Author Archives: Greg

Day 16 1 June 2023 Athens to Dubrovnik

I had a restless night with not too much sleep, Deb did a lot better than me. We had our alarms set for 5:15am, I hate alarms, can never sleep when we have them set. Anyway…… , we awoke at … Continue reading

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Day 15. 31 May 2023. Santorini to Athens and “Our Thoughts on Greece”

We had a very slow morning, a long breakfast, took in the last of the view, pack, checkout and wait for our ride to the airport. We couldn’t get a late checkout, so we waited in reception from 11am for … Continue reading

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Day 14. 30 May 2023 Oia, Santorini

A lazy day, we woke late, had a late breakfast and then relaxed, enjoying our surroundings. The cruise ships continue to visit down the coast at Thira, the sea is deep blue, the temperature is warm, blue skies with a … Continue reading

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Day 13 29 May 2023 Santorini and a Wine Tour

We had a quiet day, our food and wine tour didn’t start until 3:30pm. So we had a late breakfast, I added photos to yesterday’s blog post (was way too late to do it last night!), and then I went … Continue reading

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Day 12 29 May 2033 Santorini & Sunset Cruise

You may not know it, but Santorini is said to be the location of Atlantis, if you want to find out a bit more I have tried to distil the myth and origins of the story. See the end of … Continue reading

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Day 11 27 May 2023 Milos to Santorini A travel day

We woke at a leisurely time, looked out the window to beautiful blue skies and lots of wind. Lucky we did the sailing cruise yesterday. We both had a hearty breakfast today. Yoghurt (local, I mean Greek of course) with … Continue reading

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Day 10 26 May 2023. Day Cruising Milos

We were picked up at 9am , there were two people, a Spanish couple, already in the transfer van, we picked up two more, a young, quiet, American couple. Then headed to the bay in Pollonia where we were picked … Continue reading

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Day 9 25 May 2023 Milos

We woke to a beautiful blue sky, we had breakfast overlooking the water. A very nice way to start the day. We had a half day tour of Milos organised and were picked up by Andreas our guide at 10am. … Continue reading

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Day 8 24 May 2023 Naxos to Milos

It’s a travel day, we have our room until midday but don’t get picked up until 5pm for our ferry to Milos. So we have planned a quiet morning at our hotel, then pack, check out (leave our bags there) … Continue reading

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Day 7 23 May 2023. Naxos. Let’s get cooking

A slow start to the day for us. We were picked up by Lambros at about 10am to go inland to Kaloxylos for an authentic Greek family type food cooking class. We were driven to the centre of Naxos, near … Continue reading

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