Crete: Hersonissos, With A Strong Safety Warning 🚨 and Farewell Greece

Out and About Hersonissos: Crete The final stop of this Greek island hopping trip was Hersonissos. If you tend to look for package holiday deals you’ll probably have come across this destination. I came across it largely via Youtube videos where countless influencer types seemed to be jetting off to […]

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Crete: Out and About Chania, Kournas Lake and Rethymnon

Yes more from Greece. Crete is a pretty big Island, so there’s a lot more to see if you have time…..here’s a quick glance at some of the posh, relaxing and the easy going!

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Greek Island Hopping: Next Stop Crete, Hello Heraklion!

Quick stop in Heraklion, Crete’s busy capital.

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Greek Island Hopping, Next Stop: Paros and Antiparos

Third island stop, a tiny little retreat with dusty cars and beautiful villages!

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Greek Island Hopping: Next Stop Naxos

Good food, scary car seats, cheeky buskers and other snippets from the Greek island of Naxos.

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Greek Island Hopping, Santorini

Beaches, shopping, budgeting and other tips and reflections on Santorini. Was it worth all the hype?

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4 Weeks Island Hopping in Greece: Santorini, Naxos Paros and Crete. Let’s Talk About It! 

Greece in June across the Cyclades, let’s address some of the rumours, tips for fun with the Greek ferries, and why Greece is great if you’re a lightweight with alcohol.

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Log Cabins and Bears: Skiing in Greece!

Well I didn’t actually go skiing. After a hearty lunch in Kalambaka, I found myself in Metsovo, part of a Greek ski resort area in Epirus, which in a few more weeks would be white with snow. It was a flying visit really (as part of a wider excursion), but […]

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Holy Meteora: A Greek Monastery In The Mountains

Monks in the beautiful greek mountains….

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P is for Parga

A perfect Greek Getaway

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A Piece of Greece: Valtos Beach Hotel Parga

  Valtos Beach hotel is a small family run resort daintily placed in a mountain hill surrounded by lemon and olive trees with fabulously relaxing views onto the bay, ocean and nearby castle. As with most businesses around Parga – it’s a family thing, and you will see names of […]

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Lunch on the Acheron River

Perhaps the prettiest place I’ve ever had lunch – shielded by the golden shimmer of the trees against the sun as the odd leaf drops and floats down the river. The sound of the water was the only music needed – and the clinking plates as we ate in the […]

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Beach Banter #6

More beach chatter…

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