Independent travel
Independent travel gives you the freedom to move on when you are ready and not tied to a single hotel. Its fun fending for yourself and finding accommodation when you arrive at a new destination. It enables you to travel off the beaten track and away from the crowds, it is a liberating kind of travel. Mingling with the locals, eating their food, learning about their culture is an important part of travel. Travelling independently ensures that your money goes directly into the local economy and not to national or international businesses. The easiest way to experience independent travel is in Greek Islands where it is easy to travel between Islands
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Andros: Our Quick Guide
A tour around the villages of Andros Island in The Cyclades, Greece
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Uncovering Andros
Hiking on the beautiful island of Andros, the “island of water and dreams” and the “princess of the Cyclades”
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Moving On: From Syros to Andros
Greek Island hopping from Syros to Tinos to Andros, the Island of water and dreams known as the princess of the Cyclades and loved by the Greeks
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Last Day on Syros
We nearly changed our minds. Our outline plan was always to make this our last day here before we move on to the next island, but we nearly scrapped that and stayed a bit longer, such is the charm of Kini, on Syros. Walks into the mountains, a backdrop of rolling countryside, the sound of the Aegean rolling in, the soft sand, the oh so chilled beachfront bars, the peace and relaxation. The beach itself. We liked it here. But one of our travel maxims is: move on while you still love a place, and don’t stay too long. So we’ve stuck with the plan, despite Kini calling us to…
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Syros: From West Coast To East
Unlike Tinos, Meltemi here on Syros behaves in a more typical way; nothing in the morning, a gentle breeze rising through the afternoon, then tailing off for the evening. That’s more like the Meltemi we know of old. So after yesterday’s chill time followed by beer and cocktails in a very cool bar (Cougars) and a seafront evening meal, we are recharged today and take on an exploration suggested by our host Yiannis. We take the bus to Alithini on the mountain top and begin our trek to Ano Syros. The view is fantastic, the ancient village of Ano Syros is across the valley and topped by a grand church looking…
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Kini: Time To Unwind
The village of Kini, on Syros, is indisputably holiday atmosphere, with three beaches and a cool vibe; beach bars, sunshine and clear sea. And so our first day here is a chill day, the only interruption to beach time being our favourite Greek lunch, small fish and retsina. It’s time for a break. For those of you obsessed with Fitbit stats, Michaela’s Fitbit tells us… Saturday 30,338 steps, 11.83 miles Sunday 18,631 steps, 7.25 miles Monday 18,579 steps, 7.25 miles Tuesday 17,877 steps, 6.99 miles Wednesday 26,049 steps, 10.16 miles. Alternatively, Phil’s Fatbit tells us of beer every day, a litre of wine between us each night, more bread each…
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From Tinos to Syros: Island #2
According to the saying, you can get used to anything. So we reckon it works like this. You arrive on Tinos and the unbelievable wind is an amusing novelty for a day, maybe even two. If you’re here for ages, then you learn to live with it and it’s not important, you might even stop noticing it. Somewhere in between, probably at around the 5-day point, you’re at the point where you’re simply thinking please, just for one hour, stop. Stop this ridiculous wind, just for a short time. Please. We’ve been here five days and it’s how we feel! So it’s kind of fitting that, after a fresh sardine…
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Tinos Blows Us Away, So Does Meltemi
The Meltemi wind blows through the Cyclades for many months of each year – we’ve experienced it before but nothing like these last few days here on Tinos. It was windy on Sikinos a couple of years ago, but wow this has been different. For instance… When we collected our hire car, they warned us about opening the doors because they get more damage from doors blowing open on to other cars, or walls, than anything else. You don’t sleep through the night because the wind is too loud. It’s difficult to walk in a straight line. It’s difficult to hold a conversation. You can’t wear a hat. Wearing a…
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Over The Top Of Tinos
Road trip around the beautiful Greek Island Of Tinos, taking in spectacular mountain villages, Monasteries and lovely beaches
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Tinos, Land Of Chapels, Windmills and Dovecotes
Exploring the chapels, windmills and dovecotes on the beautiful Greek island of Tinos
