…

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  • Final Reflections and Farewell to Tilos
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Final Reflections and Farewell to Tilos

    ByStephanie Banks 21 September 201817 February 2022

    Retracing my steps on Tilos of 17 year ago has been long enough for me to see the island through fresh eyes yet short enough to evoke memories of my first trip.  It is one of the very few island that I have re-visited after many years that has actually changed significantly – on first…

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  • Playing Miss Marple – Trying to Find an old Friend
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Playing Miss Marple – Trying to Find an old Friend

    ByStephanie Banks 20 September 201813 May 2023

    Today I decide to stay in Livadia whilst my compadres decide to hike up to one of the watchtowers on the hill above Livadia. My mission today is to try and find the little taverna that I visited with my partner 17 years ago.  The owner was certainly a character and I was keen to…

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  • Exploring Tilos
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Exploring Tilos

    ByStephanie Banks 19 September 20183 January 2019

    We had no idea about where or when breakfast was to be served at Sevas Studios.  As we step foot onto the blazing hot terrace, Sevas catches our eye from the little outbuilding.  She shouts ‘breakfast’ and shrugs her shoulders which we interpret as asking us what time we would like breakfast.  I reply ‘now?’…

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  • Oh My – Tilos How You’ve Changed!
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki

    Oh My – Tilos How You’ve Changed!

    ByStephanie Banks 18 September 201826 December 2018

    The trusty Blue Star Patmos brings us into Tilos before 9am.  From the deck I can already see that Livadia looks very different to how it was 17 years ago.  At the time, work on the pier extension was in mid flow. We were surprised to see a man at the port holding a sign…

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  • Knossos in Crete
    Crete - Kasos - Karpathos - Rhodes - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Chalki | Summary Post

    Crete to the Southern Dodecanese: 7 Weeks Island-Hopping

    ByStephanie Banks 24 August 201830 November 2025

    7 week itinerary – a journey from Crete through the Southern Dodecanese: Kasos, Karpathos, Rhodes, Nisyros, Tilos, Symi, and Chalki. This comprehensive itinerary covers volcanoes and traditional villages, hidden beaches and neoclassical harbours, authentic island life and UNESCO-listed old towns. Designed around ferry schedules with detailed destination guides, accommodation recommendations, and honest reflections. Note: This trip took place August-October 2018; prices and services may have changed.

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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
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