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    Photographic Memories #22

    April 6, 2021 /

    As every traveller knows, when you look back through old travel photos, many of them trigger wonderful memories. With lockdown incomplete and travel still on hold for a while, we currently have no new adventures to blog; we do though have many such memories… Photo #22: Folegandros  We all have a liking for photographs of old buildings, dilapidated walls, tumbledown doors and the like, and pretty much all travellers have a growing collection of such shots. This one captures something slightly different for, as you can see, the building is for the most part well maintained, but has a down at heel section which oozes considerably more character than the…

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    Photographic Memories #7

    January 15, 2021 /

    As every traveller knows, when you look back through old travel photos, many of them trigger wonderful memories. With no current prospect of travel even domestically let alone worldwide, we will have no new adventures to blog, but we do have many such memories….. Photo #7: Morning Light We liked this photo enough to make it the backdrop on our blogsite homepage, mostly for the way it captures the shadows cast across the water by the early morning light. Taken as we walked to our favoured breakfast spot as the town rubbed its eyes, this shot could be almost anywhere yet it comes as a surprise to most to learn…

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    Photographic Memories #2

    January 5, 2021 /

    As every traveller knows, when you look back through old travel photos, many of them trigger wonderful memories. With no current prospect of travel even domestically let alone worldwide, we will have no new adventures to blog, but we do have many such memories….. Photo #2: Skies Over Volos This is another photograph which for us captures a memory of a special moment. After splitting our time between the mainland of Greece and a handful of the Sporades islands, we were now heading back on board the ferry from Skopolos to the mainland port of Volos. In the final stretches of the Aegean, a few miles from port, we moved…

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    Ending This Journey: A Weekend In Athens

    September 9, 2019 /

    Finishing off our tour of the Cyclades with a weekend in the wonderful city of Athens

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    From The Islands To Athens

    September 7, 2019 /

    Leaving Gavrio and Andros behind we take the ferry to Rafina and begin our tour of the wonderful city of Athens

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    Uncovering Andros

    September 3, 2019 /

    Hiking on the beautiful island of Andros, the “island of water and dreams” and the “princess of the Cyclades”

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    Tinos Blows Us Away, So Does Meltemi

    August 28, 2019 /

    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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    August 27, 2019 /

    Road trip around the beautiful Greek Island Of Tinos, taking in spectacular mountain villages, Monasteries and lovely beaches

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    Tinos and the incredible pilgrimage to “Our Lady Of Tinos”

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    August 24, 2019 /

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