Greek Island Hopping
This page covers SAMOS, SYROS, MYKONOS, NAXOS, PAROS and KOS and is pretty lengthy. People wanting info on a specific island will find: SAMOS - 5% down page SYROS - 15% MYKONOS - 25% NAXOS - 45% PAROS - 60% KOS - 75% ---------------------------------------------- I'd been waiting for a decent fare into the area since my last visit in 2005 and when Singapore Airlines (a class act) came up with a bargain to Istanbul I jumped at it. I wasn't wasting my time going via Tukrey - its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts are as attractive as the Greek islands and have quick transfers to the latter. And Istanbul beats Athens as a tourist destination any day. The plan was to hit a few of the islands I missed in 2005 and revisit Naxos. Due to ferry schedules I also revisited Syros and Paros. Kusadasi was the port of exit from Turkey and Bodrum the place of re-entry (image: modified Google Earth). SAMOS Samos is not a front line island like Santorini or Mykonos. But it was the first nearby Gre...