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Where to stay on Hydra island Greece
My post about Hydra Island, Greece introduced this Greek island with a difference to you and, I hope, convinced you to stay longer than a day trip. Here I show you where to stay on Hydra which, as I'm sure you can imagine, also has its element of something a little more out of the ordinary. **There […]
Recommended anti-theft travel items
When going on your travels, you have many things to consider. Depending on the location, time of year, type of holiday and even hemisphere will affect whether you pack warm or cool clothing. And do you take a backpack or wheelie bag, hand baggage or checked? So many things to take into consideration. In fact, […]
Things to do in Minho region of Portugal
About 100km (62 miles) from Porto, the Minho area takes its name from the Rio (River) Minho and encompasses the entire northwestern province of the country, the river winding its way to the Spanish border in the northeast.
Luxury accommodation in Portugal - Sleep in a converted Monastery
One of the best things about my visit to Portugal in the spring of 2016 was the opportunity to visit beautiful areas such as the Geres National Park and the Douro Wine Valley region
British vs Greek Culture
The British vs Greek Culture debate could be considered by some as controversial. I'll be looking at various topics that I consider make up cultural differences, and aim to look at why (even if there is a why). Therefore this post is purely subjective. Looking for Greece in the palm of your hand? My Greece's […]
Where to stay on Karpathos island, Greece
I recently wrote a post about things to do on the beautiful Greek island of Karpathos, in the Dodecanese chain of islands. But obviously if you're going to travel so far to such a remote Greek island to see such a gorgeous place, naturally you'll need to stay somewhere, and somewhere good. Let's take a […]
Greek island of Delos - guarding the archeological site
The ancient UNESCO Greek island of Delos, located just 3.5 km from the party island of Mykonos and yet a world away in terms of things to see and do, is world famous - for those in the know and who love Greek mythology - for its ruins and as being the birthplace of twins Artemis […]
Things to do on the lesser known Greek island of Astypalea
As part of my research for the guidebook company Rough Guides, I am lucky to be able to discover places off the beaten track. One of those is in the Dodecanese chain of the Greek islands, a small island called Astypalea. The lesser known Greek island of Astypalea, at 114 sq km (44 sq m) […]
Lindian Village Resort - Rhodes island - Greece
Followers of my site will know that I am a big fan of the Dodecanese islands in Greece, especially Rhodes. Most of my posts written about Rhodes have tended to concentrated on the Rhodes Old Town. My visit to Rhodes has afforded me the chance to explore a different places to stay on the island […]
Victoria Green Travel Wash-bag - a Review
** Thank you to Victoria Green for providing the three way hanging wash-bag in Lorton Print in Smoke design for review. Despite any complimentary services received, all thoughts and opinions remain my own.** As part of the travel products that I am trialing as I navigate my way around the globe, one of the most practical yet […]
Launch of "Girl Gone Greek" in Athens
Followers of my site will know I also wear a different hat: that of an author of fiction. In May 2015 I released my debut novel Girl Gone Greek on Amazon. I self-published it through Createspace (for the print version) and Kindle Direct Publishing for the Kindle version. I wrote a post here about the […]
A look around Tiverton, Devon, UK
I'd never really been a fan of Tiverton. Nestled in mid-Devon, a county in the south-west of the UK, I can attribute my lack of enthusiasm for the place to having grown up as a teenager here in the 80s. Anyone who comes from a provincial market town will tell you: being a teenager in […]
One man and a container ship, around the world
A lot of people have expressed interest, even amazement at the fact I took a container ship trip as a passenger this summer to Hong Kong. Whilst not common, people (other then me) do travel by this mode, as my interview here will show. David Riggs is a history professor at a small college near […]
Women on ships…
Yes, I'm back in Athens now after my summer of fun…ready to face a new round of challenges. To round the trip off nicely, yesterday (30AUG) the ship arrived back in Athens as well! I had been staying in regular email contact with the Chief Officer, (remember my avuncular figure who looked after me?) and […]
A cabin of a different sort
And so my journey from Athens to Hong Kong overland came to an end when I touched down at LHR airport. What took me five weeks in a container ship with beautiful views took me twenty hours in a steel tube! I flew with Aeroflot and was initially I was quite nervous about this. But no […]
Why do we need Security on board the ship?
I held off writing a full post about this as I wanted to check it was OK to say some things. It's not a big secret - so I can share some things with you. I alluded to it in this post, but will write in full here. As you know, my ship sailed from […]
Made it to Hong Kong
And so this brave girl made it! My final destination on this grand voyage is Hong Kong, and the ship arrived at approx. 07:30 this morning (30JUL). What a voyage! I feel like I have an extended family…in fact I felt quite tearful saying goodbye…after all, one month on board and a strong bond was […]
Through Suez to Singapore
Yes, I made it! 15 days straight at sea with no access to the outside world: just seeing sunrise, sunset and dolphins playing. Did you know, if you clap your hands the dolphins in the wild will show off and perform for you? I am not kidding. So going through Suez was interesting: hot, the […]