ano syros

September 19th 2022
Where there is love there is no darkness… ~ Greek Proverb HE SAID... Today we were exploring the beautiful island of Syros. We woke early to a strong sea breeze buffeting the township of Ermoupoli. The collapsible table and chairs on our small balcony were bearing the brunt of the gusts, so I brought them inside the room. I grabbed a takeaway tea and coffee from ... 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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15th March 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The cats of the Greek Isles
This pic brings back memories of a B&B we stayed in somewhere that had a book of wonderful photos of cats owning steps, doorways and ledges in villages in the Greek Isles. Your simple image takes me there. Love it!

15th March 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: The cats of the Greek Isles
Thanks David. I have 100s of photos of cats from this trip alone, and a friend suggested a coffee table book of cats around the world! At the very least I think there'll have to be a dedicated facebook post of me and the cats I met in Greece :)

25th April 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

A sleeping cat is never wrong
I think it isn't possible to not like a place where there are plenty of healthy cats around. For safety reasons I, unlike Ren, try to avoid petting them. /Ake

26th April 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: A sleeping cat is never wrong
I totally agree with you Ake... I always use happy cats and dogs as a gauge with which to measure a society. I'm generally very weary of touching strays too, but in Greece the owned cats were easily spotted, and the vet checked cats had a clipped ear :)

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