Stellina Skiathos

Skiathos. Hanging around enjoying splendid beaches, picturesque scenery and good cuisine

And now about the things, for which most people are coming to Skiathos?

People are coming for the beaches in which Skiathos is rich. Being informed that several beaches are worth visiting, we decided not to stay in a hotel by one of them. For us that would mean staying at one and the same beach for the whole vacation and eating in one and the same restaurant.
Skiathos, Greece diamondden

The day-cruise was on the list of musts. It was worth doing just to see the turquoise waters of Lalaria and its white pebbles and the rock arch, which is one of the symbols of Skiathos.

A very impressive sight is Castro, the old town of Skiathos. But to my mind it is not reasonable to go there by boat. It is situated on top ...

Skiathos. Unforgettable first sailing experience with Peter aboard “Voula of London”

“Have you ever been on a sailing boat?” – asked Lida when we were having lunch in very nice tavern with lovely view on the harbour.
That was the beginning of our adventure.
On Lida’s recommendation in the evening we met Peter, the captain of “Voula of London” in the New port of Skiathos.

The next day we headed to ...

Skiathos. A fascinating tour around the island with Lida Baldry

Choosing between a ferry and a plane to go to Skiathos on recommendation of our friend we chose the plane. It saved us time to enjoy the island itself. Flying to Skiathos was a unique experience in itself, as I’ve never seen such small planes! As far as I could judge by the eyes of our fellow travelers, some of them haven’t either. For me as a person who ...

... ll understand when I say I sat beside Bubbles on multiple occasions.
--The Britsy pronounciation of the word debris is "DEB-ree." This makes me think it's a plural for debra (deborah).
--A woman seated just behind me on the bus had a twenty minute monologue on the subject of ice cubes.
--Bob Barker needs to make announcements to the Greek people about having their cats neutered.

... and dessert. We decided we would be revisiting this place. Wine followed.

Day three began with scuba diving and ended with continued lounging on a third beach. Coolest thing underwater: Holding and petting (read: annoying) an octopus. SO SOFT. Dinner was a return trip to the place from the night before...then watching the sunset with ouzo.

A great intro to the islands of Greece.

... time.... we're amazingly happy and content, not sure we'd come back if we didn't have to.... For those of you who are believers like me, let it be said that in this land of my dreams there have been more "coincidences" than I can count.... it's been absolutely magical and a little breathtaking at times. Sending you much love and promises of full descriptions with pictures when we meet again, and of course, we promise to post pictures when we get back. Love, Charly & Doug

... nest on top of a power pole, but very few grazing animals only the occassional sheep and cow/bull which was teethered in the paddock, as there is not much grazing land. There were quite a few goats however as they eat anything. Their main income is from honey and then olives. Stopped at a so called water fall, just a trickle nothing like in NZ. Then off to have smoko with the locals and try their Turkish Coffee, Tea and Apple Tea (I tried the Apple Tea ...

... viewing grandiose seascapes. I raced a seven year old Danish child down the moutain. I almost beat him, too, but damn those spry legs and rubbery joints. How did I know I was racing him? I leveled with him when I kept bumping into him on the path - I pulled the glasses down and stared right into his soul. "I dare you" said my eyes. "You are a weirdo, but you are on" his glare said back. That is the great thing about eyes: there are no ...

... we decide to have a BBQ diner and while it was cooking we could hear some very loud Greek music coming from outside the camp. After diner we went over to check it out and found a gathering of people outside a little church on a round concrete platform dancing in very traditional costumes. It turns out this is a very traditional part of Greece. I got some vidoe footage so hopefully you can get the idea.