Tag Archives: footpaths

Greece: more high speed island hopping

Posted on September 28, 2013 by BarryH

Now that inter-island travel is both more rapid and more reliable it’s a viable option to  hop from island to island for brief visits and sometimes when moving on it’s possible to make connexions without an overnight stay where there … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: probably the most dramatic walk in the Aegean

Posted on September 22, 2013 by BarryH

I kid you not, this walk/trek/hike takes some beating.  But it’s not a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park.  Some short sections are loose scree, route-finding can be difficult, it’s sustained, and it’s wiltingly hot in summer.  However, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: the Lost World, a trip into history

Posted on September 4, 2013 by BarryH

In most places the evidence of the every-day long-ago past has been wiped away or crumbled into the ground.  Large, grand structures like Stonehenge remain but the places where the majority of people lived has long gone evidenced only by … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: on the lava trail

Posted on August 29, 2013 by BarryH

Nisyros is a volcano, classed as ‘potentially active’, and it is therefore not surprising that its rocks are entirely volcanic in origin.  Perhaps most dramatic are the lavas. After a couple of days re-acclimatising to the heat I put together … Continue reading →

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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: 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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November Daily Blog 25: Wet in the wetlands

Posted on November 25, 2012 by BarryH

Another very wet and muddy footpath again today.  This time I guess it was only to be expected as I went down to the coast and the Newport (Gwent) Wetlands Nature Reserve.  The mountain behind the house was clagged in … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 24: Footpaths – Grey Britain, Greece, Canadian Rockies.

Posted on November 24, 2012 by BarryH

The weather in the UK has been pretty grim over the last few days with dark grey skies and rain varying between heavy and torrential.  For 4 days now there have been 200 or more flood warnings with the South … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 18: broad views and small details in the Brecon Beacons National Park

Posted on November 18, 2012 by BarryH

Sunday was indeed another good day.  Sunny days in Grey Britain are rare, opportunities not to be missed.  So, despite warnings to rest my knee, I walked up the ridge at the southern tip of the Brecon Beacons National Park … Continue reading →

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November Daily Blog 17: waterfalls, footpaths and shepherds

Posted on November 17, 2012 by BarryH

On Friday night grey and gloom was forecast for Saturday morning clearing to sunshine in the afternoon.  So I planned a return visit to ‘Waterfall Country’ further west in the Brecon Beacons National Park.  Despite the forecast I opened the … Continue reading →

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