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Volcano tour, Santorini: The walk to the summit of the “volcano” was relatively easy. There were great views back to the main town of Thira past the cruise ships

The final instalment in the Harry Potter series was located, hours after its official release, in Rhodes’ only English-language bookstore.

dominated by whitewashed walls and a characteristic deep blue, Santorini is an aesthete’s paradise and a photographer’s dream

Oia Youth Hostel in Santorini: Clean, roomy and well-run, this place was a real find. The entertaining and thoughtful owner, Manolis, was a great host,

Day 22: You know how we were taking a blase attitude to booking ahead? Well, that came to a crashing stop when we found that tickets for our preferred ferry to Santorini - and all other ferries on that day - were sold out.
We’re now on the way, one day later than originally planned, to […]

crowd-pleasing Kecak dance in which the entire ensemble including dance performers and the orchestra joined to produce a mesmerising display of chanting and rhythmic movement.

You couldn’t quibble with the location, right in the heart of the Plaka within 5 minutes walk from the Acropolis. We were probably lucky not to be in the dorm in Room 38, down a further two sets of stairs in an airless basement room, the door of which a former visitor had wryly marked “Alien Workshop”.

the “completed” reconstructions look shambolic and cheap, with plain cement tubes propping up