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Syros: From West Coast To East
Unlike Tinos, Meltemi here on Syros behaves in a more typical way; nothing in the morning, a gentle breeze rising through the afternoon, then tailing off for the evening. That’s more like the Meltemi we know of old. So after yesterday’s chill time followed by beer and cocktails in a very cool bar (Cougars) and a seafront evening meal, we are recharged today and take on an exploration suggested by our host Yiannis. We take the bus to Alithini on the mountain top and begin our trek to Ano Syros. The view is fantastic, the ancient village of Ano Syros is across the valley and topped by a grand church looking…
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Kini: Time To Unwind
The village of Kini, on Syros, is indisputably holiday atmosphere, with three beaches and a cool vibe; beach bars, sunshine and clear sea. And so our first day here is a chill day, the only interruption to beach time being our favourite Greek lunch, small fish and retsina. It’s time for a break. For those of you obsessed with Fitbit stats, Michaela’s Fitbit tells us… Saturday 30,338 steps, 11.83 miles Sunday 18,631 steps, 7.25 miles Monday 18,579 steps, 7.25 miles Tuesday 17,877 steps, 6.99 miles Wednesday 26,049 steps, 10.16 miles. Alternatively, Phil’s Fatbit tells us of beer every day, a litre of wine between us each night, more bread each…
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From Tinos to Syros: Island #2
According to the saying, you can get used to anything. So we reckon it works like this. You arrive on Tinos and the unbelievable wind is an amusing novelty for a day, maybe even two. If you’re here for ages, then you learn to live with it and it’s not important, you might even stop noticing it. Somewhere in between, probably at around the 5-day point, you’re at the point where you’re simply thinking please, just for one hour, stop. Stop this ridiculous wind, just for a short time. Please. We’ve been here five days and it’s how we feel! So it’s kind of fitting that, after a fresh sardine…
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Tinos Blows Us Away, So Does Meltemi
The Meltemi wind blows through the Cyclades for many months of each year – we’ve experienced it before but nothing like these last few days here on Tinos. It was windy on Sikinos a couple of years ago, but wow this has been different. For instance… When we collected our hire car, they warned us about opening the doors because they get more damage from doors blowing open on to other cars, or walls, than anything else. You don’t sleep through the night because the wind is too loud. It’s difficult to walk in a straight line. It’s difficult to hold a conversation. You can’t wear a hat. Wearing a…
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Over The Top Of Tinos
Road trip around the beautiful Greek Island Of Tinos, taking in spectacular mountain villages, Monasteries and lovely beaches
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Tinos, Land Of Chapels, Windmills and Dovecotes
Exploring the chapels, windmills and dovecotes on the beautiful Greek island of Tinos
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This Sacred Island
Tinos and the incredible pilgrimage to “Our Lady Of Tinos”
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Welcome to Tinos
Ferry crossing in the Aegean Sea from Mykonos to Tinos
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GREEK ISLAND ADVENTURE
It’s time for the off again. Backpacks loaded, passports and paperwork sorted, early start tomorrow morning as we head off on our next adventure, our last paid holiday before retirement. We retire in December, then 2020 will see a year of travel as our long held dreams become reality. Tomorrow, Friday, will start in Kent and end, all things being equal, on the island of Tinos. In one sense, we aren’t backpackers: we don’t do hostels or dormitories and, at our age, we aren’t on a low budget, thankfully. In another sense, we are backpackers. The thrill and excitement of finding a place to stay; the ease with which this enables you…
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Greek History
It’s almost time for our next adventure, with our next trip to Greece just a few days away as we eagerly anticipate our next trip. We leave these shores on Friday and after this disappointing English summer, the sunshine which awaits us will be very welcome. This is our last holiday before retirement: we finish work later this year, after which we are just going to travel, then we’ll travel, and after that we’ll travel some more. To look at it another way, this is the very last time we will ever be paid our salaries whilst on holiday. Ah well. We’re ready. On Friday then, we will be heading…
