Hi there! My name is Claire and I live in Wales, Uk. I have been filming travel and day trip videos from when i was a teen, i love creating memories to look back on. Therefore, i thought i would share it all with you in case any of you are looking at staying in any of the accommodations I've stayed at or towns etc as i know RU-vid is my number 1 place to start my research for up and coming trips. You'll find daily vlogs, accommodation tours, unique stays, local attractions near me, top things to see & do and more... Thank you for watching, take care. Claire x
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It was amazing!! Although we spotted something in the water the following night which put us off going in again 😔 - I’m just editing the next vlog so hoping I filmed that part! Xx
Day 5 - Oia & Pyrgos Santorini 🇬🇷 30th of October The ferry arrived on time in Santorini from Crete after our delay and our taxi driver was waiting at the port for us. The ferry ride was super smooth with loads of seating and a few eating/drinking areas open throughout. We slept on and off which helped. We arrived at our hotel in Oia - Loakasti hotel at around 6am and we were told we could stay until our taxi to Pyrgos arrives that night at 7pm which was brilliant! So we had a few hours sleep, got up for breakfast then went back to the room to chill for a few hours. I went into the pool which was cold but bareable - it was so nice and helped my puffy feet?! It was very quiet at the hotel with only another couple to be seen besides the staff. At around 2pm, we went into Oia and spent all day wandering the streets, eating salads and icecream. We were really surprised how quiet the town was considering there were around 7k cruise people in port that day and Oia and Fira are the main towns they go to! It was so lovely! More people came on buses towards sunset and headed to the castle area to watch. It was cloudy for most of the day but really hot! We were going to walk down to Amoudi bay which Jon and I did in 2016 but decided against it! We went back to our room, gathered our bag and met the taxi driver who took us to Pyrgos village which is the highest village on the island. I booked taxis through booking . Com as I’m genius level 3 so have a good discount off - no problems at all and really friendly. A porter met us by the main road and helped us with our bags up to our cave suite - Gods View which was near the castle right at the top of Pyrgos. We stayed near by last year but I had forgotten how tough the walk is up there! Later, we went to Brusco meze bar and restaurant and shared a platter for two for €18 - it was so good!!!
Hi Claire! I met you last year at Welshstock briefly, not sure if you remember; we have a mutual friend - Suzie! I found your channel again and it's great ☺ I'm about to start travelling with my 8 year old son so your vlogs are so helpful! I went down so many rabbit holes before booking a trip, especially Greek rabbit holes! - and I wished I'd remembered to come back and look at your channel - (I've now subbed). I've booked Gran Canaria, Puerto de Mogan, which looks really beautiful and I've never been to The Canary Islands before, but, I LOVE the look of this place so maybe next trip! I try and visit somewhere new each trip though and I've been to Crete already - I'm at that age where a bucket list is probably necessary 😂 I always want to go to Santorini, but, to be honest, it's looking a bit too touristy these days. I'll have a look at your vlogs. I also need to entertain an 8/9 year old, and I do my very best to avoid all-inclusives - never done one before and loathe to start now!! I love authentic travel, and you strike a great balance! Look forward to binge watching some of your travels ☺
Hi there!! Ooh I’d love to go to Gran Canaria one day too!! Ah a bucket list is a must 😂 I have soooooo many places i want to go to! Santorini is very touristy but there’s ways of escaping the crowds easily enough if you have a car… the majority of visitors especially if they are only in the island a few days, just go to Fira or Oia the two main towns and you literally can’t move in the summer months! We went for 2wks in July in 2022 and loved it but visited other places during the day to escape the crowds. Yeah I’m not keen on all inclusives - if the price is a bargain then I’ll go for it but I never take full advantage as I go off exploring during the day! Finding places to go with little ones is definitely harder. My youngest is 15 now so easier. I’m going back to Rhodes in a few weeks on my own this time for a few nights - I’ve always wanted to try solo travel! Thank you 🙏 x
@@Clairegoeswhere I will watch your Santorini videos again! Your last cave hotel was amazing! I'll look forward to seeing your Rhodes video, I've always wanted to go there too. Damn, the world is too big LOL! I'll let you know how Gran Canaria goes! It wasn't on my bucket list, but at least I've never been before. Thoroughly recommend solo travel, you'll love it. I used to do it a lot and it all started when a good friend of mine lived in NYC, so, I'd go and visit her - she worked all day and I'd explore the city by myself until we met up again in the evenings. I realised then that it was very different to travelling with someone else, because you only have to please yourself. There's a great sense of freedom and adventure! Have a fab time!! x
Day 3 - Rethymno & Chania Crete 🇬🇷 28th of October We caught a bus to Chania today; Chania is on the north west coast, around an hour drive from Rethymno, the 2nd largest town in Crete. It has a Venetian district, Jewish district and a Turkish district - our favourite was the Venetian district it was so colourful and pretty! Every corner was a photo opportunity! The 14th century Venetian harbour Is filled with restaurants and bars and considering it’s the end of October, we were surprised how busy it was! We caught the 4.30pm bus back and walked 15 minutes along the coastal path and past the fortezza fort back to the harbour while the sun was setting and then, to our apartment for showers and hot tub on our roof terrace. Our last meal was gyros! We had a takeaway and sat on the balcony people watching … 28 degrees today in Chania! Hot but a bit cloudy . Day 4 - Rethymno & Heraklion Crete 🇬🇷 29th of October Today we move to another Greek island but not until late this evening and it doesn’t go as planned…. The clocks went back last night which meant I woke up to a beautiful pink sunrise from our balcony! The music from the bars and restaurants below us last night went on until the early hours celebrating Oxi day - the anniversary of ‘no’ “This day is celebrated in remembrance of the moment when the then prime minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, refused to let the Italian troops enter Greece's border on October 28, 1940, during the Greco-Italian War” The bars and restaurants didn’t open until around 11am and it was strangely quiet. We didn’t have to leave until midday so we made the most of our time up on the rooftop terrace. With our cases all packed we walked to the bus station and had brunch there while we waited for our 12.45pm bus to the capital, Heraklion. It took an hour and a half and was full! We couldn’t sit next to each other… I wonder what would happen during the summer months?! We found luggage storage at the bus station so left our larger cases there then found a bus stop (no 2) up the road from the station that took us to Knossos palace just 5k from the city. We couldn’t work out how to use the ticket machine so instead of paying €1.5 we paid €2.50 each! Knossos palace was really interesting, a lot of ground to cover and we were there for around 3hrs. It costs us €23 and Oliver was half price as we are out of the EU! While here I had a message from Ferryhopper to tell us that there’s a migrant issue around the port in Rhodes and there will be a delay. A short while later, we were told that instead of catching the 10.45pm ferry, we will now be catching the 2.20am ferry…. Thankful is wasn’t cancelled but gutted as the travel through the night will be tough. It’s only 3hrs to Santorini so we’ll arrive by 5.30am - I rang our taxi to change the times to meet us at the port so all ok, just a bit of a pain. We decided to book a hotel room 10 min walk away from the port for £49 - it meant we could have showers, we could leave our cases in the room while we went for food, we could charge our phones and sleep if we could. At 1.25am we walked to the port - there were lots of other passengers waiting for the ferry but wasn't super busy. Who knew I’d be going back to Santorini so soon?! (we were there for 2wks in July 2022 - full 14 day vlogs on this channel) As mentioned previously, we saved so much money by moving islands (£13 each) so it made sense and it’s the closest island to Crete. Next stop ..... Santorini....
The beach is opposite the hotel and all down the coast for miles but the ‘best’ beach area is Eli beach about 5-10 walk up from the hotel - that’s where you’ll find beach clubs and it’s more sandy there
🧿A spur of the moment decision led to a 9 night trip to Greece end of October 2023. Flights were just £16 for my son and £19 for myself with EasyJet from Bristol to Crete. We also booked a ferry to Santorini for a few nights which were £13 each from Crete then flights back to Gatwick 5 days later all for the same price inc accommodation as what a 4nt package holiday would have cost us!! Here's what we got up to...🧿 Day 1 - Rethymno Crete 🇬🇷 25th & 26th October We flew into Heraklion airport late last night and took a bus to Rethymno where we will be staying for 4nts - 2 nights at suite chloe and 2 nights at suite Erato both in Muses Suites. Our first time in Crete and I decided to base in Rethymno due to its ancient history plus its easy to reach Chania (beautiful town) and Heraklion (the capital and where we will be getting the ferry to Santorini from) and it’s really pretty and similar to Rhodes old town which I fell in love with back last April. Today, we had a chilled morning and had breakfast literally opposite the front door to our accommodation at Bee Cafe as we happen to be situated on the main bar and restaurant strip of the town - handy ! We went on a 30 minute land train ride which was nice as we got to see the old and new town before properly exploring then, walked to the Fortezza which is perched high above the town - amazing views, amazing history… highlight of the day for me! The rest of the day was spent waking around the town, stopping of for an icecream and coffee then going out for a meal at night to a lovely traditional taverna in the old town. They don’t do glasses of wine they do 1/2 litres!! Plus a free ouzo to finish … Weather very humid, high 20’s but cloudy 19k steps and a few mozzy bits! Next video we will be going to Chania for the day and then the day after, we head to Heraklion to catch the ferry over to Santorini but it doesn't go to plan!!! Coming soon ...
I remember having wonderful camping holidays in Tenby and visiting Caldey Islans with my parents and brothers., in the late 50s. Such beautiful places, most of all I can still smell the perfumes you could by on Caldey Island, which was made and sold by the Monks living in the Monistry there. Wonderful relaxing peaceful places. Thanks for the memories.
Hi we books the stairs or steps at €70 minimum spend each. Would definitely recommend as we sat on cushions and had amazing views and little table but… it would have been great to sit near the dj but it wasn’t a big deal. The steps are the cheapest option for guaranteed seats.x
What a fantastic video! I’ve been watching lots of videos about Rhodes as we are going there in July 2024 - this is one of the best I’ve seen. Thank you !! 🤩 🧿
Hi there, I would go back again if the price was good!! I loved the location - so close to the new and old town and all the great beach bars near the aquarium. The hotel is large with a few pools and we thought the food was great! We had free wine beer and soft drinks added to our mini bar for free each day! The negatives are that we found there wasn’t enough seats for everyone in the bars and lobby at night and also near the different eateries outside by the pool in the afternoon and this was first week of April and just a few days after opening for the season! They might in busier months add more seating ?! Also there was long queues to have our evening meal most night going down the corridor outside the main buffet restaurant- I hate queues but we waited no longer than 15-20 minutes to go in and be seated. Our room had the best views but it was one of the old sea view rooms and definitely not 5star - lots of work is needed to modernise it. We just paid around £800 for 4nts all inclusive plus flights bags and transfers with easyjet for 2 of us. I have a hotel room tour video on my channel of this hotel if you haven’t seen it already. I liked it and would go back again but only if we got a good bargain. I’d say it’s more 4 star than 5 and done rooms need renovating.
What resort apart from Kardamena because we are staying there, would you recommend for a day trip we are thinking Tigaki and Kos town please for someone in a wheelchair or scooter please one has to have a beach
Kos town is lovely and there’s a straight walking path from the town over to Lambi (where we stayed) it took us around 20 minutes to walk it and it’s flat all the way there. The beaches near Lambi are beautiful too. We didn’t go to Tigaki but we went to Kefalos for the day but just went to the beach there. And we did a sunset bus trip to Zia mountain village. Both really pretty. If you haven’t done so already, type Kos forum into Google search and click the Tripadviser Kos forum link… you might be able to get lots of information about accessibility on there xx
Another Amazing Vlog by a Beautiful Lady #Clare. Clare don’t forget to look at videos of #Ampavris #Family #Apartments outside #Kos near #Lambi Keep up with your Amazing vlogs Lani xx 😘
Aw thank you 🙏 I went to have a look and there’s a RU-vid video on their website - it looks lovely! And not far from the town either which is great. Thank you xx
I went to this hotel and actually my pfp is a photo I took on that beach right were that rock is in the water we did sunset photos best moment of my life I will always wanna go back it was so fun they do entertainment every night all inclusive so drinks and food whenever I want I think I had a crepe and pizza every day 😂 only downside is the pools are salt water but still had so much fun
Beautiful photo ☺️ I absolutely loved the location too as it was perfect for beach and town - I’m looking at going to Rhodes again maybe in October but staying near by as this hotel is over my budget that time of year unfortunately xx
Claire its lovely to see a normal young lady doing a beautiful video and just being yourself so naturally lovely great video great music...can't wait to go to kefalonia you have sold it to me 😂😂😂 looks amazing thank you ... ..
Hallo Claire,, Schöne Ausflug hast du mit uns gemacht in Mykonos und diese Hut steht dir viel besser, nur schade dass es deine schöne rote Haare versteckt. Ich gebe dir einen like 🩵
Hi there haha yes I have to wear hats as my hair in thin on the top and I could get sun burn. I’ve had skin cancer in the past so I have to be very careful. X
Hey Claire have you been back since or more recently than 2018? We are heading to Kefalonia in the high season and we would prefer to travel via bus as the expense of a car is insane during that time. Is it easy to get around via bus? Thanks in advance
Hi there sorry about my late reply. No I haven’t but it’s high on my list to go back soon hopefully! The buses run from the main depot in Argostoli and travel all over the island. I printed off all the bus routes we wanted to do with the times from the Ktel Kefalonia bus website beforehand so we could plan our days. We didn’t go south of the island but travelled to many places daily and we found the buses great! The views are stunning and there’s free WiFi onboard too. Places like Asos and Fiskardo in the north had limited buses so we had to be mindful of being early at pick up times. We left Asos around 10 mins early and it was the last bus if the day going back to Argostoli! But other than that, the buses were on time and cheap too. Your best bet is to look at the Ktel website and see what routes are available now and go from there. You could also maybe do day tours through Get Your Guide that might help reaching a few more places. Hope you have a wonderful time x
