Category: Greece
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Assos Day Trip – Kefalonia
You know when you plan an excursion and then after you are like wow that really was an excellent use of an afternoon, and you have zero doubts that maybe lazing by the water would have been just as good… well this was one of those days. To start with, we caught a taxi from…
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Fiskardo Guide
It’s hard to describe Fiskardo as anything other than extremely pleasant. It’s a tiny village alongside a glittering blue channel of water, dotted with beautiful venetian style colourful houses. Probably due to this charming set up, it’s extremely touristy. Walking along the waterfront, you pretty much cannot see the water due to the immaculately parked…
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Kathara Monastery – Ithaca
Kathara monastery is situated at the highest point of Ithaca. The winding scooter ride that had us circling the crags of the island as we slowly rose up and up here was rewarding enough, that initially once we alighted it felt like the destination was just the cherry on top. However just a few steps…
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Ithaca Mini Guide & Highlights
Ithaca has the craggiest of coves round every corner, making you itch to explore, and making it easy to imagine Odysseus wandering around perhaps. It also has one of the largest natural harbours in Europe, which is lined with its buzzing capital, Vathy. Although we only spent 2 nights there, Ithaca left a huge impact…
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Ionian Island Thoughts
Reflecting on our trip, Ithaca comes to mind first. Ithaca had a strange quality to it, that I loved, and was hard to qualify. It was a sense that no one there was all too bothered by outside events and a sense of pride in this fact. Perhaps, coming from the extremely touristy enclave of…
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