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:

Hotel Lesvion

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 hotels also are good choices wrt transport.

First out is Thassos – Skala Potamiás:

Hotel Miramare is a very comfortable hotel hidden away in woods behind the small port. Good value authentic Greek food for dinner every night if you want.

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 integrity and consistency of the original review, written after a twenty year long pause from Black Sabbath listening…

This blog was never meant to be about music (well, it was not meant to be about a lot of things…), but I just cannot resist recommending this new album from a master.

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View from Mark Webber’s F1 car at the European Grand Prix in Valencia today. Not the sort of view you would like from your car…