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Tag Archives: Greece
Nisyros: alien images on the Lava Coast After two weeks of trekking in the mountains around Nisyros every day, much of it in noon heat, I was ready for an easier walk. I headed south along the west coast of … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape
Tagged alien images, aliens, Greece, lava, lava blocks, lava bubbles, Nisyros, sulphur, weird creature, winter storms
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Nisyros: wildlife, meet the residents
In comparison with dry ‘hot rocks’ like Symi, the rich volcanic soils of Nisyros support very varied vegetation which in turn supports many species of fauna. The vegetation is largely crisped up by this time of year and so there … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Wildlife
Tagged Bonelli's eagles, Butterflies, chukkas, dragonflies, Eleanora's falcons, Greece, hooded crows, lizards, Nisyros, rock partridges, snakes, sparrows, tortoise, wildlife
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Nisyros: Dragon Coast
The paper tablecloth in Irinis restaurant in the old square had a map of the island. Sipping my wine and waiting the few minutes before my fresh goats cheese, tomato and cucumber starter arrived, I glanced at it idly. Annotated … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, History, Landscape, Mountains
Tagged Coast, dragon caves, Dragon Coast, dragons, goat fences, Greece, lava, Nisyros
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Nisyros: cue volcano …. ACTION
Let’s face it! What do we expect from a volcano? Right! Some action!! Most would happily forego an eruption and spewing lava but a bit of gurgling and hissing does the trick. The Greek island of Nisyros is a volcano … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature
Tagged Greece, Nisyros, Polyvotis crater, Stephanos crater, sulphur, volcanic caldera, volcanic craters, Volcano
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Nisyros: the Lost World, a trip into history
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
Nisyros: on the lava trail
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
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature
Tagged agricultural terraces, caldera, caldera rim, Emborios, footpaths, Greece, hiking, holly oak, lava, lava bubble, lava pinnacle, lava pinnacles, lava trail, Medieval fortress, Nikia, Nisyros, Oros Diavatis, Parletia, Stephanos crater, trekking, Volcano
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Greece: Rhodes, Tilos, Nisyros, high speed island hopping
Wednesday morning and my daughter delivered me to Manchester Airport at 06.15 en route to an hour’s skiing in the Chill Factory. How bizarre a beginning to a day is that!!! Given that she was going to minus 2 degrees … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Hiking, Landscape, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged airports, bouzoukia, bus, dodecanese islands, english channel crossings, ferries, Greece, Greek Islands, Greek music, hiking, island hopping, Nisyros, Rhodes, skiing, snakes, swallows, taxi, Tilos
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Tilos: images, looking back.
I’m back home now and trying to sort out my garden and come to terms with the vagaries of British weather. The vegetables would have shrivelled and died if a friend hadn’t watered them for me in the heat and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Greece, Landscape, Mountains, Nature
Tagged castles, cliffs, courgettes, drought, flotsam and jetsam, french beans, frescoes, gardening, Greece, Megalo Horio, Mikro Horio, mountain spring, mountains, nature, Nisyros, potatoes, rain, St Christopher, Symi, Tilos
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Tilos: sea to sky and back again (3)
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
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Tilos: wildlife at your feet
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
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