Kefalonia, Cephalonia,Kefallonia, Cephallonia and Kefallinia are all names that this stunning island off the west coast of Greece is known by. Whatever name you prefer, they all refer to a welcoming, beautiful and stunning holiday destination. An island worth visiting if you want to experience the Greek Islands. It is ideal for travellers with a week…
Fishing Boats in Fiscardo on Kefalonia Island Greece by gary bembridge This is the start of a new feature on the site called “Friday Photo”. Every Friday I will post a travel photo to inspire, excite and help to think about places you have visited – or want to visit. Most will be photos I…
I have stayed at this hotel twice in the space of 3 years, both actually for conferences rather than as a tourist despite its deign primarily as a tourist venue. This hotel opened as a Grecotel in 2OO4 in time for the Olympics held in Athens that same year. It is about 65 Kms for…
I have stayed the Hotel Pentelikon in Athens a few times over the last few years, and usually been very happy with staying there. Though it is not ideal if you are a tourist as it quite far from the centre and where you may want to go sightseeing. The staff at the hotel are…
Grecotel Cape Sounio Athens (24), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Click here to see the full gallery of my pictures of the hotel It is about 65 Kms for the centre of Athens and about 35 Kms from the airport and on the Aegean coast. The hotel is on a small natural bay and looks directly…
See Part 1: The hotel video and review of where I stayed: click hereI can never really make up my mind if I love, loath or am indifferent about Athens. But what I do know is that in recent years, every time that I have visited the city since the run up to the 2004…
I have been to Athens 3 tiems (so far this year): at the end of January for a meeting, in June for a conference and then again for a short meeting. In January and now in August, I stayed in the Hotel Pentelikon. Below is a video of the room which was very nice indeed…