Tragedy in Greece: Honeymoon in Flames

June 10, 2026 · 51 min · Season 1 · Episode 150

About this episode

Zoe Holohan and her husband Brian's honeymoon in Greece turns into a nightmare as they face a devastating natural disaster.

In July 2018, Zoe Holohan and her husband Brian travel to Greece to enjoy a relaxing honeymoon, having tied the knot just days before. But it soon morphs into a horror story when the couple wake from a siesta to find themselves trapped in one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s recent history. Racing against time, Zoe and Brian face a desperate scramble to escape before it’s too late… For more on Zoe’s story read her book As the Smoke Clears. A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. Written by Heléna Lewis | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound Supervisor: Matt Peaty | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Assembly edit by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at support@noiser.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: John Hopkins

Topics covered

natural disaster
survival story
honeymoon
Greece
tragedy
escape

Keywords

Greece
honeymoon
natural disaster
survival
Zoe Holohan
Brian
tragedy
escape

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Noiser

Books & works: As the Smoke Clears

Places: Greece