Today is my day of complete relaxation.  After breakfast, I stayed indoors (and on my patio) for some writing and admin.  Time passed quickly and soon it was time for me to hit the beach around 1500 for some fruit as lunch. The weather today was sunny and it made Benitses look like a completely […]

I set the alarm for 0615 but woke more than an hour beforehand.  My alarm time I estimated would get me to the airport 2h before the 0950 flight which would allow ample breakfast time at the lounge.  Breakfast at the hotel starts at 0730 which was too late for me. I managed to check […]

After breakfast and an early sandwich, I lined up for the 1110 ferry back to Piraeus.  This time it was a huge catamaran with 15 seats across and 4 aisles.  The journey was a tad faster taking about 1h10.  I found my way to the metro station with some help.  While it wasn’t exactly difficult, […]

With the time difference I woke around 0430.  I thought I would be able to sleep in till later due to having missed a night’s sleep.  But no.  I was out the door around 0700 for a walk.  I spent the day inside and outside having a chilled day. I had breakfast of fruit and […]

Scooting to Athens My Scoot flight with a fare for SGD250 including tax and fees, from Singapore to Athens pushed off on time.  Scoot doesn’t allow wearing of earphones during taxi, take-off or landing.  They don’t seem to have compromised on safety in terms of passengers being able to hear commands during emergency.  Other airlines […]