A Morning Wander in Rhodes – The Murad Reis Mosque and the Turkish cemetary –
Some places just have to be explored. Between the casino and the port in Rhodes town is a spot we stop at for a frappé in the summer. It has a view of an old mosque and cemetery. The mosque with it’s...
View ArticleA Glassbottom Boat Trip – Rhodes, Greece
One of the bonuses of living on a Greek island is having visitors over and getting to be a tourist at home. Last week I took time off from my normal routine to show an old uni friend around the place....
View ArticleA Day Trip to Symi – Greece
One of the great things about the Greek islands is that there are so many of them. Wherever you are you can hop on a boat and go and visit another one. For those who don’t want to island hop there’s...
View ArticleMy Sunday Photo – Visit Greece – Day 23
This week has been a difficult one for the country we are now living in. Greece is on a precipice one that is being debated hourly in the coffee shops and tavernas of every village. The question of...
View ArticleAn Afternoon Drive – Plimiri and the Coast
Looking to get away from the tourist trail and for a quiet spot for lunch we took an afternoon drive the other day. With no real plan in our heads we just headed south. Following the coast we drove...
View ArticleWandering Alley Ways – New Town, Rhodes, Greece
Many who think of Rhodes think of the Old Town and it’s cobbled streets, but there’s a side to the New Town outside the medieval walls that may surprise many. Yesterday was another sunny July morning....
View ArticleHoliday on Samos Island – Pretty Ports and a Relaxing Hotel
Last week we had the opportunity to go away for a couple of nights, thanks to the kindness of neighbours looking after the animals. After searching on line we found that there are direct flights with...
View ArticleDriving Samos in a Day – Pretty Mountain Villages and Stunning Scenery
In July we spent 3 days on the Greek island of Samos. The second day of our trip we started early with breakfast in the hotel, packed the car with our swimming gear, a map of the island and started out...
View Article5 Places to Visit within 5km of the Airport – Samos Greece
Checking out of our hotel in the morning and with check in at the airport not until after 6pm we had another whole day to explore Samos further. Without any real plan, but with the map, we found 5...
View ArticleJoining up with Travel Bloggers Greece
This little blog has now become a part of the Travel Bloggers Greece network. I’m hoping to expand the travel section of the blog a little more and join in with their adventures too. You can read my...
View ArticleDeserted Italian History – Rhodes, Greece
If you want to escape from the heat of summer head into the hills and you can explore a bit of modern history. Well, modern by Greek standards! There’s no tour guide, no signposts or heritage signs....
View ArticleA visit to Ancient Corinth
We lost the Corinth Canal. Seriously we did. About an hour and a half from Athens airport in our hire car we arrived at Ancient Corinth. Unusually neither of us had done much research into this trip....
View ArticleFinding the Corinth Canal
It should be easy to find a canal that's 79m high and 24.6m wide. About an hour and a half from Athens airport just north of the highway we missed it. I could try blaming the Greek road system, but the...
View ArticleAn ideal getaway in Kardamyli – Elies Hotel
We stayed at Elies Hotel in Kardamyli for 3 nights during our recent holiday in the Peloponnese. This isn't a sponsored post. We found a wonderful place to stay in quiet village and I wanted to share...
View ArticleExploring Rhodes – Mount Attavyros and The Temple of Zeus
If you want to escape the beach, or find somewhere off the beaten track to visit on Rhodes. This is as far from the crowds as you can get. Up the highest peak on Rhodes you'll join the clouds and find...
View ArticleFestival fun a night in Symi
Travelling on impulse is a nightmare for some, impossible for others and for us an experiment and a night of fun. We'd heard that the Symi shrimp festival was taking place on Sunday night and decided...
View ArticleRomantic Kastellorizo the perfect escape
Kastellorizo is the perfect place to get away from the world for a couple of days, a romantic backdrop to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It's a place that few people of heard of and even fewer go...
View ArticleUndiscovered Rhodes: 10 places to visit away from the crowds
The island of Rhodes has lots of well known tourist spots but there's also a lot that's undiscovered by the main summer tourist crowds. Away from the main resorts there's a very different island to be...
View ArticleWorld Tourism Day in Rhodes – where, what, why and when?
Tuesday September 27th is UN World Tourism day promoting responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism around the world. Greece is not renowned for it's accessibility, with 227 inhabited...
View ArticleA Greek island in the snow
Find out more about a greek island in winter complete with snow, snowmen and gluhwein as we take a drive around the mountains and down to the coast.
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