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New here? Welcome. This page is the best place to start — a hand-picked collection of posts that give you the full flavour of this blog. Some are funny, some are ridiculous, some are both.

The ones people read first

Aussie Blogger Arrested in Crete
The post that gets shared most. A breaking news story that’s not quite what it seems — pure Tom.

The Fish Trap
A quiet night in on Koufonisia. A horse steals a towel. Ouzo is involved. Nothing goes to plan.

A Most Un-orthodox Easter
Trekking the south coast of Crete to the tiny car-free village of Loutro. Worth every step.

If you love Greece

The Last Boat out of Piraeus
How a cancelled flight accidentally saved our holiday — arriving a day early to catch the last ferry before a storm shut everything down.

Koufonisia Here I Come
The tiny Cycladic island Tom keeps returning to, year after year. Find out why.

Would You Like Raki With That?
Two weeks in Crete, language school, local life, and the answer is always yes.

Adventures further afield

We Get the Hump in Jaisalmer
From five-star Jodhpur to a camel in the Rajasthan desert. Tom’s drover wears jeans and a baseball cap.

Have You Ever Heard of Panchakarma?
Yineka-mou drags Tom to an Ayurvedic retreat in Bali. He survives on herbal tea and four-handed massages.

TomTom in Saigon
Up at 2:30am in Perth, landing in Ho Chi Minh City, and immediately lost in the most gloriously chaotic city in Asia.

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