Category Archives: Hiking

Greece, Symi: Up, along a bit, and down

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

The temperature was pushing up to 40 degrees in the shade. The previous afternoon, a friend with a thermometer on his balcony had recorded 58.7 in the sun at 13.00 – hottest part of the day is a couple of … Continue reading →

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Greece, Symi: Sea to Sky

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

The beach at Nanou is popular with visitors to Symi, not least because it is served by high-speed taxi boat and has a taverna under the shade of tamarisk trees.  I don’t do beach-days, I get bored and end up … Continue reading →

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Greece, Symi: back to the Neolithic

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

Finally made it back to Greece.  Two months later than planned but it was great to be back on Symi. Up in the mountains, temperatures in the thirty’s, pushing up to 40, very pleasant breeze, minimum of 5 miles every … Continue reading →

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Canadian Rockies: what to do when you’re not skiing

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Spring is on its way and I’ll soon be heading for Greece again, but before I get there, a last look back to winter and the Canadian Rockies. One of the great things about Banff, apart from the skiing, is … Continue reading →

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Canadian Rockies: snow, ice and steam

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

Again, first the festive stuff:  A belated New Year to all. I’ve been doing more trekking than usual thanks to a bug which I picked up on the flight and which kept me hotel-bound for a while.  However, unable to … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Canadian Rockies

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

First, lets do the festive stuff:  Happy Christmas to all. Climate change is having weird effects.  There is no doubt that this is real winter but not as icy or snowy as in the previous eight years. In 2010 temperatures … Continue reading →

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Nisyros:  into the crater

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

I‘ve often said that Nisyros has some of the most spectacular walking routes that I know in Greece.  Treks around the caldera rim, including the one in the last Nisyros post on Barry’s Ramblings, offer views into the craters in … Continue reading →

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