Greece 2025

Athens – The Final Ascent then home

Our day began with a 3½-hour drive from Costa Navarino back to Athens, courtesy of our…
Visiting Olympia and Farewell to the MO with The Show of Shows

After an early workout and a satisfying breakfast, we set out in the morning for Olympia,…
Peloponnese 2: Chilling at the MO and A Magnificent Dinner at Anama

We have no plans for our second day at the Mandarin Oriental, except for a dinner…
Peloponnese: The Ancient and The Modern

Today, we reluctantly said goodbye to Crete and began a new travel adventure in Southern Greece…
Crete 2, Haralabis

An old Greek proverb says Απ’ το πουθενά, ήρθε το καλύτε, translated (by google, not me)…
Paros to Crete, The Left Londoner

Our journey to Crete began at the Parikia ferry dock, on the western coast waterfront. It’s…
Paros 2, Winds from the North

The Northern Winds of Naoussa, Paros — known locally as the Meltemi — are a defining…
Patmos to Peros, You Can’t Get There from here

Paros, a Greek island located in the central Aegean Sea, is part of the Cyclades islands.…
Patmos 4, The Cave of The Apocalypse, Monastery of Saint John, and Its Capital City of Chora.

We were picked up from the Petra by a local guide named Nicholas, who takes us…
Patmos 3 — Food, Food & More Food

Day 3 brings cooking instruction by Petra, in the hotel kitchen, a small room stacked from…
Patmos 2 – Hiking, A Very Fast Boat and Reflection

The day began with a quick breakfast at the hotel and then a long walk from…
Patmos: Hot But Chill And Revelation

Yesterday I arrived in Patmos, another Aegean sea island. This one is special. According to Christianity,…
Leros en route to Patmos.

I arrived safely early am in Leros on the ATR 52-600 airplane, at the municipal airport.…