Vaughan & Ellison's guide to ferry hopping
This blog is about our experiences of Greek island ferry hopping, so if you've ever thought that might be something you'd like to do then...
This blog is about our experiences of Greek island ferry hopping, so if you've ever thought that might be something you'd like to do then...
The answer to that question is that by looking on the supermarket shelf, you can't, but more of that in a minute. We're now on the...
A ferry driver of course, but not any old ferry, it has to be something a bit special. Some of you may suggest this thinking is a little...
I was going to title this blog 'what could go wrong', but then that could be the title for almost every blog! Yesterday I did indeed...
Now that would have been a story. Back to Tom in a bit, but first an answer to something I've been thinking about for a while - does...
Sorry, it's probably not, but I'll come to that. First I promised a bit about the history of Paros, which like all Greek islands starts...
I've got a problem and would need the help of the FSA (Ferry Spotters Anonymous) if it existed, but unfortunately it doesn't. Ferry...
We're moving on today, Hellenic Seaways and the good ship Artemis, just a short hop from Naxos to Paros (see map below) which is less...
Yes, it is what you think it is, but it's not some form of ancient Greek pornography, it's back to our old friend Dionysus, the Greek god...
Well, that's true, in all of the Cyclades only Naxians have songs about snow, but more about that in a bit. It's our third day in Naxos...
They really do like a whistle in Piraeus, but I’ll come to that in a bit. I’m writing this blog in the sunshine on the back of the Blue...
That's right no boat. Well, no sailing boat, but there is a boat, in fact at least 5 boats and maybe more, the difference is they're all...
At Seaglass and Stiches we've been collecting seaglass from beaches around the UK and Europe for a long time, mainly just for pleasure,...
It’s been a top last week as we welcomed new crewmates, two great friends from Milton Keynes (as usual I won’t mention names because this...
I know this terminology is non PC nowadays, I'm sure I should be saying Refuse Collector, but this was the best I could do for a Turkish...
As you've probably guessed by now, we love Yilki, not just because of the fridge-freezer, but for lots of other reasons as well. Yilki...
There's been much talk in previous blogs of the Lycian coast so I thought I'd do a bit of a blog on the Lycians. But before that what...
A proper bonus of Katellorizo is the number of Caretta Caretta Turtles, apparently the sea grass in the harbour is the Turtle equivalent...
We've been here for nearly a week now so it's time to make a break for it and head East, well, more like South and East. The weather is...
We've been a bit dismayed at the number of boats in Gocek Bay, which has always been one of our favourite places to sail. it's one of...