Kos gives a honeymoon room to slow down. The island runs about 40 km along the eastern Aegean, flat enough to cycle, with quiet sandy beaches in the southwest. Ancient sites near the capital. A mountain village that faces the sunset. Couples split their days between calm coves, harbour dinners, and short boat trips, and … Read more
A Pserimos day trip from Kos crosses the strait that separates Kos from Kalymnos to reach a small island of fewer than 100 permanent residents. Excursion boats leave Kos Town harbour in the morning, run about 15 kilometres north in roughly 45 to 60 minutes, and moor off the main village of Avlakia. The village … Read more
Kalymnos rises from the Aegean just north of Kos, separated by a narrow strait that ferries cross in about thirty to forty-five minutes. The island built its identity on sponge diving. An industry that sent generations of Kalymnian men to the seabeds of the Mediterranean and North Africa and left a legacy visible in every … Read more