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Gaea is another interesting company with good products. The picture shows their Kalamata Extra Virgin olive oil, but they also have a superb olive oil from Crete. Based in Agrinion on the Greek mainland and should be available throughout most of Europe.

In my mind, Greek olive oil is the best in the world (what did you expect?). And it is not even expensive, usually. But which of these treats are readily available in your local supermarket at home? Usually quite a lot, in fact. I am fond of Kalamata olive oil and one company from that … Continue reading »

Again, for more information about “Kjentmannsmerket”, see Bernhard Herres hjemmeside for Kjentmannsmerket. Recently totally refurbished pages now with information about all the walks also in English. More information about my walks (in Norwegian only) can as usual be found at http://islandwalking.com/marka.html. The grand opening of the new season will be on Sunday 5th of September, … Continue reading »

I think it’s time we had some nice OT again. Remember the 90’s game Myst? What about Riven (Myst 2, or “The sequel to Myst”)? Riven is just about the most fantastically designed game ever, both in sound and vision. I have seen developments of a Riven X to be able to play this game … Continue reading »

Chios has/had a free walking map (or actually a set of maps with accompanying booklet) available from the local tourist office, also available online courtesy of chiosnet.gr. I doubt if it has been updated lately, and it was of limited use even when I visited years ago. It is, at least theoretically, available in several … Continue reading »

Dr. Georg Perreieter’s old map of Amorgos is a classic, but probably not on sale anymore, it shouldn’t without a serious update. Outdated even when I used it, ten years ago.

Folegandros is another lovely island with a good local map of footpaths:

Some good local maps also exist. E.g if you are visiting Tilos you just *must* buy their famous “Blue Map”, the Nisos Tilos, which is the original footpaths & road map for this very nice little Dodecanese island. It is also available online, but that one is not completely updated.

The good map series you can find for the Greek islands also in most cases will show the major footpaths. Some even include walking guides. Always ask for these from local bookshops and shy away from cheap tourist maps that are drawn it seems often from pure fantasy wrt both paths and roads.

There are walking guides for mainland Greece too, of course. When I visited Kardamili I bought the above book, “Walking in Mani (Book 1)” by Mat Dean. Not sure what has happened to this intended series (obviously?). There is a new book now, “Inside the Mani – a walking guide” by the same author, covering … Continue reading »