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Leaving Nisyros – A Quiet Journey Back Across the Aegean

Thanasis Bounas — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:49:53 +0000

There is a particular feeling that comes with leaving a Greek island. The harbor slowly falls behind, the coastline becomes smaller, and the open sea once again takes over the horizon. Leaving Nisyros is one of those moments. After spending time on an island shaped by volcanic landscapes, traditional villages and the waters of the […]

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Lipsi, Greece – A Quiet Island Beneath the Aegean Sky

Thanasis Bounas — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:00:09 +0000

Some Greek islands are remembered for famous beaches, crowded harbors or busy summer nights. Lipsi leaves a different kind of memory. This small island in the Dodecanese feels closer to the sea, the wind and the changing moods of the Aegean. On a sunny summer morning, the water can be intensely blue. But when dark […]

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Tilos, Greece – Where the Aegean Meets a Wild Shore

Thanasis Bounas — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:21:59 +0000

There are Greek islands that immediately try to impress you. Tilos is different. Here, beauty can be found in something as simple as the sound of waves rolling over a beach of smooth pebbles, beneath a sky filled with changing clouds. Located in the Dodecanese, between Rhodes and Nisyros, Tilos is one of those islands […]

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Antiparos, Greece – Sailing Through the Blue Waters of the Cyclades

Thanasis Bounas — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:54:47 +0000

There are places in the Cyclades where the sea seems to become part of everything around you. Antiparos, Greece, is one of them. On a clear summer day, anchored sailboats rest on intensely blue water while the low, dry landscape of the Cyclades stretches along the horizon. There is very little movement. The boats turn […]

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Mykonos, Greece – Where the Cyclades Meet the Deep Blue Aegean

Thanasis Bounas — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:12:51 +0000

There are many ways to experience Mykonos. You can walk through its whitewashed streets, follow the coastline, discover its beaches or watch the evening light fall across the island. But there is another view of Mykonos, Greece, that reveals its true relationship with the Cyclades. The view from the sea. From the coastline, the white […]

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Sailing Along the Athens Riviera – A Quiet Mediterranean Passage

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:30:18 +0000

The coastline south of Athens offers a very different view of the city. From the water, the Athens Riviera appears as a long Mediterranean shoreline where marinas, beaches, coastal neighborhoods and open sea gradually replace the dense urban landscape of central Athens. Sailing along this part of Greece creates a sense of transition. Behind you […]

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Leros, Greece – A Sunrise Journey Through the Dodecanese

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:04:54 +0000

There is something special about travelling across the Aegean before the day has fully begun. The sea is still dark, distant islands appear only as silhouettes, and the horizon slowly changes from grey to orange and gold. On the journey toward Leros, Greece, the first light rises behind the mountains and spreads across the water. […]

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Sunset in Folegandros – Sailboats at Rest in the Cyclades

Thanasis Bounas — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:40:08 +0000

There is a special kind of silence that arrives when a sailing day is over. The sails are down, the boats rest quietly on the water, and the movement of the Aegean becomes almost imperceptible. Then the sun begins to fall. In Folegandros, Greece, the evening light spreads across the sea while the masts of […]

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Karpathos at Dusk – Between the Aegean Sea and the Dodecanese

Thanasis Bounas — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:03:21 +0000

As daylight fades over Karpathos, the island becomes a dark silhouette against the warm colors of the evening sky. A ship passes quietly offshore. The mountains lose their details, the sea becomes darker, and the last light of the day remains along the horizon. It is a simple scene from Karpathos, Greece, but one that […]

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Golden Sunset in Loutraki, Greece

Thanasis Bounas — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:21:42 +0000

There are evenings when the landscape seems to change simply because of the light. In Loutraki, on the coast of the Corinthian Gulf, sunset can transform the sea into a long path of gold. The mountains become silhouettes, the horizon softens, and the last Mediterranean light stretches across the moving water. It is a simple […]

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