Turkey

Kos is a sleepy Greek island in the spring. A perfect spot of plenty of ancient ruins and Byzantine history surrounded by small farms and deep blue sea. In early April, the touristy parts of the island are still pretty well shut down. With weather in the low 70’s every day and plenty of wildflowers,…

A lot of visitors to Kos only come for the day, either on a cruise ship or a ferry from Bodrum, Turkey. In that short time frame, your best options are to either go on a mad dash motorbike tour of the island or to get to know the harbor town of Kos on foot.…

For our last full day on Kos, Rob and I took our rental bikes to cruise along the north coast of the island. The weather was a bit cooler today, still in the high 60’s, and the locals were bundled up like it was freezing. As usually seems to happen, I found the good farmer’s…

The weather was a bit stormy on Kos today.  Warm, but with a chance of rain.  Rob and I decided on a mellow picnic at Lambi Beach for lunch after running some morning errands. I rode my rental bike and Rob jogged. We found a lovely spot under a pine tree across from the AquaBlue…

The weather is nice today. Breezy and clear, just warm enough for a picnic but not so hot that you can’t be fully dressed.  Visiting Greece in April is the best-kept secret: you get all the monuments, wildflowers and delicious food to yourself. Rob and I took our rental bikes this morning to visit the…

Most of the storm has blown over Kos today, so Rob and I took our rental bikes out for an adventure that should appeal to my fan club from the Cuesta College Aqua Aerobics Class. Heading south from Kos Town, we followed the very nice bike paths along the water. A brochure here calls Kos…

One of the upsides of my trademark no-planning travel style is that we’re often quite surprised by what we find along the way. Kos is basically un-Google-able thanks to the Greek alphabet, which only adds to the mystery of our explorations. So back to it, with part II of our Sunday scooter adventure. We have…

There’s a lot of tourist information here about being able to see all of Kos in a single day. Rob and I had Sunday off work and, while super windy, we were still a day ahead of the big Saharan storm. So, on to a tiny (so tiny) scooter for a day-long adventure. We rented…

On Saturday morning, we packed up to catch the 9:30 ferry from Bodrum, Turkey to Kos, Greece. A storm had blown in overnight and it was uncharacteristically overcast. Bought our ferry tickets for $20 each and went through the exit immigration check points. Normally, this ferry takes just 20 minutes, but the seas were stormy…

Another week, another city to wrap up for future reference. I loved staying in Bodrum. The Turkish riviera is so special, full of history and style. In March, the city is largely empty of tourists but hardly shut down. Most restaurants and stores were open and locals were busy with daily life. We flew in…