Blogs from Santorini, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 34

We are loving our time in Imergovilli even though we can't spell it, or pronounce it. Apparantly the place to go for all the scenic postcard type shots, (you mean we havn't had the really good ones yet???) is Oia which we saw by boat the other day. Apart from us hard core kiwi adventurers who have been walking everywhere, most people seem to use donkey or quad bike to get around. Not wanting to be outdone, but mainly not wanting to walk all the way to Oia, we hired a couple of quad bikes and headed off. For the record, I got mine up to 53 kmph on the downhill, (Steve claims 55) but the girls thought we had them under control the whole time.. how nice of them to have such blind faith in ... read more

Ok, I decided to purchase a cowboy hat as I thought it might make me look a little more mexican. (by the way, the moustache is going well) Unfortunaely, I may have started something. Our entire posse have now purchased cowboy hats and our theme of the holiday is to look is cowboy/mexican as possible. Steve is probably winning as he started growing he mo back on September 1, wheras mine has had a brief interuption. Mike has recently stormed from behind with a strong showing, however due to the late entry of Jase, his mo/mexican look requires some ingenious lighting techniques to be viewed. Small children please avert your eyes if you might be scared of burly mexicans.... read more

Hello everyone!! I'm so sorry that I haven't written in ages! I've been busy sightseeing, partying, and meeting new people. Since I wrote last I've been to Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Lisbon, Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, Barcelona in Spain, Marseilles and Nice in France, Cinque Terre, Venice, Florence, Rome, Pisa, Ischia in Italy, Interlaken in Switzerland and I just spent the last 2 weeks in Greece!! In Greece I visited Corfu, Athens, Mykonos and Santorini! Corfu is an absolutely gorgeous island with mountains covered in trees, very blue water, and small, quaint towns. I would definitely go back to Corfu for vacation. While I was there I worked on my tan on the beach, went on a four wheeler guided tour around the island and danced my little heart away at the hostel club! It was fantastic!! Athens ... read more

Hi Guys! First and foremost, happy birthday Mommy!! We're sorry we cant be with you, but we hope you had a special day. We'll celebrate when we get back. Secondly, sorry that we havent been consistent with the blog but we've been up and about enjoying every second of this gorgeous island. The ferry ride over here was great because we had our own cabin and it was a large boat, sort of cruise like. Our hotel is phenomenal, right on the cliff overlooking the entire island and the volcano. We are outside the main town of Thira, but we are totally happy that we decided to stay in this area. Yesterday we met another couple from Canada- ay! The four of us watched the sunset and we even had dinner with them in town. A ... read more

The plan didn’t differ much today - have something to eat, then catch a bus to another beach - this time, a black beach. We managed to get on the right bus out to Perissa, but didn’t end up staying out there for long. The water was once again, pretty cold, which is strange considering the temperature of the sand/rock. I think the problem is that our beaches back home are shallow, so the water heats up, whereas here, the beach just drops away under you, and gets quite deep. There were dogs lying on the beach beds (Santorini seems to have so many stray dogs and cats) and it wasn’t the best place, so after a quick walk along the black sand, we made our way back up to catch the next bus back - ... read more