Category Archives: Mountains

Tilos: a walk beyond the fringe.

Posted on August 5, 2013 by BarryH

Once a week there is the opportunity to do a walk on Tilos which I have intended but not got round to doing for a number of years. It’s a truly ‘wild walk’ from Agios Pandeleimon, the large monastery dedicated … Continue reading →

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Tilos: sea to sky and back again (3)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by BarryH

Gherondas, the third of the small peaks backing Livadia Bay which I set out to find a way to the top of, proved to be as interesting and distinctive as the other two, Thymadheri and Vounos Again the initial approach … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Wales | Tagged Agios Stephanos, Agrosikia castle, castles, Greece, Greek Islands, Livadia, Livadia Bay, ravens, rock, sunbeds, Thollos, Tilos, Welsh castles | Leave a comment

Tilos: sea to sky and back again (2)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by BarryH

A couple of days after tackling Thymadheri I headed for Vounos, the highest of the three peaks and a huge rocky mass backing the bay at its easternmost end (left in the photo below). This time, rather than incorporating it … Continue reading →

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Tilos: sea to sky and back again

Posted on July 26, 2013 by BarryH

Not as dramatic as Vancouver to Whistler, or as long, but very enjoyable and on Tilos all done on foot. Livadia Bay is backed by a curve of mountains, in three main blocks each with its high point (obviously!!)and separated … Continue reading →

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Tilos: wildlife at your feet

Posted on July 23, 2013 by BarryH

WARNING: this is a long blog, take care if you have a short attention span or if you suspect that your demise is imminent ! I have been a long-time proponent of walking in sandals in Greece. Probably the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Mountains, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged Butterflies, cats eyes, cicadas, dragonflies, goats, Greece, hedgehogs, lizards, mountains, ravens, sparrows, Tilos | 2 Comments

Tilos: a coast walk and making like a commando

Posted on July 21, 2013 by BarryH

It’s not that I’m contrary or perverse but a notice saying that the coastal path is closed due to a landslide is nothing but an invitation to go and look. The path leads to Red Beach and the further, less … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature | Tagged accessibility path, gorge, Greece, Lethra, nature, PPembrokeshire Coast Path, Red Beach, Tilos, Tilos Coast Path | Leave a comment

Tilos: what is getting the goat of the island’s landscape?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by BarryH

My attention was suddenly diverted from picking my way through the excessively prickly vegetation on a narrow mountain-side agricultural terrace to get into position for a photo of yet another abandoned olive press. A noise like a turkey having its … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature | Tagged Billy Goat, fresh figs, goats, Greece, Greek Islands, Landscape, olive press, ripe fruit, sheep, South Wales, strange sounds, Symi, thorns, Tilos, Wales | Leave a comment

Tilos: sharply to the top

Posted on July 17, 2013 by BarryH

I’ve mixed the words and the pictures in this post so it’s more trouble to avoid the words. I’m malevolent like that! Friday night and I went for a meal with friends who live on the island. Clichés abound to … Continue reading →

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Tilos: rocky ramble and vrachophilia

Posted on July 10, 2013 by BarryH

No matter how rational we like to think we are we mostly make decisions based on subconscious, emotional inputs and then justify them with logic. We reinforce the positives and diminish the negatives in so doing. Thus it was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Greece, Mountains | Tagged Aegean summer, Agios Stavros, decision making, flotsam and jetsam, gorge, Greece, heatwave, rock pinnacles, secluded beach, shade, Stavros beach, subconscious, Tilos, vrachophile | Leave a comment

Greece: wild walks or soft fruit?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by BarryH

After a delayed spring and weeks of very indifferent weather it seems that I am about to leave Wales just as a heatwave is promised. Health issue resolved, I have been hesitating to go back to Greece because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Greece, Mountains | Tagged art, barren mountains, beaches, blackcurrants, creativity, Greece, mountains, Profitis Ilias, raspberries, redcurrants, soft fruit, Tilos | Leave a comment