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Never, ever say never
Two things I never really wanted to do. Two things I have never done. Two things I said I would never, ever do – a package tour and an ocean cruise. I’m about to do both. Travelling with three of my sisters, Margaret, Louise and Ellen, I am about to embark on a 16 day Read more
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Are we in Greece?
Mykonos was never in the plan. Whenever we spoke about Mykonos prior to the trip it was to agree that we would not go there and to tell people that we would not be visiting Santorini or Mykonos. So how did we end up here? Astypalea was always on my list. It lies between the Read more
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A ferry rough ride to relaxation
After the previous day’s non-running of ferries due to wind, we were apprehensive about leaving our AirBnB and not being able to get on the ferry to Koufonisi. It was a small, ferry, much smaller than a Manly ferry, although it still was able to carry a couple of cars as well as passengers. It Read more
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Car, ferry, no ferry.
The car we hired from Thomas, a local car hire car company, was crap. I was noisey, gutless and if the air conditioning was on, barely made it up the steep hills. There were a couple of times I offered to get out and walk just so the little car could make it up a Read more
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Amorgos Magic
The slow boat leaving Paros was an hour late. It was OK, we weren’t in a hurry but standing in the sun, with hundreds of other people jostling and bumping each other to get onto one of the five ferries that were all leaving around the same time, took patience and a sense of humour. Read more
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Paros, My Pretty
Paros is very pretty. Well at least the bits I’ve seen are very pretty. When we disembarked from our fast ferry, we found our way to our accommodation through the narrow alleys and back passage ways of the old town. The first of the passages was dedicated to retail. Fancy clothing shops, boutiques, shoe shops, Read more
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The seat of my pants 