Alan: I'm writing this on our last full day on Halki (or Chalki if you prefer the Greek spelling with a silent "C"). The lack of updates during the last two weeks is a good sign as we made a great choice for our last island have been enjoying our accommodation, the beaches, the tavernas and the people. Brilliant! Our trip here was a bit of a challenge, the wind was blowing quite hard and no one seemed very sure if the ferries would be running as we looked to lea...

Alan: While we were sorry to leave Lipsi, our ferry trip was straightforward and gave us a pleasant hour or so zipping through the islands en route to Kalymnos. Things changed with our arrival as Kalymnos is a big, busy island. We spotted the bus stop for our transfer to Myrties where we would connect with the small boats for the 10-15 minute journey to Telendos. With best part of an hour to wait we humped our luggage to a nearby taverna advertising breakfast. Un...

Alan: Lipsi is definitely in my top three islands for this trip; it could well end up in a higher placing, but there are still two islands we haven't seen yet. A week here has flown by. After frantic Santorini it was a return to what we think of when we talk about Greek islands. Relatively few tourists (and the Italians only starting to arrive J) with most of the population (and us) living in the port where there are enough tavernas and ouzeries to provide choice...

Alan: Calling Santorini "Mykonos 2" would be unfair, but it is busy, expensive and suffers from too many cruise ships. On the plus side the topography left by the volcano is nothing short of stunning. You can sit and eat your dinner overlooking the “caldera” while watching a magnificent sunset, just be careful where you choose to do this or take your credit card. The room we had chosen on bookings.com was well positioned (an easy walk on a traffic fre...

Alan: Another new island and one we have been moving towards with high anticipation. We have committed to a 10-day stay on Amorgos so we can unpack everything and stop worrying about ferries for a while! It is a particularly beautiful island, very mountainous and yet with several really attractive beaches. We landed from Naxos on the Skopelitis ferry at Katapola, the busier southern port and were transferred by a mini-bus to our accommodation where we are staying...