Corfu, Greece Travel Blogs

JE le Grec
Jul 26, 2007 (4 photos)

Allo!!!!!!!! Je suis en Grece depuis maintenant 1 jour et demi! Mon auberge me fait penser a un camp de vacance sans supervision! Beaucoup de jeunes gences. La plage est rocailleuse mais tres jolie. Les paysages sont extra! Aujourd'hui j'ai loue un ...

Greek island of Corfu
Sep 10, 2006 (31 photos)

... at least 4 and the other one looked even older. This seems to be common here as we saw many others during our stay in Greece. Corfu is the 2nd largest Greek island. It has a population of about 115,000 thousand. It is also the greenest island with the ...

Lounging around in Greece
Oct 4, 2005

We spent a few days doing, well, not much really in Corfu. We stayed at a hostel/guesthouse that seemed to have more 'staff' than guests, most of them Aussies working for board and food. The 'traditional greek cuisine' that they advertised was cooked by ...

Fun in the Grecian Sun
Jul 31, 2004 (4 photos)

... the beaches, the clear blue waters and all the pretty, sun-tanned people. Where I am now is Corfu which is an island off the west coast of Greece. It is mountainous and sunny. There are a lot of vacationers that come here, including backpackers to the ...

Cruzin'
Oct 19, 2009

Hello Friends!!! I'm torn between it being a relief and a disappointment that I now speak English freely among all the other English-speaking folks. (I'm on the cruise.) While there are over 40 countries represented by visitors, America absolutely took ...

PINK PALACE!!!!!!
Jul 18, 2007

... ratty little diner in the middle of nowhere. And... i got spaghetti bolognese...which... turns out.... must be avoided at all costs in Greece, or just Europe in general! So we finally got to the Pink Palace, after an hour and a half long ferry ride (which ...

Corfu, Greece Cruise 1
Jun 17, 2008 (2 photos)

... today after 8 AM and I was able to "GET ME OFF THE SHIP"!!!! My roomie recommended going to the old fortress in Corfu, Greece.  I walked there by following the coast line and it took only about 25 minutes so it was approximately a 1.8 mile walk.& ...

Getting wet in Corfu
Oct 26, 2009 (1 photos)

Corfu was surprisingly warm today, around the mid 70s, which was warm enough for us to spend some time at the Aqualand water park. I've never been to a larger water park and we make is just in time before they closed for the winter. Me and my buddies ...

"The Spirit of Corfu"
Jun 8, 2008 (82 photos)

... mountainous island with beautiful landscapes, dense vegetation due to the many winter rainfalls, golden sandy beaches, one of Greece's prettiest towns, Byzantine churches and museums.  The island is considered the greenest island in Greece.   ...

Pink Palace
Oct 3, 2006

... me to the great game of foosball. Also Mike and Troy, no better guys to hang out with and thrash quad bikes all over Corfu with. And last but not least my roommate Ian who drank everyone under the table every night and had to put up with drunken ...

First Yacht Trip Mediterranean Greece
Aug 10, 2009

... _g2_gallery_aspx_idM_654-rpstry_20_--luxury-yacht-italian-boat-builder-motoryacht-sales.sphtml .  So far, I know we're landing in Corfu, someone is supposed to pick us up (the transfer), and if that doesn't work out, I don't have a clue where the boat ...

Isle of Corfu Sailing
Jul 26, 2006

... more cool beach stop, but other then that just sea ones. We docked at a small fishing town just outside the city of Corfu (a bit off the schedule, but it was ok). We had anotehr traditional Greek meal where I ate calamari, greek salad, and tsatziki dip. ...

The pink palace awaits
Jun 7, 2005

Took off from Athens for the pink palace on a night bus-ferry. Didn't get much sleep so I had a very long day. Went on a quad safari of the Island and I was thoroughly impressed. It is amazingly beautiful. The hostel is a little crazy though. Party ...

Corfu
Aug 25, 2006 (7 photos)

... other Greek isles) and the ocean water has clear shade of turquoise. The Pink Palace was located (in my opinion) at the most scenic part of the island (Gordis Beach). Besides the 42 mosquitoes bites; Corfu was a great!!! Now I'm racing up to Geneve...

Vegging out/Tanning/Eating...it's a rough life...
Apr 2, 2007 (7 photos)

We have decided to take a travel break and thus we are relaxing on the Greek isle of Corfu, at the Pink Palace backpacker resort... for 25 Euro a night (or essentially 20 Euro because our 5th night is free) we get a nice double room, with bathroom and ...

Corfu.....and 26hrs of travel
May 21, 2006

... Rome. Now we actually have NO PLANS. Nothing booked. Dont know when Ferrys come and go etc. We just know we're going to corfu, greece a island right off the coast. So we buy train ticks from Rome to Brindisi, a main italian port. In our Lonely Planet guide ...

Greece - Corfu
Aug 29, 2005 (4 photos)

Sun, Sea and Sand! my first stop for my travels was the island of Corfu in Northern Greece.I met with a friend who was working there and we were joined by 2 other friends the following day. We stayed in the village of Agios Gordios, on the west of the ...

Under the weather
Jun 28, 2002 (8 photos)

... the stories I heard about the cruise, I'm sorry I missed it, but I needed to relax and recover today. A few observations about Greece so far: -The mosquitoes are everywhere. Last night alone I got over a dozen bites. They itch like crazy. -"Ish" time ...

Villa life on a burning island
Aug 23, 2000

    August 23rd - Corfu, Greece     It was almost midnight by the time we stumbled into the sweaty throng on the dock at Corfu Town. Hundreds of people buzzed around in the excitement of the scene, many of them backpackers. ...

To Alba or Not to...
Jul 10, 2006

... the Aegean Sea (as most Greek islands are), it is one of the most popular Island destinations in Europe. Since it is on Greece's northwest coast (Ionian Sea), not too far from southeastern end of Italy (the heel of the "Boot"), many backpackers make a stop ...

The last island :(.....
Jun 25, 2008 (3 photos)

So after three week of Island hopping it has come to an end on Corfu. But we went out with a bang. We stayed a couple nights at the Pink Palace a place where Renee stayed a couple years ago. The pink palace is alot of plate smashing, Ouzo drinking and ...

We need free internet!
May 27, 2007 (2 photos)

... view of a purely blue sea, breathable air, and tall green forested mountains.  I look around me and think "This is Greece! :)"  The small winding streets, the squat white houses, the friendly tan people.  It's great!  The perfect lazy ...

Pink Palace.. The real gong-show!!
Jul 18, 2007

... got us some beer (hes very generous that way... i think Erin and i only bought probably 4 drinks the whole time in Corfu....) but then we headed down for supper. Erin went to sit with Jeremy and Justin, and these four girls from California... who were ...

The Pink Palace
Jan 20, 2005

... the bar for a few hours. My internal clock is now completely confused, with the time zone change and the all-nighter on the ferry, so I haven't seen Corfu during the day yet. I have at least eight days here, though, so I'm sure I'll see it eventually!

Its been awhile
Sep 5, 2005

... i gus...i was soo mad cause once we got off at the next stop that was about 7 hours away we had to get another ticket to Corfu which was not the bes...but the day at this island that both em and mike didnt know, turned out to be alrgiht...well i have 2 ...

Corfu, Greece - Cruise 2
Jul 4, 2008 (7 photos)

Happy 4th of July to all USA visitors.  Today the ship docked in Corfu, Greece and my roommate and I trekked to the site of the old fortress.  The site was charging 4 Euro per person today so we decided to forego the fort and try again another ...

CONTIKI - CORFU
May 25, 2009

... and only paying for less than half of what we were drinking... It was great fun, even though there was only like 6 of us. We got to bed close to 5am to be up again just after 6am. Corfu was definitely my favourite place so far, and Greece in general:)

Corfu
Jul 3, 2005

Well, where to begin on corfu, lets just say it was a holiday from a holiday. Amber and I spent most of the time just partying, sitting on the beach, napping and eating our 3 course meal that we got every night. it was great. private beach with free lounge ...

(I don't want to) Party All the Time
Jul 13, 2006

... , there are some American guys working at the resort (well, they are not E.U citizens, how can they work in Greece? I meant, legally?) who act like Casanova, constantly trying to pick up female guests....A reserved, sophisticated (heh), and quiet Asian boy ...

Greece
Jun 28, 2006

... huge hill overlooking the sprawling city of Athens. After Athens we took a night bus to the island of Corfu, which is on the western side of Greece. It is a very beautiful island with lots of stuff to do including snorkeling, atv rentals, kayak rentals, ...