Hydra
Travel Blogs from Hydra, Greece
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None for You
... take over parts of Turkey and Cyprus, Turkey expelled hundreds of thousands of ethnically Greek people from their country (and in turn, Greece sent some of their population, mostly Muslims, to Turkey). The refugees in Greece, left with no fortune, no ...
The Technicolor Ankle
... to meet the later boat. A lot of drama for a little orange shopping bag, but it more than renewed our faith in the kind hospitality of Greece, and some lucky grandkid of Gramma's is going to get the Greek spider encased in lucite that was in that ...
Yachting - To Hydra
16 Oct - Off again - this time to Hydra, one of the loveliest ports in the Greek Islands. It's a classic - prosperous looking stone and white houses, with red tile roofs Med blue window frames and shutters, covered in pink and red bougainvillea, stacked ...
Hydra Island
... , we chose a close-by island in the Saronic Sea called Hydra. Hydra was 1.5 hrs via high speed ferry from Pireaus. Hydra was wonderful. Nestled into a hillside right at the base of the port - all white washed with shops, restaurants, and B&B's ...
Cruzeiro pelo Golfo Sarônico
CRUZEIRO NO MAR EGEU Fizemos um cruzeiro pelas ilhas do Golfo Sarônico: Hydra, Poros e Egina. A visão que tive correspondeu à imagem preconcebida que eu tinha: mar azul, casas branquinhas em encostas montanhosas íngremes, cidadezinhas pequenas, ...
Living The Life We Deserve, Part I
... not have local recommendations for the entire trip. Karen's boyfriend, Tasso, and his brother & friend ordered up tons of Greece delicacies tapas-style and made sure nearly every dish had cheese after I told them that all the girls loved cheese. The ...
Greek island tour - Hydra
... chess board. We started heading back to the main road and the boat when we ran into Abbie. She seemed happy as can be exploring Hydra by herself. Before getting back on the boat, we stopped at a shop and bought some water, and I bought a postcard for my ...
Sun, fun and little Greek towns
... was very refreshing after being warmed in the sun. After awhile, we moved down to the beach and found the rest of the Porto Hydra guests sunning themselves on the beach! Neither of us got in the Saronic Gulf; we stayed on the beach and read our respective ...
Up and down the mountains, lots of switch backs
... lunch. John and Kathy shared a plate of roast lamb (yum yum yum!), French fries and tzatsiki sauce. The beer of choice in Greece is Mythos; which we drink at least one a day. The terrain is surprisingly mountainous which made driving fun for John. Along ...
Marooned On An Island...Not A Problem (Yet)!
... news probably traveled very fast in a small town like Hydra Town, where everyone knew everyone else. I received another reminder of the Hydra Town’s close knit-ness when we went to Il Forno for breakfast. We had ordered our usual pastries, when the ...
Heavon on Hydra
Don't have much time but... Woke up early to go to Hydra and Spetses, two greek islands today. Took a big cruiser out there, kind of like the one I took for Postprom a while back. Hydras was amazing! Perfect waters along a beautiful colonial city where no ...
Athens - Hydra -Poros-Aegina-Athens trip
... one of the optional excursions or explore the shops and museums. (B) Hotel: Golden Age Michalakopoulu 57 Athens Gr-11528 Greece Tel: 302107240861 Full Day Aegean Cruise Visit three Greek islands and enjoy lunch on board your modern cruise ship with ...
A TRIP TO AN ISLAND.....
... is brought in by Barge. The tap water has quite an unpleasant taste, making it undesirable for drinking. Hydra is a relatively close 40 nautical miles from Athens, making it a popular weekend stop for Athenians. The principal ...
This is what you dream
Hydra es una de las Saronic Gulf Islands, todas muy cerca de Atenas. Todos recomiendan que si solo vas a conocer una vayas a Hydra, porque es la mas pintoresca, no hay ningun tipo de vehiculo motorizado (solo burros) y tiene no playas, pero buenos lugares ...
Island of Hydra
Today is a free day for hiking and sightseeing on this peaceful island that prohibits all motorized vehicles. Hydra town has a beautiful harbor, upscale shops, small hotels and tavernas. The only mode of transportation is by donkey. Our morning ...
Cat Welcoming Committee
... welcoming committee was out in force again. All looked much healthier than they did almost 6 years ago. I really have a soft spot for Hydra - would love to spend a few days there. No cars or motorbikes! Mother & I had a wonderful time exploring the ...
Nafplio and Hydra
... rest of the day. This leg of the trip has definitely felt like a vacation. No doubt, I will come back to Greece in the future. Tomorrow afternoon I will be leaving for Athens and will hopefully be able to squeeze in a trip to the Acropolis ...
Hyrafoil to Hydra
· Island of Hydra o A donkey ride up to our hotel on the island o Beautiful views and a whole fresh fish for dinner ...
Croisière à Hydra, Poros et Aegina
... en elle seule se résumait à ca c’était magnifique…je voulais mourir. Bon après 2h30 de bateau nous sommes arrivés à Hydra, la plus petite des iles et aussi de loin la plus jolie. C’était un de ses petites iles grecques ...
So, That's What Zeus Is Like When He's Mad.
... nearby island of Spestes. Spestes was noted for being covered with pine trees (something that couldn’t be said about sparse Hydra). With the Flying Dolphins running two boats between Hydra and Spestes, we figured we’d take the morning boat and ...
Day of beautiful blue water and donkeys
... 2 weeks later - oh well Not a ton to say here we took a boat cruise from Nauplion to the islands of Hydra and Spetses in the Saronic Gulf of Greece. This is the bluest water you have ever seen in your life. Not tropical island blue but deep aqua color - ...
Exploring The Island
... be excellent, particularly the tzaziki (to which we were getting addicted). The only downside was that Stofilia, as was the case throughout Greece, did not take credit cards. The owner of Strofilia told us the same thing that the owner of the To Steki ...
Flying Dolphins and Cats. Lots of cats.
... after all. Here's an entry from what we did a couple weeks ago. We'll catch up soon enough. ;-) ]What's a visit to Greece without staying on an island or two? Even in April, the islands are just getting made up for the coming high season. The rates ...
Hydra
... we are leaving for the Peloponnese. But I've really loved Hydra and would suggest it for anyone wanting to travel to Greece. It's absolutely gorgeous. I'm having trouble uploading my pictures to travelpod.com. If you want to see them you can check my ...
Beautiful Isles
Having such fun.... The island has no cars or scooters, so the donkeys and men carry it all. We carried our own stuff as our place was not too far up a lane. We were excited to get a float for drifting around. However the water proved ...
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