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...