June 11th I finally managed to view the villa where a group of Russian clients, (not ours) were staying; they very kindly let me have a quick scoot around. I brought out my best schoolgirl Russian and told them that dark night lay over the hills of Georgia, that the River Aragva was foaming far … Read More
10th June Five Star Greece villa tour – Corfu continued My villa tour continued, with an animal theme; Villa SK, just above a secluded cove up the coast from Avlaki, has an elderly bull-mastiff called Abi, She is doted on by Anna, the laughing girl who looks after the house, and is taken for a … Read More
June 9th Five Star Greece villa tour continued A dawn start to get some good photography done at Corfu CH, which is really one of the top villas on Corfu now, and then non -stop, frantic rushing from house to house, sending pictures, answering clients and forgetting mobiles, cameras and car keys all over the … Read More
June 8th Corfu High life It doesn’t get much better than this – magnificent villas in Corfu on the sea, two of which compete for the crown in this area – Corfu CH is an oasis of Aman-style serenity in the happy-go-lucky muddle of Greece. The colour of the pool matches the blue of the sea … Read More
June 7th The island hopper plane jumps from Crete, to Zakynthos, to Kephalonia, to Preveza, to Corfu. The stewardess just has time to explain about seatbelts before it is time to land each time. A great day out for 40 euros! The first house to be visited was Corfu AT which sits grandly above … Read More
June 5th Ithaca I woke up this morning to a big grey cloud that burst as I was having bread and honey for breakfast on the veranda – the rain banged on the cane pergola and a thunderclap with lightening flash made us all jump and shriek. The smell of hot earth and herbs … Read More
30th May Santorini continued; Morning visit to a house that I saw years ago and loved, but was in a dilapidated state – the Astra Hotel has now taken it on and refurbished it for guests wanting total privacy and what must be the only Caldera view on Santorini where no other house is visible. … Read More
May 27th How to do Mykonos and Santorini Five Star Greece style.. Mykonos off-season is a delight – a fully functioning playground all to yourself. Choose your beach, wonder which vast stretch of empty sand is the perfect one for you, swim in the surprisingly warm translucent water, lie down in the sun for a … Read More
Where to go in Greece in 2017
Time to go Island Hopping
Passport to a rather damp paradise
The News from Ithaca