Alexandros Hotel Vólos

... of thing is perfectly fine for everyone else, it does not fly with my skin. The white one became red in the funniest of places and picked up even more freckles.<br><br>As Cian put it, telling him that he's darker than I am is a milestone for Irish people everywhere.<br><br>In any case, it was awesome to be escaping to an island.<br>

10.04.09 Arrived in Volos and set off to explore the city on foot. Found a laundry service (cheaper than getting it done on the ship at 6.00 EUR / shirt un-ironed), we got several shirts, socks &amp; smalls done for 8.00 EUR in total. Found a few shops of interest and saw a couple of adorable Dalmation Puppies in a pet shop, poor little mites no room and soiled cage. Lovely selection of fashion, bags ...

I got the train to Volos from Larisa, considering it cost only 2.5 Euro and the roads being closed due to the farmers strike I decided it prudent to travel in that fashion. Upon arrival I was greeted by my CS host Kostas and his friend Nikos. We went to eat at the university cafe, for ...

... her purse.  In all this confusion, she somehow lost her watch, and for the rest of the night could not find her glasses.  Bed will be the only thing that could save her day.  And we were all worried about Rob :)  The final potential disaster involved the absence of our Cairo shore excursion tickets when we got to our rooms.  After checking with the deck, we were in fact all signed up, BUT they have the Warners on a ...

... across the sea will be declared the winner. This went on for quite awhile as one was trying to outdo another and didn&#8217;t want the game to end until they have all went furthest at least once.<br><br>By the end of it all, we were all very tired, hungry and dirty. We went home and were served promptly with delicious home-cooked food by Argi&#8217;s mother.<br><br>The Big Greek Wedding:<br><br> One of the highlights of my remaining stay ...

... br><br>A Surreal Encounter at Pelion: <br>On our way for lunch with the Lembesis family &amp; Fotis back at the Pelion, we drove past a very small village and I saw an old Greek lady tending to her flock of goats under a huge tree. I asked Argi to stop the car immediately as the scene was so particular in a way and I wanted to capture it on my camera. I didn&#8217;t want to intrude into her privacy but at the same time, I really ...

... paths and alleyways of Tsagarada enhanced its charm. Despite the hot summer afternoon, the whole square remained cool due to the huge plane tree which provided shade to almost the entire area. Coupled with that, I guess the surrounding streams also contributed in cooling down the place. Free-flowing water can be seen flowing from Tsagarada, which is situated at an elevation of 500 metres, towards the sea below. An old arched ...

... of staying in a hotel or motel. <br><br>Home made cakes and a variety of cold and dry food was spread out in a buffet style outside the kitchen inside the Mansion. The caretaker (a charming husband and wife team) then came to take our order for the cooked breakfast. Everything was absolutely fabulous!<br><br>Around Pelion:<br><br>Argi had cunningly combined my first visit to Greece with his meeting up with old friends and family &#8211; all in Volos ...

... and several stone huts built complete with the traditional stone roof stacked on top of one another, which is very common among the old houses around the villages. The guesthouse has a website: www.arhonthikoioannidi.gr but it is in Greek. They do have an e-mail address where you can write to make enquiries : info@arhonthikoioannidi.gr<br><br>We chose to stay in one of the stone huts instead of the rooms in the Mansion as we liked the idea of having our ...

Today we took Chitty to the Landrover service centre in Volos where they are replacing the sump gasket to save me a bit of oil, I was becoming to friendly to OPEC, shares looked like a serious option! we got up a six to drive from our beach side campsite into town in my haste a Bungy holding the luggage on, snapped ...