Monthly Archives: July 2010

One last entry for exceptional town hotels from the Greek islands: Mykonos Town: Hotel Zorzis While we are at it, in Mykonos Town do not miss the excellent Restaurant La Casa (Greek/Italian kitchen)!

Several months ago I presented the good walking guides you could find covering my favorite country (Greece). All the book series mentioned also cover other islands and/or interesting walking destinations elsewhere. But there is one series of books that (quite undeservedly really!) has not been mentioned yet (as they do not cover Greece). And that … Continue reading »

I think almost no Greek island offers as many decently priced hotels as Kos, so you will never run out of options, even in high summer. A couple I have used: In Kéfalos/Kámari: Hotel Hermes In Kos town: Family-run Hotel Elena is a bargain

In Corfu Town I like to stay at the old harbour. A peaceful, yet central location, and you can possibly get a room with a decent view. More than one good option here, I can recommend both of these: The C-class Hotel Constantinopoulis The even better B-class Hotel Astron

Samos town has the excellent Hotel Samos: But there are good budget options too. I can warmly recommend also the immaculate Pension Trova (26. Kalomiris St.).

In Chios Town try the nice Hotel Diana.

In Mytilini Town – Lesvos you have this very nice option:

Although there is a long time since I visited Crete, I do know that these places still exist. Crete is a very difficult island when it comes to choosing places to stay and (especially!) places to eat… Iraklion: Hotel Lato Ag. Nikolaos: Hotel Doxa Hania: Hotel Palazzo

What Hotel to choose for your (walking or not) holiday? Well, there is plenty of good advice on e.g TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Hotels.com etc. But where I have stayed at some hotels I have found very good I will give some of those my personal recommendation here. For a walking holiday you will know that these … Continue reading »

If you are interested in “classic” heavy rock you can have a look at something I wrote most of in 1998, and maybe today I would be heavily (oh yeah!) disagreeing with myself, but I am not going to change one single point! This to honor the spirit of the moment, and to keep the … Continue reading »