Acknowledgements
This guide exists thanks to people who believe in slow, independent work. The patrons below have contributed to this edition with no influence over its contents.
In a travel guide, independence is a practical matter. If whoever pays shapes the verdicts, the guide cannot honestly tell you to skip a resort coast or describe a taverna plainly. This edition works the other way: my judgment comes first, and money follows it or stays out. It is supported by patrons who want an honest account of the island and, where a booking link genuinely helps the reader, by clearly disclosed referral links that follow my judgment rather than create it.
You can see the result on every page. Clearly disclosed affiliate or referral links may appear where they offer a useful way to book; they do not decide coverage or ranking. There is no paid placement, and no hotel or restaurant is listed because someone paid to be there. The Selection, the short list of places I endorse, is chosen by me alone, without commercial input.
Patrons of the Edition
VRK Family Trust
Private Patron
This is a young edition, and I keep the circle of patrons small on purpose. I accept support from individuals and family offices who believe that independent guide publishing is worth protecting. If that describes you, write to me. There is no minimum, no expectation, and no commercial return, only the knowledge that you helped build something honest.
The yearly costs of this guide are modest: research travel, running the website, writing time, and the occasional commissioned photograph. I tell every patron exactly where their support goes. Nothing is spent on advertising, paid promotion, or search-engine positioning. The guide finds its readers on its own merits, or not at all.
I acknowledge patrons here and nowhere else. Patronage brings no say over what I write, no priority access, and no special treatment. I am grateful for the support; the work remains entirely my own.