Tag Archives: Volcano

Nisyros: stumbling into the past.

Posted on September 20, 2012 by BarryH

Strange how things turn out. Wednesday and I decided that rather than explore a couple of the new places I wanted to go I would instead finish my time on Nisyros with 3 days of fairly long walks with which … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: brimstone and pigs under a cloud

Posted on September 18, 2012 by BarryH

I’m now on countdown for leaving Nisyros.  Not that my return to Grey Britain is imminent, I move on to Symi on Saturday to meet up with family and friends. As an aside, the hotel has now been invaded by … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: Pinnacles of cowardice and lava art.

Posted on September 15, 2012 by BarryH

Friday was the first time I have made a decision based on cowardice.  Maybe that’s a bit strong …. a decision based on circumspection. Thursday evening it became clear that the hunters were once again descending on Nisyros.  It’s an … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: Autumn came and went again.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by BarryH

Unexpectedly amazing day on Wednesday, as already said.  And un-anticipated, though with hindsight not entirely unexpected change in the weather.  Since I arrived on Nisyros on 26 August there literally hasn’t been a cloud in the sky.  Wednesday and high … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: volcano art and origami.

Posted on September 13, 2012 by BarryH

Unexpectedly amazing day on Wednesday.  Most days are good but this was better than good. Tuesday evening I found out that the island’s bus service is to be augmented by an 09.45  run to Palloi further along the coast.  Agreed … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: old settlements

Posted on September 9, 2012 by BarryH

There are few things more boring than listening to/reading someone blarting on about how great a time they are having when you don’t know the place and the reality is denied by distance and experience. I had a great time … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: old ways, new routes

Posted on September 8, 2012 by BarryH

I feel a right long ramble coming on  here.  So if you read the blog, be warned. Many years ago when I started work as a town planner with Monmouthshire County Council (the proper Monmouthshire, not the present vestigial pretension. … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: Lava landscapes and making a living from a volcano.

Posted on September 7, 2012 by BarryH

Wednesday I had decided to go off the page and into the past.  Thursday I had got a taste for it. Parts of the island are very little explored now despite the fact that once they were densely populated and … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: off the page and into the past.

Posted on September 6, 2012 by BarryH

Wednesday I decided to go off the page and into the past.  It kind of fitted the book which I’m reading, ‘The Eyre Affair’ by Jasper Fforde in which fiction and time are fluid and therefore changeable. First off I … Continue reading →

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Nisyros: looking down on the world.

Posted on September 5, 2012 by BarryH

Information on the history of mountaineering is easier to pin down than the motivations behind it.  The term ‘mountaineering’ implies a motivation of climbing mountains purely for the sake of getting to the top rather than for religious or practical … Continue reading →

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