Symi Harbour, 29 September 2011

The Cypriot cruise ship, Salamis Filoxenia, dwarfing the diminutive Kaptain Mike from Rhodes. 

The photograph above is a bit like how the average Greek feels about the Troika and all the other stuff looming over the little people.  The Greeks are not strangers to hard times as anyone familiar with Greece's modern history will know and despite what the international media have to say in their sensationalist reporting, most people work very hard indeed and have little time to enjoy the pleasures that more affluent nations take for granted.  Just because one lives and works in a beautiful holiday destination does not mean that one is on holiday.

Dodecanese Seaways has just announced its acquisition of a car ferry to serve the Dodecanese routes.  We don't know yet when it will come into commission but this is welcome news indeed.  For more information please see www.12ne.gr/en/ and our travel blog.

Regards,

Adriana

To Mark who commented on my previous post, the restaurant you mean is Vassilis Taverna :-)