Whether you want to relax or just sight see, going on a vacation in Greece will feel more than just a holiday if you plan it well. Remember that you’ll be going to a place where the language and culture is very different. This means the unexpected can happen if you do not take care. […]
When you think you’ve had your fill of the fantastic and beautiful sights in Greece, you’ll find there’s plenty more to do. Throughout the country, there are various sights to visit, beaches to swim, shops and museum to go to. A sports bum or a museum enthusiast, Greece and its culture has lots to offer you. […]
Whilst reading one of the back issues of ‘Kathimerini Newspaper’ I came across this engaging feature about Piero Pieroni a single handed sailor, that returns to Greece after completing his circumnavigation of the world. One man in a boat: facing wind, wave and sleeping upright (http://www.ekathimerini.com) Piero Pieroni, seen in the cabin of the Quo Vadis […]
Neilson Activity Holidays are definitely hands on when managing their flotilla in Parga. Sirocco (Named after the seasonal Mediterranean wind) a Dufour 34 yacht with a British family are way too quick on entering this tiny harbour on the northern end of Valtos Beach in Parga. Too much speed with too much to do in […]
Greece is the most romantic destination for honeymoon’s and weddings, as its islands are a dreamers paradise. From the awe-inspiring sunsets of Santorini to the peaceful view of Delos Island bathed in the setting sun. Every Island provides an opportunity to escape to a world where feelings blossom with ease. Greece, its brilliant sunsets over […]
Valtos camping is set just behind Valtos beach just north of Parga town, only a couple of hours from Igoumanitsa the main port for ferries that serve Italy. German and Italian auto campers mostly frequent Valtos camping and their trailers contain all manor of watercraft. However there is a considerable portion of the camping grounds […]
Greece has more than 2,000 islands and islets. Only 169 of them are inhabited. Some of the best places include the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, the Ionian, the Sporades and the Northern area of Greece. In fact anywhere in Greece is a sight to behold when arriving by sea. So how do you travel in style by […]
Our Turkish Gulet the Almira knifes through a mirror sea, with a gentle rumble from below we’re heading for Pythagorean on the Island of Samos. The harbour of Pythagorean is famed for its mathematician Pythagoras and his theorem: the square on the hypotenuse. In ancient times this harbour traded in goods but today yacht tourism […]
Living in Corfu in the mid-eighties. The people, the changes, religion and the back handers! When good old Greek cuisine & bottles of 5 star Metaxa had more clout than a fistfull of dollars, especially so with the local Corfiote constabulary! The good old days…never to be the same again. October 1985 and my 90 […]
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