We can at last put some of the rumours to rest, Castello, a.k.a Baby (Babe?) Beach, is on the brink of opening. Not as a hotel or exclusive bungalows. The beach itself remains free of ...

Roger the emphatic. It’s official: the season is upon us, marked, as has become traditional, by an entertaining rendition of obscure poetry by our resident bard, Roger Green, at the opening of the Pirofani restaurant ...

April Fools! Turned out to be the Italian cable-laying ship "Teliri" participating in the upgrade of Hydra's electrical system. (Thanks to Brian Sidaway for the photo.) ...

Winter's finally pushing up daisies—phew ...

The renovations to the derelict armory at Kamini's Baby Beach. Contrary to years of speculation and rhubarb, “it” is happening: Baby Beach as we know it is undergoing a major diaper change. And the only ...

2009 was supposed to be a hopeful new start, what with Mr. Obama taking over the reins, renewed and revitalized global warming pacts, and a general feeling that a new era could dawn. But the ...

It’s not often that a rumour will entice us to venture into the megopolis of Hydra port to verify the authenticity of a rhubarb, but this was one that needed a firsthand ‘eye-report’. This month ...

Summer was nearly over, most of the tourists had gone home, and the island was ours again. Not that we mind the holiday makers. Au contraire! Most of them are quite generous and friendly, often ...

I have always said that the key to a successful life in Hydra is to throw away the rule book, because everything in this part of the world is more or less the opposite to ...

Kamini Village during one of Hydra's nightime blackouts Ironic, really, that last month we suggested there be light … sometimes. In March, the DEH really took us at our word: no light ... sometimes. By ...