Kos, Greece

Travel Blogs from Kos (56)

Day trip to Greece, Kos, Greece travel blog
Day trip to Greece
Aug 19, 2007

Yesterday we bought our tickets for a day trip to Kos, Greece, which is about an hour away from Bodrum by ferry. This morning we got up and out the door by 8am so that we could make the 9:30 launch. It's a complicated business going from Turkey to Greece ...

A travel blog entry by 3beansabroad
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Kos: the home of medicine, Kos, Greece travel blog
Kos: the home of medicine
Apr 5, 2006

... so well populated that it managed to send 30 ships to the Trojan War. Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy II was born here benefiting Kos' trading enormously during that dynasty's reign. However its most famous export was Hippocrates - the 'Father of Medicine' - who ...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker
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In the Land of Zeus and Gyros, Kos Town, Greece travel blog
In the Land of Zeus and Gyros
Oct 4, 2008

... by 4:30.  The Blue Star Ferry had unfortunately arrived at the port on time. Some of the miscellaneous highlights from Kos (and Greece in general) include: ˇ    Irini, the 60 year old "Rooms to Let" owner, who was waiting on ...

A travel blog entry by elopfamily
On the ferry to Kos, Kos, Greece travel blog
On the ferry to Kos
Mar 26, 2006

... the ferry had to wait 35 minutes for the arrival of a soccer team that had tickets for this ferry. (Soccer is BIG in Greece). All the kids are fine. Marusia is a little tired. With Turkey ahead, we are hoping to get the same type of weather we ...

A travel blog entry by lesliemac451

Attractions in Kos (7)

Zia
Zia

Kós, Dodecanese, Greece

4.50

Red House Bar
Red House Bar

Tigaki Mall, Tigaki, Kós, Dodecanese, Greece

4.00

Asklepieion
Asklepieion

Kos Town, Kós, Dodecanese, Greece

0.00

Asklepion
Asklepion

Kós, Dodecanese, Greece

4.00

Forum Discussions on Kos (13)

The Island of Samos
Posted on Jul 16, 2009, 17:22:46
... the 2nd time I had to cancel Chios. It seems that CHIOS does not want us. (ha ha) But tell me why do you need a visa from Greece? Do I need a visa to drop off to Turkey? When I was at Kos and visited Bodrum in May it was no need for a visa. Let me know. ...
The Island of Samos
Posted on Jul 30, 2009, 12:32:36
I was mistaken when telling you that I did not a visa to get to Kos. Indeed we needed a visa, but it only took us 2 minutes, probably this is the reason I had forgot all about it. So is Kusandasi opposite Samos. I wonder if it is beautiful as Cesme ...
The Island of Samos
Posted on Jul 20, 2009, 11:02:07
I was mistaken when telling you that I did not a visa to get to Kos. Indeed we needed a visa, but it only took us 2 minutes, probably this is the reason I had forgot all about it. So it is Kusandasi opposite Samos. I wonder if it is beautiful as Cesme. I ...
The Island of Samos
Posted on Jul 19, 2009, 07:28:23
... Chios (oops, sorry, shouldn't have mentioned the place!). Having left Turkey, we are then entitled to a new three-month visa when we arrive back in the evening! I don't understand why you didn't need a visa to enter Turkey from Kos.