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It’s 2020: Our Year Of Destiny Dawns
So we are now, officially, a retired couple, our working lives done and dusted and behind us. And with the New Year dawning today, it’s precisely four weeks until our dream comes true and we start our long term travels around the world. January 29th is the date on which the first leg of our travels begin, when we are due to arrive in Bangkok and set foot in Thailand for the first time in our lives. The last few weeks have been – well – different. With Michaela on midweek tours of the UK visiting family in Lowestoft, Birmingham and Gosport, my final spell of work was punctuated regularly…
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Blog update
We’ve made some changes to our blog pages. So far our posts and stories have been based around individual trips, but now that we are moving into a new life phase, so the blog needs to evolve. We have just a few weeks of our working lives left, as we get ready for retirement and longer term travel. The first trip of our major travel adventure starts at the end of January. So what’s changed on the blog? Well, the “about this blog” page is updated, and our posts now will chronicle our preparations for our great adventure. And from the end of January, the adventure begins.
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Ending This Journey: A Weekend In Athens
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
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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Andros: Our Quick Guide
A tour around the villages of Andros Island in The Cyclades, Greece
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Uncovering Andros
Hiking on the beautiful island of Andros, the “island of water and dreams” and the “princess of the Cyclades”
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Moving On: From Syros to Andros
Greek Island hopping from Syros to Tinos to Andros, the Island of water and dreams known as the princess of the Cyclades and loved by the Greeks
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Last Day on Syros
We nearly changed our minds. Our outline plan was always to make this our last day here before we move on to the next island, but we nearly scrapped that and stayed a bit longer, such is the charm of Kini, on Syros. Walks into the mountains, a backdrop of rolling countryside, the sound of the Aegean rolling in, the soft sand, the oh so chilled beachfront bars, the peace and relaxation. The beach itself. We liked it here. But one of our travel maxims is: move on while you still love a place, and don’t stay too long. So we’ve stuck with the plan, despite Kini calling us to…
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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…
