Greece – The Travelogue.

Pelion, Greece

Gavin Greene — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

We had booked a small apartment up in the hills over the small village of Afissos, and met our host in the village square to follow his 4×4 up into the mountains, our little rental car whining up the hill in first gear. Every so often I felt brave and changed up into second gear, before we’d shudder to a halt, forcing me back into first. The gearbox smelt of sprouts for the rest of the trip.

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Skopelos, Greece

Gavin Greene — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000

We landed at Thessaloniki, picked up a hire car and headed a few hours south to the port of Volos for the night. The next morning we rose early and boarded the first ferry to Skopelos, left the car and I headed up to the deck to soak up the sea air while Nicola snoozed on a bench. As I breathed it all in, I spotted a few dolphins leaping out of the water, crossing just behind the boat.

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Ithaca, Greece

Gavin Greene — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 13:30:00 +0000

Ithaca, a tiny Greek island in the Ionian Sea, is perhaps best-known as the home of Homer’s Odysseus. A small island of just 3,000 people, the wonderful thing about Ithaca is that there’s not much to do besides eating, drinking, walking, sailing and swimming. Life moves at a leisurely pace here. Little clusters of citrus trees grow alongside olive groves, the air is warm, and the occasional light…

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