by Helen Iatrou | May 9, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Weekend sailing lesson: From Athens to Aegina island 9 MAY, 2017 Sailing Sailing lessons In one of our final practical lessons for our Greek sailing licences, we excitedly packed waterproof bags and set off for a weekend-long lesson that involved sailing from our club...
by Helen Iatrou | Apr 13, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
First night sail! Sailing from dusk till nightfall 13 APRIL, 2017 Sailing Learning to sail It was a warm Spring day in Athens and we were excited to don our full gear and head out for our night sailing lesson with Nautical Club of Palaio Faliron instructor Lazaros on...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 24, 2017 | Greece, Sailing, Travel
Nothing but smooth sailing: Lesson no. 3 24 MARCH, 2017 Greek-Brit salty sailor Evan took us out on Giorgio, a cruising yacht, for our third practical sailing lesson on the Saronic Sea, south of Athens, which turned out to be a pretty chill day on the water. Giorgio,...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 16, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Sailing lesson no. 2 on racing yacht Exionas 16 MARCH, 2017 Last Sunday we spent an incredible five-and-a-half hours with our sailing instructor Panagiotis and our fellow future yachties plying the Argosaronic Sea in southern Athens. We were fortunate enough to go out...
by Helen Iatrou | Mar 9, 2017 | Greece, Sailing
Sailing 101: A sneak peek at our first practical lesson 09 MARCH, 2017 Sailing 101: So, here we are at our first practical sailing lesson on a gorgeous sunny Spring day on the southern Athens coast. As I attempt my first rope coil, Carlo teased me that I’ll...
by Helen Iatrou | Sep 19, 2016 | Beach life, Greece
Everybody loves the sunshine: Our new favourite Athens Riviera beach 19 SEPTEMBER, 2016 Beach life Greece “My life, my life, my life, my life in the sunshine, hey Everybody loves the sunshine, ooh, ooh, sunshine, ooh yeah Folks get down in the sunshine, ooh, ooh yeah...
by Helen Iatrou | Sep 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Greece, Inspire me, Sailing
Video: In our element sailing on coworking catamaran in Greece 07 SEPTEMBER, 2016 Sailing Coworking Greece We spent a week sailing, coworking and coliving on innovative new remote working catamaran Coboat in Greek waters in mid-August during their Pirate Beta launch...
by Helen Iatrou | Sep 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Greece, Inspire me, Sailing
Casting caution to the wind aboard coworking catamaran Coboat 07 SEPTEMBER, 2016 Location independence Entrepreneurship Sailing Barefoot business: We spent a week on this innovative new remote working space on the high seas working, playing and sailing Greek waters...
by Helen Iatrou | Feb 12, 2016 | Beach life, Greece, Photography, Travel
Play castaway: Six romantic Greek island getaways 12 FEBRUARY, 2016 TravelGreeceIsland destinations Photos by Carlo Raciti Yeah, it’s Valentine’s Day this Sunday. Are you going to be one half of the many canoodling couples splashing out on an over-priced, mediocre...
by Helen Iatrou | Jan 10, 2016 | Photography, Portugal, Travel, Wine & dine me
Lisbon ‘hoods and the world’s best seafood diner 10 JANUARY, 2016 Lisbon Travel Wine & dine me A walk through the Portuguese capital’s coolest districts, chasing rays across the Tagus River and paying respects at a shellfish shrine Photos by Carlo...