by lareine | Aug 9, 2025 | Stories, Greece
I had some of my freshest Greek mezedes plates at Mr Blue. The restaurant is inside The Galaxy Hotel in Petrothalassa. Slightly off the beaten path, it sits alone directly on the beach, offering ocean views for you to enjoy if you are staying there. Even if you’re...
by lareine | Jul 9, 2025 | Stories, Greece
Zurbaran appeared to be showing a slow and sleepy service—I felt like saying, “Wake up everyone!” We had an hour or so to kill and this was within reach, so we walked in for a quick lunch. This might be the shortest story ever, as I only ordered a main course, with a...
by lareine | May 18, 2025 | Greece, Stories
Our lunch at Tarsanas, was a super quick pit stop break- it was getting late in the day because we spent most of it bike riding around the island. (Which is a must do). Verging on 4pm, we were hungry from the calorie burning. You are not short of restaurants with...
by lareine | May 15, 2025 | Greece, Stories
Veranda Del Vino is a restaurant/wine bar overlooking the Porto Heli gulf. It’s cosy and inviting, and they also have a wine shop opposite (Always an excellent idea to combine food and wine together). I like to think my area is food so I refrain from talking...
by lareine | May 4, 2025 | Greece, Stories
This was our first ever visit to the beautiful Ermioni. It was also an opportunity to eat in a different taverna as an alternative location to Porto Heli. We pulled up to Spirandreas on our bikes, having done such an exhilarating ride, there is nothing better than...
by lareine | Apr 21, 2025 | Greece, Stories
I heard from a friend in the area that a good souvlaki to try at Easter is here at the Kaiki Pool and Snack Bar, in the Hapimag Hotel. I always take note when a new recommendation comes my way: Sometimes it is a clever idea to take it, but other times I have sat down...
