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Category: History

  • Postcards from the Gulf of Patras

    Postcards from the Gulf of Patras

    The in-between places are not often mentioned. People talk about the magic of the islands, the wild rugged beauty of the Peloponnese or the sheltered waterways of the …gulf.  Me included.  But everywhere has it’s own cultural, historic and environmental vibe and value that is different to all other places whilst on the surface seeming…

  • Postcards Home: Cyclades part 2 or When Everything Goes Wrong….

    Postcards Home: Cyclades part 2 or When Everything Goes Wrong….

    After a great tour of the North Western Cyclades we jumped from Tinos across to the northern end of Paros to a large bay called Naoussa. We’d been here once before in October in 2022 when we sat on the boat, alone in a howling meltemi for 7 days.  Our boat clocked over 2 nautical…

  • Postcard Home: Cyclades part 1 (North Eastern Islands)

    Postcard Home: Cyclades part 1 (North Eastern Islands)

    After finally heading out of the Saronic gulf (the gulf that contains Athens) with a hooray and an over the shoulder wave, complete with all the items we were waiting on from Poros, we headed straight out for the island of Kithnos.  The wind was blowing from the north and we raced along with Intention…