Greece Travel Secrets

03/09/2026

No visit to Mykonos is complete without a visit to Little Venice for cocktails at Sunset 🍸

Yes they aren’t the cheapest drinks in Greece but if you want a premium position with a premium view, you pay a premium price 😉

Ps. Bonus entertainment when someone invariably falls in the water at some point 😆

31/08/2026

Probably the cheapest, easiest and most diverse day trip you can do from Athens is to Aegina island.

Located just 40 minutes by ferry in the Saronic Gulf, this island is practically a suburb of Athens, with people commuting back and forth each day.

Aside from nice beaches, authentic villages and tavernas and close proximity to a couple of other islands for great boat trips, it is also home to a significant archaeological site, an important monastery and is the Pistachio capital of Greece!

Catch the train down from the ancient Centre to Pireaus, walk across the road to the ferries at Gates E8 & 9, and you’re on your way!

29/08/2026

Ciel Beach Club in beautiful Vaporia Bay, Syros 💙🩷🤍🧡

Arguably our favourite spot to swim in all of Greece with generally calm, accessible water full of marine life, and enjoyed daily by locals, visitors and the neighbourhood ducks and geese.

Not to mention great food and drinks steps away at Ciel and the beautiful mansions and Church surrounding the bay. So much history and culture in this one spot 🙌🏻

27/08/2026

Sailing around the magnificent beaches and bays of Alonissos in the Sporades islands really is quite incredible.

There are many Greek islands with water like this - many! 🩵

But with so few people and being right in the heart of the largest protected marine park in Europe this really is a very special pace.

26/08/2026

A night at one of the best restaurants on Tinos.

Mikro Karavi has a beautiful, shady garden setting hidden down a very unassuming and surprisingly alley. It used to be a theatre!

Do not miss if visiting Tinos 😋

21/08/2026

Beautiful Chora in Amorgos

Authentic, charming and with several excellent, affordable and delicious tavernas, bars and cafes.

19/08/2026

While the crowds descend on the other side, right behind the Windmills in Mykonos Town is a great little beach where the locals swim called Agios Haralampis (Harry’s Beach)

No sunbeds, no beach bar, just a small, sandy, sheltered cove with nice swimming conditions almost every day 🙌🏻

17/08/2026

Kamari Beach on Santorini

The water is cool & clear, there’s plenty of sunbeds or space to throw a towel, and good beach clubs with hardworking, fun service at decent prices

There’s more to Santorini than most people think 😉

15/08/2026

Oh to be at a Paniyiri right now on one of the most important days of the year - the Dormition of the Virgin Mary

Lots of sore feet (and heads) tomorrow 🥳

13/08/2026

Our 2027Cultural Retreats are now launched - and with an earlybirds deal too which ends on the 23rd!

Come join John & I for an immersive, week long experience in an historic villa on the amazing island of Syros.

We include:

🥗 amazing food & w**e
👩🏼‍🍳 cooking
🕺🏻 dancing
🪕 Greek music
👁️‍🗨️ language
🏰 guided walking tours
🏛️ Mykonos & Anciebt Delos
🏖️ stunning beaches & swimming
⛵️ boating
📚 books
🥳 a local festival
🛍️ shopping

And more!

This is for people who want to learn about the real Greece. Not rushing from island to island, not following the crowds, not doing it for the Gram.

All the info, including a link to the Registration form, is in this link

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