If you are hiring a scooter, motorbike or quad on the islands, we strongly advise that you wear the crash helmets supplied, as the Greek police are clamping down on those disobeying the rule and fines can be hefty.
Fire Prevention Enforced!
May 1 each year marks the start of the restrictions on both locals and visitors to Greece to prevent wildfires during the summer season. Contravention of the rules can incur heavy fines, or even imprisonment. The vast majority of wildfires are caused by people! The rules in place are:- Fires to dispose of household and […]
10th Rhodes International Marathon
The 10th Rhodes International Marathon, sponsored by the TUI travel company in 2025, has been rebranded as the TUI Rhodes Marathon. It will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Registration for the TUI Rhodes Marathon has now opened for the Marathon, Half Marathon, 5 and 10 km races. Further information can be found on […]
Information Updates
We regularly check the information we post on our website regarding such things as bus and ferry timetables and taxi charges, especially during the tourist season. However, in many cases, we have to rely on official bodies and companies to update their information and this can be sporadic, especially out of season. We therefore suggest […]
Please Don’t Litter!
As Greece opens up to international tourism for 2025, we ask all to be respectful and help keep Greece beautiful. Especially on beaches, please take any litter away with you and dispose of it in official bins and don’t just drop plastic drinks bottles when empty. Thank you.
All Inclusive Holidays?
In recent years, the Greek islands have seen an ever-increasing number of ‘all-inclusive holidays’ being offered by the major tour operators. Whilst I understand the attraction of this format of holiday for some, such as families with young children, or those on a tight budget, they are sadly having a detrimental and irreversible effect on […]
Warning to Holidaymakers!
Tourists are being warned against hiring quad bikes or scooters, after numerous accidents and deaths on the Greek islands. The hiring of quad bikes and similar vehicles are not usually covered by travel insurance, with the cost of repatriating a seriously injured patient to their home country costing up to 36,000€. Island Police Departments have […]
The UK Bans Products Brought in from the EU
The UK government has imposed a temporary ban on a wide range of food products being brought into the UK by travellers from the EU, due to a growing number of countries in the EU reporting cases of foot-and-mouth disease. The restrictions apply regardless of whether the products are professionally packaged or not, and include […]
Tree Pollen!
As we move into spring, each year great clouds of yellowy-green pollen start to rise from the island’s pine and fir forests. Like many wind pollinated species, pines and firs produce massive quantities of pollen, which inevitably will settle and coat vehicles, balconies and windows. Many people believe that they have allergies to pine and […]
Greek Beach Law App
The Greek government introduced a law in 2024 that comprehensively strengthens the protection of the country’s beaches. It has always been the case, as written into the Greek constitution, that the public has the right to free and unrestricted access to all the country’s beaches. However, in recent years, there has been a growing problem […]
