- Greek Odyssey 2021: Retrospective
- Day 73: Homeward Bound
- Day 72: Our Last Full Day
- Day 71: More Sifnos Sightseeing
- Day 70: Exploring Sifnos by Car
- Day 69: Sun, Sand and Sea on Sifnos
- Day 68: Bus Trip to Apollonia
- Day 67: Mum and Dad’s First Full Day on Sifnos
- Day 66: Mum and Dad Arrive on Sifnos
- Day 65: Sifnos Sunshine and Mavri Spilia Hike
- Day 64: More Clouds Over Sifnos
- Day 63: Sifnos Cloudy First Day
- Day 62: Sikinos to Sifnos
- Day 61: Sikinos Sightseeing
- Day 60: Relaxing on Sikinos
- Day 59: Ios to Sikinos
- Day 58: Ios Last Full Day
- Day 57: Ios Psathi Beach and Palaiokastro
- Day 56: Ios Chill Day
- Day 55: Ios Agia Theodoti Beach
- Day 54: Exploring South Ios Magganari Beach
- Day 53: Naxos to Ios
- Day 52: Exploring Naxos by Car
- Days 50-51: Agia Anna
- Day 49: Relaxing in Agia Anna / Plaka Beach
- Day 48: Island-Hopping Continues: Aegiali, Amorgos to Agia Anna, Naxos
- Day 47: Kos to Amorgos
- Day 46: Kos Final Full Day
- Day 45: Last Gym Session on Kos
- Day 44: Moving Hotel Room Part 2
- Day 43: Moving Hotel Room
- Day 42: Visiting Tigaki
- Days 38-41: Living Life in Kos Town
- Day 37: Back to Kos Town
- Days 34-36: Nothing But The Pool
- Day 33: Ed Departs, I Remain
- Day 32: Road Trip (with Ed!)
- Day 31: Boat Trip with Ed
- Day 30: Ed Arrives on Kos
- Day 29: Why I’m Still on Kos
- Day 28: Kos Town Hotel Move
- Day 27: Kos Beach Day Again
- Day 26: Kos Car Hire
- Day 25: Kos Town Beach Day
- Day 24: Cutting Tilos Short
- Day 23: Rhodes to Tilos
- Day 22: Rhodes Town Beach
- Day 21: Exploring Rhodes Town
- Day 20: Rhodes Arrival from Karpathos
- Day 19: Exploring Karpathos by Car
- Day 18: Ammopi Beach by Bus
- Day 17: Karpathos Beach Day…Again
- Day 16: Karpathos Beach Day
- Day 15: Karpathos Arrival
- Day 13: Gortyn, Heraklion and Sitia
- Day 12: Phaistos and Matala
- Day 11: Preveli and Agia Galini
- Day 10: Road Trip Across Crete
- Day 9: Last Day in Palaiochora
- Day 8: Last Time at Grammeno Beach
- Day 7: Elafonissi Beach
- Day 6: Finally the Wind Dies Down
- Day 5: Grammeno Beach Again
- Day 4: Frangokastello, Hora Sfakion and Chania
- Day 3: Palaiochora Morning Exercise
- Day 2: Palaiochora and Grammeno Beach
- Day 1: Crete Arrival
- Touring Greece Without a Plan
- An Exciting Journey Begins
Summer is on the Horizon
2021 has been a rather dull year so far. With most countries under some form of lockdown or other, all we’ve been left to do is daydream about sunnier places. Well, I’ve decided to go all-in on my travelling this year so, assuming Covid doesn’t lay them to waste, let me tell you about my plans…
Who Needs a Job Anyway?
Over the past several years, I’ve been fortunate to build up quite a decent pot of savings in addition to buying a central apartment in the city where I live. I’ve reached a point in my career where it feels like time to take a break: after 15 years without a single gap in employment, I feel a bit burned out and perhaps a little jaded in my current role. So… three months ago I gave notice on my job and my last day was 30th June, with no new position lined up – I’m taking a break from it all!
What am I doing with this break then, you might wonder? Why, I’m heading to Greece of course!!
Moving? Or is it just a Holiday?
At first, I investigated the possibility of getting a residence visa that would allow me to remain in Greece for a year or more. Unfortunately, this proved difficult and, ultimately, during the time it was taking to get a decision from the Greek embassy, I decided that I might not want to stay that long anyway. As a result, I am limited to a 90-day stay due to the limitations of being a non-EU citizen (thanks, Brexit!) under the Schengen agreement.
My flights are now booked: I’m heading off on Wednesday 7th July and (provisionally) returning on Saturday 2nd October! Excited doesn’t quite cover it!!
So, What’s the Plan then?
I’m going to be posting further updates as I flesh out a rough itinerary, but the intention is to keep things as flexible as possible by not booking travel or accommodation too far in advance. However, I have locked in the initial 9-days as my parents happen to be flying out to Greece on 7th July to visit Crete and it made sense to travel with them. We’ll be staying in Palaiochora on the southwest coast, which is a part of Crete I’ve never visited before so it also ticks the box for being a new experience.
That’s all for now
I’m already working on a follow-up post with some more details of places I’m hoping to visit, so look out for that shortly.
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