Should I Go? Oia (pronounced “eee-ah”) is a small town perched on the cliffs at the north end of the island of Santorini. We’ve heard that the sunsets are the best in the world – high praise indeed and certainly worth checking out. Tourists swell the population of both Oia[…]
I’ll verbatim quote my AirBnB review here: We arrived very late at night but it was no trouble for Stavros and Zoi. Stavros showed me around the neighbourhood, pointing out the best places to eat and get groceries etc. The neighbourhood is perfect – first of all it feels very[…]
We stayed three nights in July 2016 at Casa Francesca & Musses Studios, an Oia bed and breakfast on Santorini. Oia was our base for cliff diving at Ammoudi Bay and watching the sunset. Pros Reasonably priced. In a town of luxurious £300+ per night rooms, you can stay just off the main[…]
Should I Go? Crete is a country town writ large – it’s got a bunch of small towns on the coasts with mountainous countryside in the interior. With a population of less than a million, it’s the biggest of the Greek islands giving it a very low population density. It’s very[…]
Should I Go? Cornwall has something for everyone, whether it’s the raucous party towns for stag and hen dos, or the beaches for the families on their summer holidays, all the way to the retirees who enjoy pottering through gardens. It’s supposed to have a micro-climate with temperatures a few[…]
We stayed four nights in October 2016 at Tregarth House, a St Austell bed and breakfast in Cornwall. St Austell was our base for visiting the Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan and Newquay. Pros Only three rooms, so very much a boutique BnB – fewer other guests means more[…]
Should I Go? Yes you should! Catania is a top 10 Italian city (pop: ~1M), with typical Italian squares, cathedrals and impressive old municipal buildings. It’s got a Roman theatre, a castle-turned-museum and some delightful markets. With a lovely climate and delicious food, spending a day working your way through[…]
I went to Catania and stayed a bunch of nights at the Sheraton there using some SPG points I had. Well, it was a Sheraton when I checked in – by the time I left they had rebranded it as a FourPoints (the SPG’s mid-range brand). They had a party[…]
We’re on the lip of Mt Etna’s crater at 3,000m (~10,000ft) above sea level. It doesn’t come as a surprise that my hands start to clam up; I’ve never been good with heights. I’ve tried to conquer it by doing adventure activities like cliff jumping in Thailand and a bungy[…]
Source visited 18 November 2016 Despite scathing reviews on TripAdvisor, our experience on the Catania hop-on hop-off bus was good. The driver was friendly and made sure he knew who was coming back with him at each of the stops (Aci Castello and Aci Trezza) and gave us a good[…]