Elysium Beach

... that the island has changed a bit since my last visit back in the 90s. I stayed in a new 5* hotel in Kallithea called the Elysium Resort & Spa following an advertisement I saw in a travel guide. I was overwhelmed with joy by the minute I set foot ...

... but also dripping water, trapped birds a fantastic echo and the boulder strewn path. Great Fun! One of the last trips to the beach also turned up something special. On Sat morning we had ventured out before midday (!) to our favorite beach at Lara Bay and ...

... will be, it is very windy today so we are hoping it goes away otherwise it will be interesting tomorrow, we then headed down the beach and found the restaurant for tomorrow night, it was closed but we had a quick chat with the owner and she showed us ...

... a snake (non poisonous) they assured me.  We finished the meal with the best brandy sours and headed to the beach afterwards. On Thursday we headed back to the water park and I thought we would probably leave early as it was our second time. ...

... of the weeks they spent in Mykonos. We definitely went big for our last night out.  After having sunset drinks at the Elysium (“straight friendly” hotel), we met up with Marco and Souzik as well as Marco’s partner and their Mykonos ...

... up like kimbap, smothered in cucumber, massaged from head to bum to toe and back up again and sent into a wonderful elysium-like state. Ah bliss. One of the most enjoyable moments of the whole day was driving back to Kata Beach singing along with ...

... heat rather than 'less-cold'.  After so long without one, the beer tastes like liquid gold served in a particularly heavenly elysium.  Fast forward to the next morning where we head back to the Polynesian Spa for a little luxury.  The ...