It takes about four hours to digest food. However, on holiday with the temptation of the sea or even the pool near us, we forget this instruction. And yet, in these 4 hours, the body’s processes are heavily involved in digestion, with a high percentage of our oxygen and energy being directed to the stomach. […]
If you wish to get a feel for the wealth of information that is available to you on this website, free of any charge when you purchase one of our unique travel guides, please read on. For example, in just one member’s section, ‘Travel Information’ (under Travel Club), there is over 50 holiday issues covered […]
Most travel guides ‘pad out’ their printed publications with pictures of nondescript alleyways and unnamed beaches that are of little help to the reader. We wanted to offer much more and at a higher quality than is possible in our paperback book format. So, to achieve this and at no extra cost to the book […]
The “Zero tolerance for not wearing a helmet” campaign by the Greek Police continues, aimed at universal compliance among drivers and passengers of two-wheelers, as well as ATVs and Light Personal Electric Vehicles (electric scooters). Throughout this summer, Police Departments across the country will be conducting strict checks on motorcycles, motorcycle rental businesses, tourists on […]
We endeavour and usually succeed in bringing you information well in advance of forthcoming tourist events on Rhodes. However, official bodies and organisations in Greece are habitually late in advertising their forthcoming programmes, often only days before they happen. Some don’t even bother to advertise at all, other than by word of mouth, or ‘flyers’. […]
Please be aware that the Police in Greece are strict on ‘Drinking and Driving’! If you are driving a vehicle, either 4 or 2 wheels, and you are stopped at one of the random checkpoints, or for erratic driving and found to be above the legal limit, you will be arrested, spend a night in […]
An increase in the licence fee for businesses renting space on the beaches of Rhodes Town has increased from 24 to 80 euros a metre. The fees are charged on behalf of the government by ETAD, the Public Real Estate Company, which manages and develops the private real estate of the Greek State. The national […]
Please be advised that a species of jellyfish, the Purple Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca), is dangerous and is found throughout the Mediterranean. However, their population has not increased since the latest outbreak started in 2020, both in the Aegean and almost simultaneously in Spanish waters. In the Aegean, numbers increase as you go further south, as […]
The Greek Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), the organisation responsible for the awarding of the International Program of ‘Blue Flags’ in Greece, has announced the list of beaches on Rhodes that have achieved 'Blue Flag' status for 2026/27. 'Blue Flags' are awarded on the basis of a number of criteria, including cleanliness of […]
The new tourist train will enter service on Friday, May 1, in Rhodes Town. The train’s route will start and end at the Aktaion in Rhodes Town, opposite the marina. From May 1 to May 3, the routes will operate every hour, starting at 10:00 in the morning and ending at 17:00. From May 4 […]
