Author Archives: Harald Haugli

Very Cozy Apolakia

Thanks to the helpful people at the Prasonisi Club I got a 20 minute lift up the coast to Apolokia. It could be argued that Apolakia is even cozier than Katavia. The Amalia hotel (and taverna) is wonderful, and the people so friendly. I never tried any other eateries in this village than the Amalia, … Continue reading »

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Bus to Katavia

2.5 hours by bus might not sound tempting, and it isn’t, BUT it will get you to the southernmost village of Rhodes. There is a hotel in town, the very helpful Prasonisi Club, as well as a couple of good tavernas. E.g the “Penelope” served one of the best Moussakas I have ever had. Seemingly … Continue reading »

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Home Base

This year I made quite an experiment tour of Rhodes, at least from my point of view. Imagine travelling around the entire island WITHOUT ever driving a car… Could something like that even be possible in this day and age??? More of this entire trip later, for now a post just to acknowledge that every … Continue reading »

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New Rhodes Walks

No less than 7 new walks (15-21) has been added to the Rhodes page!

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Pictures from Rhodes

Yet another trip to Rhodes, this time focusing on smaller villages on just that island. I will get into more details here at a later point, but so far, here are the pictures.

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Strand Brænderi again

This is a new one from Strand Brænderi. We are talking Aquavit of course. Delicious.

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Japanese

Some more interesting stuff to drink from Japan (the first a Shochu, the second a Sparkling Sake):

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More Norwegian Whiskeys

These others that I have tasted are also quite nice, I cannot claim they are very complex, but still pleasant:

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Norwegian Whiskey

Yes, they do actually exist. This one is maybe the best one I have tasted so far.  

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Vibram® Arctic Grip

As you can understand from most of the content on this website I am not a big fan of walking on ice. However, when you live in a country with lots of that crap it is inevitable that you get your feet into it. I have been searching for something to replace my ancient Danish … Continue reading »

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