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Fethiye Weather: The End of Summer...For Us
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 22 September 2011
It's almost as if the Fethiye weather has synced itself with our daily life. As we said goodbye to our friends on Monday afternoon and began to wind down and return to a more normal existence, so the unseasonal September humidity finally gave in to the inevitable build up of electricity.
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Eleonas: a stunning mountain retreat with glorious home-cooked Cretan cuisine
Blog: theboywhoatetheworld - 12 September 2011
In the mountains of southern Crete, just off the sleepy village of Zaros…amidst olive groves, grape vines and wild mountain herbs lies Eleonas - a stunning agro-tourism settlement of traditional mountain cottages. Before this trip, I had never been to one of these eco-tourism retreats before, hence I was a little curious if the remote isolation of such [...]
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Hydra – A Picturesque Artist Colony in Greece
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 6 September 2011
Just 35 miles from the port of Pireaus in Athens sits the island of Hydra, Greece. Hydra is a popular island for sailors, but the island is also easily accessible by ferry, water taxi or high speed hydrofoil from Pireaus making it a possible day trip from Athens or one of the other nearby Saronic [...]
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Wildest Top 5 Party Hostels Worldwide
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 4 September 2011
A group of long term backpackers have put together a website which reviews all the latest party hostels around the world. You can see a short clip of their top 5 party hostels below. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: BLOGSHERPA, BULGARIA, corfu, cyclades, greece, lagos, mykonos, paradise beach resort, party hostels, pink palace, portugal, rising cock [...]
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Top 5 Party Hostels Worldwide
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 30 August 2011
A group of permanent travellers (including some <a href=”http://urgetravel.com/”>Erasmus</a>) have put together a website which reviews all the latest <a href=”http://urgetravel.com/”>party hostels</a>around the world. You can see a short clip of it below.
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To The Greek Island of Meis Once More
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 27 August 2011
Some time back, we did a post about saying farewell to Meis, thinking we weren't going to be seeing this beautiful Greek island again for quite some time. Strange how life takes twists and turns and forces you to eat your words as, on Monday, just 6 months after we were last there, we found ourselves once again on a day trip to Meis to renew our visa.
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Rhodes Old Town - The Ottomans
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 12 August 2011
When I was younger, I was an expert armchair traveller (I still am) and had an image in my head of all Greek islands. They all looked exactly the same and you can probably guess the picture: idyllic, whitewashed buildings with blue-painted doors and window frames, geraniums and bougainvillea surrounding the houses, sheer cliff faces plunging into an azure sea below. Yes, it's that photo that appears on the front of every holiday brochure, guidebook and tourism poster that advertises the Greek islands and it's the island of Santorini.
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The All-Seeing Eye On Rhodes
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 4 August 2011
Today's post is a photo that I've been meaning to add to the blog for a while and I've just rediscovered it buried in my laptop folders. Quite often, whenever we visit somewhere new, it's not the tourist sites or the famous monuments that stick in our minds months after our return.
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Photo Junket: The Island of Zakynthos, Greece
Blog: The Travel Project - 18 July 2011
The island of Zakynthos in Greece, or Zante as it affectionately known and easier to spell, is found west of the Peloponnese in the Ionian Sea. Whilst full of pre-packaged tourists and considered a well oiled money making machine, Zante is home to some of the warmest and friendliest Greeks I have had the opportunity to meet anywhere in the world.
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WIN Scandinavia, Greece, or a Rental Apt.
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 6 July 2011
DREAMING ABOUT SCANDINAVIA Maybe it is because of this string of hot-hot-hot weather we’ve been having in Arizona, but I’m thinking about northern climes–Scandinavian countries come to mind.
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Athens – where pollution meets paganism
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 4 July 2011
Have you ever believed that you could feel the grime of a city on your face? It feels like you're wearing a mask of grease and exhaust smoke. A global warming facial. There's a great way to beat the smog while covering all of Athens many (many, many....) famous sights... curious?
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George’s Boat
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 20 June 2011
Bet you don't know where "hanky-panky island" and "skinny dippy island" are along the Greek coast! George sure knows, and he's more than willing to take you there! :s
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Beer Sipping in Rhodes Old Town
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 17 June 2011
As we posted about the joy that is an icy cold glass of Efes Pilsen yesterday, and as it's the weekend, we thought we'd continue with the beer theme today.
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Week 6 – Serbia, Macedonia & Greece – Europe Train Challenge
Blog: As We Travel - 15 June 2011
Europe Train Challenge – 17 Countries In 6 Weeks: This week we have made it [...]Week 6 – Serbia, Macedonia & Greece – Europe Train Challenge - As We Travel - Around The World Travel Blog
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My Big Fat Greek Holiday: Santorini
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 3 June 2011
The next stop on our family holiday is to the spectacular isl
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Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 June 2011
Welcome! I’m happy to host this edition of the Carnival of Cities! After publishing the 18 May 2011 edition on Perceptive Travel Blog, Sheila Scarborough handed the baton to me....Carnival of Cities for 1 June 2011 – from Abu Dhabi to Athens is a post from Sophie's World
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Top 10 Travel Tips: Crete, Greece
Blog: WildJunket - 1 June 2011
This is a sponsored guest post by hotels4u. Crete is an exotic island of outstanding natural beauty which provides a harmonic holiday experience for those looking to escape the dreary hum drum of urban living.
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My Big Fat Greek Holiday: Crete
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 31 May 2011
Keenan and I just returned from a week long family holiday to the Greek Isles with my older sister and her husband in town from Hong Kong and my kid sister from California who just finished her first semester of nursing school.
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Day Trip From Fethiye To Rhodes
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 28 May 2011
In our previous post, we bid farewell to Meis for a while and said we hope to still go there again in the future on a day trip or overnight stay. Yesterday was very possibly our last visa trip for the foreseeable future so we decided to return to the Greek island of Rhodes; an island we haven't been to in over three years.
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Northern Greece’s Sani Resort goes social
Blog: The Adventures of D - 28 May 2011
This is a sponsored post by Sani Resort. Find out more about our social media policy online. Interested in sponsoring a post? Send an email to dtravelsround@gmail.com. Summer/Winter Fever is beginning to hit people all over the world. The time to pack up the bags, shut down the work computer and head to warm, beach-y [...]
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A Farewell To Meis...For Now
Blog: Turkey's For Life - 26 May 2011
If you read Turkey's for Life regularly, you'll know that we've been heading to the tiny Greek island of Meis (known to most as Kastellorizo) every 90 days to renew our Turkish visa. It's been a part of our life for the last few years and let's face it; it's hardly a chore, sailing across the Mediterranean to spend the day on a beautiful Greek island every once in a while.
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A ride on Ouranos: from Brindisi to Corfu
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 23 May 2011
Everyone is welcome on "ouranos"! I know it isn't really pronounced the way it sounds in my head, but don't pretend you didn't think the same thing. Ouranos takes you to paradise, so get in and enjoy the ride.
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Cliffs and Domes – How to Cruise Through Santorini in a Day
Blog: Landlopers - 10 May 2011
The small island of Santorini in Greece’s Cyclades, offers visitors a panorama that is world famous for its singular beauty. While many people travel to Santorini to spend a week or even more, thousands of people visit for a day as part of a Mediterranean...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Travel Letdowns and Why I Don’t Like Athens
Blog: Landlopers - 9 May 2011
I was supposed to love it. Everyone told me I would love it. All the guide books and even Samantha Brown said I would love it. That’s why I felt so bad when I hated my travel experiences in Athens. We were on a Mediterranean...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
