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Category Archives: Hiking
Greece, Symi: The satisfaction of discovering. And undiscovering
After a brief sojourn on Nisyros, back to Symi, revisiting familiar and looking for new places. There is great satisfaction in discovering new places. But that’s ‘discovering’ in the sense that Columbus discovered America. It was already there, complete with … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography
Tagged Agia Paraskevi, ancient olive press, ancient sites, cave exploration, caves, discovery, fortresses, Greece, Kato Toli, Pani Toli, Symi, Symi Viewpoint, undiscovery
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Greece, Nisyros: up close and personal.
There are great walks on many of the Greek islands I know. Symi, Tilos, Kalymnos, Amorgos, Hydra ……… However, I have often said, become a bit boring about it maybe, that the most spectacular walking/trekking I know is on Nisyros. … Continue reading
Greece, Symi: Up, along a bit, and down
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
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather, Wildlife
Tagged dragonflies, Greece, Horio, marked routes, Panagia Hamon, paths, Pedi, Red Darter, Symi
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Greece, Symi: Sea to Sky
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
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather
Tagged Greece, Nanou, Panagia Panaiidi, Skordhalos cave, Stavros Polemou, Symi
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Greece, Symi: back to the Neolithic
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
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains, Photography, Weather
Tagged dolman, Greece, mosaic floor, Neolithic, Nimborio, Roman quay, Symi
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Canadian Rockies: what to do when you’re not skiing
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
Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather, Wildlife, Winter
Tagged Banff, Bow River, Canada, canadian rockies, frozen rivers, snow, snowshoeing, Spray River, trekking
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Canadian Rockies: snow, ice and steam
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
Posted in Canada, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Weather, Winter
Tagged animal tracks, Bow River, Canada, canadian rockies, Forty Mile Creek, frozen lake, frozen river, ice, snow, squirrel, thermal springs, Vermillion Lakes
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