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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...

I know what I want to be when I grow up.

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...

A New Steed

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...

Lunch with Tom Hanks

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...

Lefkes, the most beautiful village in the Cylades

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...

My name is Vaughan, I am a Ferry Spotter

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...

Glad we're not sailing!

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...

OK, who broke that, own up!!

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...

Only Naxians have songs about snow

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 do like a whistle in Piraeus

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...

Wot, no boat!

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...

How Tide Clocks Work

At Seaglass and Stiches we've been collecting seaglass from beaches around the UK and Europe for a long time, mainly just for pleasure,...

Great chums become new crewmates

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...

The çöp adam (Bin Man)

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...

The Toy Dinghy

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...

Mainly doing nothing and The Lycians

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...

Katellorizo, a Michelin 3 star restaurant for Turtles

A proper bonus of Katellorizo is the number of Caretta Caretta Turtles, apparently the sea grass in the harbour is the Turtle equivalent...

Time to head East (or South, or South and East)

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...

Old school sailing in Turkey - Karacaoren

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...

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