Another Holiday Booked…
If money was no object, I would probably spend my time travelling (as well as listening to the radio of course).
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My “Grand Tour of Greece”
Plans are now well under way for my month long visit to Greece this Summer – which I have decided to call my “Grand Tour of Greece”, which makes it sound much more exciting than it really is.
The Fred Hart Show 03/12/2013: Songs from Vinyl
Fred gets the record player out – this week half the songs come from Fred’s (parents’) vinyl collection.
Syros 2013 – Second Time to Ermoupoli: Vaporia District
I wrote a few days ago about our first visit to Ermoupoli, when we walked around the Vrontado district (the hill on the right in the photo above). We actually took the bus in to Ermoupoli 3 times. The second… Continue reading
Syros 2013: Vari, Komito, Agkathopes and Poseidonia
Four very good beaches on Syros can be found towards the island’s South coast.
Syros 2013 – Kini & Delfini Beach
For three days while we were on Syros we rented a car. Being a small island, three days is enough to get to some of the places less accessible by bus.
Syros 2013 – Ermoupoli: Capital of the South Aegean
The capital of Syros – Ermoupoli (Ερμούπολη) – is also the capital of the South Aegean Region. Until the local government reforms of 2011 which saw the Prefectures abolished, Ermoupoli was also the capital of the Cyclades Prefecture.
Syros 2013 – Walking to Finikas
The village of Galissas is really a small farming community – very quiet and very peaceful (even at the peak season in August) – like all towns and villages on Syros, really. But if you want something else to do – for a change of scene you can walk for 30 minutes to the next village: Finikas (Φοίνικας). Continue reading
Syros 2013 – Galissas Studios and the Village of Galissas
The village of Galissas (Γαλησσάς) is located on the Western coast of Syros, about 9km from the main port of Ermoupoli (Ερμούπολη). Continue reading
Syros 2013 – Getting to Syros
I’m now back from my holidays in Greece. This year we’ve been to the Cyclades (Κυκλάδες) – staying in Galissas (Γαλησσάς) on the small island of Syros (Σύρος). Continue reading