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Many trails cross Santorini and lead to every part of the island. The island perimeter is only 70 kilometres and the whole island can be hiked in a realistic time. We didn’t have time for the whole island, so we decided to walk to the Oia on . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Trail to Oia
I am back! Last month I spend in South America out of civilization. The highest result of my trip in Andes is Mount Aconcagua – the highest mountain in the Western and South hemispheres, 6 961 meters. A long story with many photos will be soon. Happy New . . . → Continue reading I am back!
Thira is the largest town of Santorini. It is located in the middle of the island, on the top of high cliff, as most towns of the island. The colors of Thira are blue and white, the same as for other towns of Santorini. We lived in . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Thira and Black sand beach
Next point of our Greek program was Santorini. It was the place I keenly wanted to visit: the island is very interesting from the all points of view: historic, geologic, wine, and aesthetic. . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Gravedigger of Crete-Minoan civilization.
After two days in Athena my friend complained that she still doesn’t have image of the typical modern Greek man in her mind, so we went to the Sunday parade of Evzones. If 120 selected (to became an Evzone . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena. Evzones
All our settled ancestries knew that it is very convenient to have high hill or commodious rock near the agrarian flats. Such hill or rock is a perfect place for a fortified citadel where you can hide from the enemies and pour boiling tar and other useful . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena. The Acropolis.
For a long time I though that Oregon is ocean beaches, waterfalls, and volcanoes. In fact Oregon is mainly the prairies with tumbleweeds and wind-mills. You can drive hours by hours and nothing will changes around you. In the middle of this unchangeable landscape there is a . . . → Continue reading Painted Hills
Beginning: North Coast Trail – road and first day Morning of the second day didn’t bring any changes into wildlife viewing in the Skinner Creek estuary. But the amount of traces significantly increased. . . . → Continue reading North Coast Trail — Day two
This is story about our travel on the North Coast of Vancouver Island last summer. North of the Island is always fascinating me, and after my short visit to Cape Scott Park the desire to walk along the North Shore became unendurable. And finally in . . . → Continue reading North Coast Trail – road and first day
Short return to winter. In February I drived to home from Big White via Okanagans. Okanagans (both, in Canada and in State) are garden places. Gardens-gardens-gardens. I really would like to visit these places again in spring blooming and in summer harvest. . . . → Continue reading Winter Okanagan |
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