“Don’t bother with Athens,” they said. “Skip it and fly straight to the Greek Islands,” they said. “It’s a tourist trap,” they said. “You’ll just spend hours in queues to see ruins, which you can see anywhere,” they said. But I beg to differ. After a sleepless night on a ferry from Kythera, I was … Continue reading
“We are about to arrive in paradise. If this is your final destination, please prepare to disembark shortly,” is what the captain should have announced as we pulled into the port of Kythera. What he really said was more along the lines of “Welcome to Kythera, please take all your belongings with you,” leaving us … Continue reading
Swimming at sunset, swimming at sunrise, swimming on our own private beach. Washing back melitzanosalata, saganaki, grilled fish and greek salad with a swig of ouzo, watching local families dine at 10pm in the square of this little village near the port of Gytheio. Sometimes it’s the most unplanned, the most unexpected places that take … Continue reading
When the big decision you have to make is whether to visit Meteora or whether to visit Delphi, you know you’re pretty lucky. After some expert advice from a lovely 85 year-old grandma, we decided on Meteora. And as you would expect from someone with a lifetime of wisdom to share, we were not set … Continue reading
Tali Goes Travelling 