30th May 2025 Hi I was inspired to visit Skiathos by an article I read in the Jet2 magazine a couple of years ago highlighting a solo holiday there. I hadn't visited Greece since Rachel's 50th birthday which was in Crete about fourteen years ago. On my eight previous visits to Greece I hadn't been in this part which is located in the Sporades archipelago to the east of the Greek mainland. On 1st May I drove to Manchester and caught up with sister Rachel and ...

Hi, When things have reached the stage that the 'baby' of your family is due turn fifty, you may need a holiday to recover from the dawning realisation of how all of your ages are moving up. Funnily enough, my 'wee' sister Rachel suggested a trip to celebrate her milestone, so Helen and I joined Rachel and her family for a two weeker in Crete, which I had last visited 24 years previously. One event which made the holiday was the hotel deciding to upgrade us to ...