Skiathos and the Sporades
Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos: pine forest running down to the water, the film locations everybody recognises, and short boats between the three. A greener, quieter island cluster in the western Aegean.
Every guide on Islands & regions for a trip to Greece, in one place.
Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos: pine forest running down to the water, the film locations everybody recognises, and short boats between the three. A greener, quieter island cluster in the western Aegean.
Everything to know before hiking the Samaria Gorge in Crete: the route, the difficulty, when it is open, how to get there and back, and how to time the walk sensibly.
A Byzantine town tucked behind an enormous rock in the sea, invisible until you walk around it. Stone lanes with no cars, hotels inside the walls, and one of the most atmospheric places on the Greek mainland.
A guide to the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in the Peloponnese: the famous acoustics, the summer festival, the wider sanctuary site, and how to pair it with Nafplio and Mycenae.
A guide to Hydra, the Saronic Gulf island where cars are banned and donkeys still carry the shopping: the harbour, the swimming spots, how to get there from Piraeus, and whether to make it a day trip or a night.
A Dodecanese island split between package resorts and quiet Greek life: the Asklepion and its Hippocrates connection, island-wide bike paths, long sandy beaches, and how to land in the Kos you actually wanted.
Why a Mykonos beach club table and a taverna two streets back can serve the same fish for very different prices, and where the gap disappears: Little Venice, the villages, and how to read the menu.
A Santorini honeymoon guide: which villages actually suit two people, what a caldera view really costs, cave suites with private plunge pools, and how to skip the Oia sunset crowd.
The Cyclades island famous for its nightlife: what a night in Chora looks like, the beach and coves worth knowing about, where to stay, and why it costs so much less than Mykonos.
How nightlife in Mykonos really works: sunset drinks by the old harbour, the bar lanes of Chora, and the beach clubs and late clubs that run until sunrise, plus what a big night out costs and how to get home safely.
Why Nafplio makes the best base for exploring the wider Peloponnese by car, with Mycenae, Epidaurus and Ancient Corinth all within reach, and how to structure a few unhurried days around it.
Where to eat well in Santorini without overpaying for every meal: the caldera-view dinners in Oia worth booking, the inland villages where locals actually eat, and the dishes worth ordering.
Neoclassical mansions, an opera house modelled on La Scala, and a working port that never depended on tourism. Why Syros is the Cycladic island most visitors never plan for, and how it fits into a longer Greek island trip.
A guide to Thessaloniki: the White Tower and seafront, the old town of Ano Poli, the deep Jewish heritage, the best food in Greece, and how to fit the city into a longer trip north.
A guide to Nafplio, the Venetian port town in the Peloponnese: the Palamidi fortress, the Bourtzi in the bay, how to get there from Athens, and whether it works as a day trip or deserves a night.
Europe's oldest city and its most argued-about reconstruction: what survives at Knossos, why the concrete matters, the museum you must pair it with, and how to avoid the midday crush.
White volcanic rock, a coastline of more than seventy beaches, fishing villages with boat garages under the houses, and why you need a boat and a car to see any of it.
Chora against the beach bases and the party strip: which part of Mykonos suits which trip, what each area costs you in taxis, and where to sleep if you want to hear nothing at night.
The largest Cycladic island and the one people wish they had booked longer: the sandy west coast, the marble villages inland, the Portara, and why families keep coming back.
The Cycladic island that balances everything: two very different towns, a coastline of sandy bays, a mountain village of marble, and enough nightlife without being Mykonos.
The largest island of the Dodecanese: a walled medieval city you can sleep inside, the whitewashed village under an acropolis, two very different coasts, and a long season.
A first trip to Santorini without the disappointment: which village to base yourself in, how to see the sunset without the crush, the beaches nobody photographs, and how long you actually need.
Where to stay in Santorini: Oia, Fira, Imerovigli and Firostefani for the caldera, the beach towns for value, what a caldera view really costs, and the stairs nobody warns you about.
How to structure a Greek trip: how many bases in ten days, whether to sleep in Athens at the start or the end, island against mainland, and the room types the country does best.
How to choose a Greek island: the six groups explained, which suits couples, families, first-timers and walkers, how ferry logistics limit your options, and the islands people actually regret.
The Ionian island of the famous cove: how to actually see Navagio now, where the blue caves are, the turtles in the bay, and the half of the island nobody photographs.
Balos and Elafonisi are Crete's two dream lagoons: turquoise water and pink tinged sand. Here is how to reach each, what the road demands, and when to go.
Discover Corfu, the green Ionian island with Venetian streets, a UNESCO old town, olive groves and the Paleokastritsa coast, and why it stays lush.
My complete guide to Crete, Greece: Chania, Rethymno, Heraklion and Knossos, the wild Lasithi east, the Samaria gorge and why one week barely scratches it.
Where to stay in Crete, from Chania and Rethymno to Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos and the quiet south coast, plus how to split one week between bases across Greece's biggest island.
Mykonos or Santorini? A straight comparison of nightlife and beaches versus caldera views and romance, what each island costs, how bad the crowds get, and how to combine both by ferry, with a clear verdict per traveller.
Everything for a first trip to Mykonos: the maze of Chora, the best beaches for calm swims or beach clubs, the famous nightlife, and which area to base yourself in for the trip you actually want.