30 hours in Athens
If you only have a short stay in Athens booked, here’s what I’d recommend. After disembarking at Pireaus ferry terminal, Athens we were keen to check out the old town.
Hiking Aradena Gorge, Crete
Basing ourselves in Hora Sfakion, we’d wanted to walk Samaria Gorge because of it’s rave reviews of being THE BEST and THE BIGGEST gorge in Europe, but when I’d seen hundreds of people disembark from the ferry wharf and load into coaches, I’d had a change of heart.
Living Carefree in Crete
Pleased to be leaving the fuss of Santorini, we boarded our ferry to Heraklion (pronounced: ‘Air-aklion). Arriving in the late evening, jumped into our hire car to drive an hour south through the guts of Crete to the small hippy town of Matala before a few days in Hora Sfakion.
I didn’t LOVE Santorini, Greece
Dare I say it – I didn’t love Santorini. I know that makes me the one in a million and I’ll probably go down in a few traveller opinions’ but really – it wasn’t for me. Let me explain…
The thrills and spills of Milos, Greece
This article best attempts to describe our favourite day on the Greek Islands thus far. This week is all about a day of adventure over the course of a lot of thrills and spills.
Milos, Greece – An Introduction
Our arrival into Milos was a lot like a first date. We were anxious from the travel, excited and expectant!
Sifnos, an Introduction
Ahh Sifnos, the quaint little island two hours from Athens, small enough and high enough (682m) to welcome you without an overwhelming sense of feeling swallowed or lost rather, a feeling of coming home. Read on for more on our lovely four days in Sifnos.
The day of 3 great meals in Sifnos, Greece
Sifnos has been the perfect introduction into the Greek islands. Deserted alleyways, barren bars and even harder to find – open restaurants. Not that a little peace and quiet ever hurt anyone. It was just what the doctor ordered; a little peace and a lot of unwinding.