We were in Volos the other week, only for just over a day, and we would normally have stayed at the Hotel Aegli but we seemed to have arrived at the same time as a coach party so instead we carried on down the front and came to the Hotel Kypseli. Very nice it was [...]
Yesterday I was awakened by the high shrill sound of our UPS, indicating that the electricity was not working. As the relevant authorities had cut the power on Friday and Saturday as well this was not much of a surprise. I was surprised however when I checked the time and found it to be only [...]
In a previous post last October, I mentioned the opening of a Carrefour store on Skopelos, with a wider range of stock and sensible prices. Well, it didn’t take long to fail to live up to expectations! A visit on any day of the week will find the shelves half stocked or completely empty, whether [...]
Ahhh, a bottle of Peroni, the sun, the sea, the sand – that spells Easter to me. Before I relaxed to enjoy my beer I did assist the Easter Bunny in hiding his stash of mini eggs around the beach for Junior to find and I think she managed to find all of them, I [...]
It seems that the season has started earlier this year, probably due to the fact that Easter is upon us and as the weather is good, businesses have decided to open up earlier than usual and take advantage of the Easter holidaymakers. Certainly seems strange to have a choice of places to drink so early [...]
