varlaam monastery

September 14th 2022
From a crow’s beak comes a crow’s voice… ~ Greek Proverb HE SAID... Today we were continuing to explore the monasteries of the Meteora (a few kilometres north of Kalambaka). We woke early and headed down to Hotel Alexiou’s stark dining area, where I enjoyed a fairly basic breakfast of yoghurt and muesli, bread and jam, and tea and juice. Well, one cup of ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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4th March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Epic steps
We have seen some epic steps over the years (Potemkin Steps in Odessa, Montagne de Bueren in Liege, The Turtle and Tiger in Duisburg and Escadaria Selarón in Rio de Janeiro for example) and we have some more on our bucket list (Rocky Steps in Philadelphia and Flörli 4444 (the longest wooden stairway in the world) in Norway). The steps to Varlaam monastery just made it into the list of epic steps we want to visit. /Ake

5th March 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Epic steps
The steps of all the monasteries had this element of Wow! to them, especially when we timed our climb / descent without the crowds from the big busses and could stop to enjoy the views and marvel at the engineering skills! :)

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