Hiking Kini
5. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Local Greek 🚌 #2
Yesterday feels like a distant memory, arriving at Kini safely and timely! This walk is from Kini to Varvarousa, giving a glimpse of the Natura 2000 area that the SCE is trying toWeiterlesen
Ecotourism?
6. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
My first visit to Apano Meria highlighted that human activity had been present in the area, but with more traditional ways of living...is development possible in todays society whilst protecting theWeiterlesen
ReisenderTourism, textiles, diary farming, and some horticulture... Your mansplaining is not required... The SCE is specifically trying to develop an Ecotourism angle... so just wait for a few more updates 😁
Bathing Vari
7. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Local Greek 🚌 #4
😴 💤, research and the afternoon by the sea 🌊 ... I think I might settle here ... 😊
Bathing Poseidonia
8. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Local Greek 🚎 #5
😴💤, research, and an afternoon at the beach ⛱️... I don't think I could ever get tired of seeing the sun shine on the sea 💙
Lovely ending to Week 5, except it makesWeiterlesen
Filming Apano Meria
9. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
🛵 # 1
The SCE was contacted by a travel programme who asked to include a piece about Apano Meria. Totally unexpected that we would be asked to take part!
We all went to the nature reserve... IWeiterlesen
High-Value, Low Volume?
10. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Tourism Policy 🇧🇹
Bhutan utilises Gross National Happiness GNH, not solely GDP... I wondered how they applied this socio-economic philosophy to Tourism?
The research continues... with a 🍓Weiterlesen
Hiking Poseidonia
11. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Local Greek 🚌 #6
⏸️ reading and writing... ▶️ walking!
Arriving at the tip of the island, looking at the open 🌊, not another sole...😊
Walking Ano Syros
12. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
⏸️ reading and writing and ▶️ walking the medieval settlement of Syros!
Ano Syros is inhabited by Catholic Greeks and Ioanna! It would be rude not to have a quick drink 💛
Manchester of Hermoupolis
12. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Syros, historically an industrial town, had a network of textile 🏭
Unknown why, in August 1986, the workers were told the factory was closed. The doors were shut, and everything was left in situ.Weiterlesen
ReisenderWhen you get to Turkey, everyone will try to sell you a carpet 🤪
Industrial Diversification?
13. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Why, when Ermoupolis has a rich industrial history, is development being framed largely around tourism without consideration to possible alternatives?
My research also led to this question 🤔Weiterlesen
Camping Tinos
14. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Illegal Wild Camping 🏕 #1
Taking ⛴️ # 2 ... for an island hop to Tinos! Tent in hand, I boarded local 🚌 #7 to Panormos on the far side of the island to find a place to pitch up in a spotWeiterlesen
Lady of Tinos Pilgrimage
14. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A shrine to the Virgin Mary, becoming a destination of Christian pilgrimage to an Icon believed to be the source of miracles.
Pilgrims crawl on their knees for about 800 meters from the Port up toWeiterlesen
ReisenderI honestly could not believe it! I have never seen anything like it... I know there is an element of thinking, how can you still believe in this way 🤷♀️
Walking Pryos
15. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pryos is one of the many small villages in Tinos. A quiet, Sunday morning was a lovely time to wander! 💙
Discovered it is a great spot for hiking 👣 trails... Next time
www.tinostrails.gr/
Reisender😆 It is the end of the 'season' so no one around but a few locals...
Marble Museum
15. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Marble, a crystalline solid rock formed by the metamorphosis of limestone, is a formation of calcite and dolomite minerals. The presence of other minerals in differing amounts affects both physicalWeiterlesen
Human-Centred Development?
16. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
🇧🇹 GNH principles applied result in Human-Centred development for conservation.
Development with no footprint, like a boat sailing through the ocean, yet an approach that keeps the boat inWeiterlesen
Syros Highest Peak
17. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After a full day of research, it was time for a walk, so I walked to the highest peak of Syros 👣 Typical Greece, aesthetics are secondary to the practical📍😆...
It was still a lovely walk!
Protesting War
18. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
🇮🇱 🇵🇸
Conflicts have caused humanitarian crises for all peoples 💔
Syros organisations rallied locals to gather in solidarity with Palestine, with the latest conflict killing many. OfWeiterlesen
Hiking Apano Meria
19. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🚕 # 1
A highlight hike, Kampos to Americano 💙
God Apollo, help the Greeks find their path again... 👣
Sailing Away
20. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
⛴️ #3
ευχαριστώ απανω μερια σκε
I will definitely be back 💙
Bussing Istanbul
21. Oktober 2023 in Griechenland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Night 🚍 #1
Arda Tur, I am in your hands for the next 16 hours for international travel 🇹🇷 ... here we go! 🚌💨💨
İstiklal Caddesi
22. Oktober 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Built initially during the late Ottoman era for Western embassy buildings, İstiklal Caddesi became a centre for international trade. Beginning in Taksim Square towards Galata Tower, today it is nowWeiterlesen
Whirling Dervishes
22. Oktober 2023 in Türkei ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
A Sufi’s way of life is to love and be of service to people, deserting the ego and all illusion so that one can reach maturity and perfection, and finally reach Allah, the True, the Real. The OrderWeiterlesen
Ayasofya Mosque
23. Oktober 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Originally built in the 4th century as a Byzantine Catherdral, it was later converted into a Mosque during the Ottoman Empire. It was converted without destroying the interior Christian symbolsWeiterlesen
ReisenderI loved it here - did you spot the twins of Cleopatra’s Needle nearby? Apparently they were part of the same temple area in Alexandria, but the full set got split up and there are a couple in Turkey.
ReisenderYes, they are located in the hippodrome! I saw them, and it also shows the original street level. A lot of these cities are like cakes, loads of layers, and too much to get through in one sitting 🤭
Sultan Ahmet Mosque
23. Oktober 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Aka Blue Mosque 💙
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are the three Abrahamic religions, all based on a belief in one God, guidance revealed to prophets, including Jesus, holy scripture, andWeiterlesen
Wandering Bazaars
23. Oktober 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Grand and Egyptian Bazaars 💛
...not before randomly de touring into a boutique for a leather fashion show... 😆... sneakily asked for the loo and exited quickly to find the Bazaars!
TurkishWeiterlesen