Greece - Articles, Photos & Videos By Ben Ellis - Surftide Blog https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/tag/greece/ Landscape & Travel Photography Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:59:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://www.surftide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-cropped-Surftide-App-Icon-32x32.png Greece - Articles, Photos & Videos By Ben Ellis - Surftide Blog https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/tag/greece/ 32 32 Elafonisi Beach, Crete https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/elafonisi-beach-crete/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:58:25 +0000 https://www.surftide.co.uk/?p=4044 Taken back in 2008 on our trip to Crete. Elafonisi is a tiny island off the south western corner of Crete.

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]]> Greece photos now on Flickr https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-photos-now-on-flickr/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-photos-now-on-flickr/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:25:42 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=506 I’ve finally got around to editing my holiday photos from Athens and Crete and uploaded a few to my Flickr account, go check em out and let me know what you think!

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-photos-now-on-flickr/feed/ 0 Greece part 9: Akrotiri peninsula: Kalathas, Stavros and Moni Gouverneto https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-9-akrotiri-peninsula-kalathas-stavros-and-moni-gouverneto/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-9-akrotiri-peninsula-kalathas-stavros-and-moni-gouverneto/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:25:18 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=461 Our final excursion before returning to the UK was to the Akrotiri peninsula located to the east of Chania. It is quite barren and its northern extent is lined by steep hills. We stopped at the beach at Kalathas which had a strange orange/brown sediment that was flowing into the bay creating a marked contrast […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-9-akrotiri-peninsula-kalathas-stavros-and-moni-gouverneto/feed/ 0 Greece part 8: Elafonisi, Crete https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-8-elafonisi-crete/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-8-elafonisi-crete/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:25:13 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=460 The second of our day trips was to Elafonisi situated on south eastern tip of Crete, 43km from Kastelli and 76km from Chania. We drove from Chania through the Gorge of Topolia and the mountain towns of Topolia, Myli, Elos, Kefali, and Vathi amongst others, taking in the breathtaking scenery as we went. The area […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-8-elafonisi-crete/feed/ 0 Greece part 7: Falasarna, Western Crete https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-7-falasarna-western-crete/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-7-falasarna-western-crete/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:25:06 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=459 Our next excursion took us to the sweeping bay at Falasarna on the west coast of Crete. An amazing bay with a huge beach, backed by cliffs and agricultural land. The sea was crystal clear and looked really inviting if it hadn’t been for the howling wind. We took a little shelter at the northern […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-7-falasarna-western-crete/feed/ 0 Greece part 6: Samaria Gorge, National Park of Samaria, Western Crete https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-6-samaria-gorge-national-park-of-samaria-western-crete/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-6-samaria-gorge-national-park-of-samaria-western-crete/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=458 As part of our stay in Crete we went to see the Samaria Gorge, one of the longest in Europe. We walked the 16km from start to finish: 13km through the National Park of Samaria and then an additional 3 km to Agia Roumeli from the exit of the National Park. The gorge starts at […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-6-samaria-gorge-national-park-of-samaria-western-crete/feed/ 0 Greece part 5: Chania old town, Western Crete https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-5-chania-old-town-western-crete/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-5-chania-old-town-western-crete/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:24:50 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=457 After our fantastic stay at the Ammos Hotel in Agii Apostoli, Rose and I spent the remainder of our 5 nights in Crete in the old town of Chania. Before we’d left the Ammos we had a trip into Chania and found the wonderful old town just west of the main harbour. It is composed […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-5-chania-old-town-western-crete/feed/ 0 Greece part 3: The Ammos Hotel, Agii Apostoli, Western Crete, Greece https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-3-the-ammos-hotel-agii-apostoli-western-crete-greece/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-3-the-ammos-hotel-agii-apostoli-western-crete-greece/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:24:40 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=455 I found the Ammos Hotel on TripAdvisor when I was looking for a place to stay in Crete. Despite being a geography graduate, but shamefully not knowing anything about the island’s geography (or history for that fact) it was a bit potluck in deciding which end of the island we should stay. In the end […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-3-the-ammos-hotel-agii-apostoli-western-crete-greece/feed/ 0 Greece part 2: Piraeus to Chania with Anek Lines https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-2-piraeus-to-chania-with-anek-lines/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-2-piraeus-to-chania-with-anek-lines/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:24:35 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=454 Our 2 night stay in Athens finished by taking the ferry from Piraeus port in Athens to Chania in north west Crete. We took the metro to the port and whilst en-route some guy tried to pick-pocket me. I felt a hand trying to get to my wallet in my pocket whilst boarding the train […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-2-piraeus-to-chania-with-anek-lines/feed/ 0 Greece part 1: Athens, Greece https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-1-athens-greece/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-1-athens-greece/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:24:29 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=453 I wasn’t sure what to expect from Greece as I’ve never had any desire to go there, maybe it is the lack of surf, but I was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience after my girlfriend booked us 2 return flights to Athens for our first 2 week holiday together. Athens airport was clean, well […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece-part-1-athens-greece/feed/ 0 Rose and me in Athens, Greece https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/rose-and-me-in-athens-greece/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/rose-and-me-in-athens-greece/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:52:05 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=447 Rose and I had a great start to our Greek holiday starting with a 2 day trip to Athens. The weather was beautiful, not a cloud in the sky, between 25-27 degrees, we couldn’t have asked for more. We stayed in the Student Travellers Inn situated in Plaka in the centre of Athens. We walked […]

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]]> https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/rose-and-me-in-athens-greece/feed/ 0 Greece https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece/ https://www.surftide.co.uk/blog/greece/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:07:22 +0000 http://www.hungrybrowser.co.uk/benellis/?p=438 Rosana and I are off to Greece for 2 weeks on the 15th Oct. As a surprise anniversary present Rose booked two return tickets to Athens. I was stoked and touched with the gesture. We are going to plan our itinerary over the next week and book up some accomodation. All we know so far […]

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