Santorini is iconic and absolutely beautiful but we were not sad to say good-bye to all the tourists there, and it wasn't even high season! We were longing for the quieter islands and Karpathos didn't disappoint us. It took us 14 hours getting back to the Dodecanese but it was well worth it, as Katpathos is a rather big island, only has few tourists and you can get to experience Greeks living a more traditional life style. In addition, it also has great scope for hiking/walking, which we took advantage of. First, we based ourselves in Pigadia, the capital and major port of the island. Rose's Studios were our new little home close to the old port, very cosy and convenient. Our hosts were a very hardworking couple, who'd worked 5 years in Zimbabwe, followed by
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