Taxibeat, the ultimate taxi app I travel to Athens several times a year and always keep my eyes peeled for new, interesting tips for my readers. Bus, taxi or metro? Depends on where you are. Anyway, these are the best means of transport in Athens. From the airport to the city or [...]
It's snowdrop season Everyone knows snowdrops. They are the first signs of spring. But did you know that there is an endemic species to Ikaria? Namely the Ikaria snowdrop (Galanthus ikariae). Endemic? True, as the movie “My Greek Fat Wedding” claims, of course all the words come from Greek :twisted: Endemic comes [...]
Ikaria in the first GEO season discovery booklet Ikaria was selected for the first Geo Season discovery booklet and the most exciting destinations for 2017! A trip to the island of free spirits... "The Greek island surprises with lush greenery, gorges, springs and free spirits who like to party. Far away from Athens, [...]
After the snow the rain Yes, that is Nas beach (Photo: Stamatis Melis) or rather, what is left of it. It must have looked something like this in ancient times when the pilgrim ships docked at the clearly visible harbor pier below the temple. We had an unusually dry summer in 2016, bad [...]
Snow in Ikaria Snow in Greece Ariadne is the name of the ongoing snowstorm in Greece. The old people say the last time it snowed so much was 60 years ago. It snowed so heavily on the islands of Euboea, Skopelos and Alonnissos that a state of emergency had to be declared. The [...]
New Year's singing - Kalanda It's time for a repost again: The New Year's Kalanda. I am often asked: what is it actually like to live in Ikaria in winter? The Kalanda are a good example of our village's unbroken joy of life and sense of community. Kalanda is the traditional holiday song [...]
A review and photos from Kirsten This September I started learning Greek on Ikaria. Picked up by car in Evdilos by Mihalis, the head of the Ikaria language center, the route continues through mountain villages on a dusty road to the center. Before we turn in there is a beautiful view of the sea [...]
Learned Greek easily - Fit for your vacation. Do you know the feeling when everyone speaks to you slowly and conspicuously loudly, like to a small child, just because you don't know the language? I felt treated as if I didn't have all the cups in the cupboard! They must think I'm [...]
Interview between author Doris Iding and Ursula Kastanias I was interviewed by the author Doris Iding on behalf of the Peter Hess Center during her intensive training on Ikaria in June 2016 about the travel situation in GR and in Ikaria in particular. Here my answers... Doris Iding Greece was once [...]
Out and about in wild nature When you arrive on Ikaria, the first thing you notice is the bright clear light of the Aegean Sea and the aromatic scent. The salt smell of the sea mixes with a spicy herbal scent. You inhale it with pleasure through your nose. It immediately makes you [...]
