Folegandros
Folegandros is a tiny Greek Island about nine kilometers in size and less than an hour’s ferry-ride from Santorini. With that in mind, you shouldn’t be visiting the island with a party mentality, but rather a relaxing and introspective mood. That being said, there are plenty of great places to have a drink and let your hair down. You just have to make sure you’re in-season. Lorna and I chose to stay at Vardia Bay Studios, which is basically the first large-white-building you see as you hop off the ferry at the one and only port. You’ll also notice a large...
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After the disappointment of missing out on the Samaria Gorge in Crete, (the only negative thing we’ve experienced for being out-of-season), we were looking forward to seeing the most iconic Greek Island . . . Santorini. First up I got majorly ripped-off on the ferry tickets paying 100 euros for Rob and I to take the fast, two-hour vomitorium-ferry, instead of the 40-euro, four-hour cruise. Let me tell you there is no room to move once they’ve printed the tickets, even before you’ve okayed them, with Superjet Ferries. Once they have your money, that’s it! But. We...
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My wife Mel and I hiked the Samaria Gorge in south-western Crete at the end of summer in 2009. The Gorge is a tough but enjoyable 16km trek through ever-changing terrain from the mountaintops to the seashore at Agia Roumeli. It should be an essential part of any Greek itinerary. To get there, it is about an hour by bus from Hania in the north-west of Crete, or at least two hours from Rethymno. The Gorge is a world-class national park and there is no camping available inside it. The only way in and out is by foot or by donkey. The hike must be completed in one day and you...
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Lorna and I were looking forward to Athens. Especially since we’d had to first catch a train from Montenegro to Belgrade in Serbia, then a flight from Belgrade to Athens. The flight was a weird one though. As we were preparing to land, with the landing-gear being deployed, I saw at-first one black-streak flash by my window, as I was looking directly out over the engine. A few seconds later I saw two more flashes zoom past the engine. I couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if one of the birds actually went into the frickin’ engine?! Anyway. That didn’t...
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