Rhodes

Turkey seems to be leading the charge in terms of aggressing against Greece.

And this particular law will essentially encroach upon certain Greek islands, some of which are historically, I mean, you may know from history books going back to the times of, you know, the Diadochi and Alexander the Great, the island of Rhodes, for example, right? The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the wonders of the world.

in ancient times before Christ, of course, is only roughly 11 to 12 miles.

So the island of Rhodes itself off the coast of Anatolia, which is the Turkish mainland, is only 11 to 12 miles, but that's regular travel miles as we would use, for example, in the United States.

Nautical miles are slightly longer.

They are 15% give or take longer than regular miles that we would use on land.

So the island of Rhodes technically, or at least that particular sea between the island of Rhodes and the Turkish mainland falls within Turkish jurisdiction if this new law passes.

There's also obviously a huge disbalance in terms of Turkey is discussing expanding its maritime trading exclusive economic zone.

Welcome back to WanderCast, the podcast all about life and luxury, travel, and everything in between.

I am Tiz Cavetza, Marketing Manager for Wanderlux Destinations, and joining me today is Adam Krasanakis, Junior Sales Executive for AMO, a luxury collection resort, Rhodes, and Jamie Jackson, our wonderful Managing Director.

Welcome to the show.

Hello, hello, and thank you so much for having me here.

I'm 30 years old, born and raised in the beautiful island of Crete.

And I'm the junior sales executive for FAMO, a luxury collection resort roads, and a few resorts which are both part of the Wavemaker hospitality.

Where is Rhodes exactly? And how do most travelers get there? And what does that journey look like from any major North American gateway?

So Rhodes is located in the southeastern Aegean Sea, and it's the largest island of the Dekanese.

Lo vedrei, diciamo, li vedrei ovunque.

Ora per esempio siamo stati in Grecia a Castellórizo, che è quest'isola vicino a Rodi, ma tra la Grecia e la Turchia.

E ecco, lì per esempio potrebbe essere un buon posto.

Sì, però non, non, non ho un posto nello specifico, ecco.

The Athenians, imagining they had secured secret intelligence of the Macedonians, withdrew their fleet, while Philip now passed through the straits with no one to hinder him.

The Chersonese happened at one time to be controlled by the Athenians, and Philip was prevented from capturing it, owing to the fact that the strait was commanded by vessels not only of the Byzantines but also of the Rhodians and Chians.

But Philip won the confidence of these peoples by returning their captured ships as pledges of the peace to be arranged between himself and the Byzantines, who were the cause of the war.

While the negotiations dragged on for some time, and Philip purposely kept changing the details of the terms, in the interval he got ready a fleet, and eluding the enemy while they were off their guard, he suddenly sailed into the straits.

The infuriated elephant, eager to pursue the author of his suffering, swam the stream, and thus set an example for the rest to make the same venture.

When the Carthaginian admirals were about to equip their fleet, but lacked broom, they cut off the hair of their women and employed it for making cordage.

The Massilians and Rhodians did the same.

Marcus Antonius, when a refugee from Mutina, gave his soldiers bark to use as shields.

[se ríe] Yo con este, con este digo vale, con este bien.

Y después otra mítica, que esta es de, de donde ya viene todo de atrás, que es el coloso de Rodas en las I-- en las isla de Rodas, en Grecia antigua, la estatua clásica registrada con treinta y tres metros de altura, setenta codos.

Entonces, Plinio el Viejo detalló en sus registros que esta maravilla del mundo antiguo medía aproximadamente treinta y tres metros de altura antes de su colapso por un terremoto.

Entonces por ahí pasaban y pasaban por el treinta y tres.

Perdonad un segundo que aprovecho para abrirme la ventana que hace calor.

[ruido] Ahí.

[se ríe] Bien, este fue el coloso de Rodas que no lo pudimos ver.

No tenemos foto real porque ya había, eh, perecido antes, pero treinta y tres metros de altura.

The second is a health issue that is currently hovering over the island.

Since August 24th, Rhodes has been experiencing a gastroenteritis outbreak.

Stomach bugs on vacation are the worst thing.

They really are.

Sure, what's the

question?

Well, their figures show that Rhodes handled 6,139,000 international passengers last year.

Right, a massive number.

Believers in the Boleskine Curse suggest that Page's dabbling in the ritual, or his failure to properly manage the energies he summoned, resulted in a karmic debt paid by his bandmates.

There was the Rhodes Incident in 1975.

While vacationing in Rhodes, Greece, Robert Plant and his family were involved in a near-fatal car accident.

Plant suffered a broken ankle and elbow, leaving him in a wheelchair for months and forcing the cancellation of a massive world tour.

And then there was the death of Carrick Plant in 1977.

Oh, boy.

And so I, I, um, get a commercial airplane flight and get over and land in Rhodes, Greece at the airport and, uh, can't seem to find anybody there.

And I finally see a man holding a little sign that says, uh, "Mr.

Dukas.

Is that near your place, or was that when you were in Greece? Is that when you were in the States? Where did you do it at?

That was in Rhodes in Greece.

Yeah, I was on holiday there.

So I thought I'd make the most of it and try and get a music video done whilst I'm over there.

How was it?

It was lovely, yes.

I've been a few times now and there's a particular place, one part of the island called Kiotari in Rhodes and it's quite quiet, but it's lovely.

You can just hop on a bus and go anywhere around the island and it's just really beautiful and scenic.