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Missed the boat!
Today was meant to be our boat tour to another couple of smaller islands. It had been planned and booked […]
Around the island we go…
We hired our least favourite car since being here…. it wasn’t one bit stylish or pizzazy… so insignificant that I […]
Hostage situation?
After an exhausting day of adventuring we passed by a massage place. It looked clean and tidy, so we said […]
Guantunamera
Kiki and I were sitting in a cafe, enjoying a mojito and listening to some old time winners over the […]
The people that you meet
“Cargo Ship Costas” We met Costas in a nautical themed shop in the Naxos old town. He asked us where […]
Paros, Greece
At the ferry port, one by one buses and car loads of people and their luggage arrived and filed into […]
Don’t let the sun go down…
Our last night in Naxos and we wanted to hike up the hill to the ancient ruin – Portara – […]
Back off Buddy!
Kiki was last on the island of Naxos 20 years ago and had her photo in this exact (near enough) […]
Doors! Doors! Get your doors!
There’s nothing I love more than a good door – the older and more different, the better. However, if you’re […]
Cats of Naxos
If you have enjoyed my door series, you’re going to love this series on cats… I had heard that there […]
Navigating Naxos
Naxos – Day 2 – car hire day. Today’s car is a convertible Fiat….. not as comfy as the Mini […]
Happy Birthday To Me – Naxos Style
We started off my birthday with a short journey to a fairly deserted port to wait for the ferry to […]
In search of sea glass
Today was all about the search for sea glass, so we decided to rent a car and head to the […]
Get Lost!
Today was all about getting lost in the Mykonos old town. Exploring the streets, visiting the shops and discovering places […]
Mykonos – we’ve arrived!
We were picked up from the airport by a man holding a sign and he whisked us to the old […]
Doors of Mykonos
This blog post is dedicated to all the lovers of doors – especially my lovely Uncle Brutus – distinguished father […]
Lovin’ Lagonisi
Our second and last day in Lagonisi with the wonderful Mike, Marina and Daphne… Marina had to open up her […]
φιλία
φιλία = friendship Kiki met Marina, Mike and their daughter, Daphne back in the early 90s in Switzerland where she […]
A little bit of history
When I told people…. and not just any people – I mean close friends and family that Kiki and I […]