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Beautiful island with an explosive history
... led indirectly to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, 110 km (68 mi) to the south, through a gigantic tsunami. Another popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis.
Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic explosion that destroyed the earliest settlements on a ...
Mules & Mobs (Santorini)
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Fortunately for us, by the time we had enjoyed our snack and the view for some time, the line at the bus stop was way more manageable. We rode back into Fira and I did a little window shopping. I have had my eye on these billowy white dresses, and then there were some paintings of Oia that were fantastic. Reminding myself of the likelihood that either of these items would make it home intact, I passed them up.
After looking at the line ...
Island birthday
... clouds that afternoon, so we went to Fira Town, the capital, for some meandering and picture-taking. Back to the rim-top pedestrian walkways of Fira Town after supper to catch the sunset. It was breath-taking, mostly because of the view, but also because the cool wind whipped our breath away!
The bus ride to the town of Oia this morning was a bit more than we had bargained for – a narrow ribbon ...
Two Santorinis
... typical of Santorini architecture: three-foot thick stone walls that maintain a cool temperature year-round (and prevent any wi-fi indoors), two and a half story rounded vaulted ceilings, a central door flanked by windows and a side room (in our case, it became a bathroom, at a restaurant we ate at, it was the kitchen), and several flights of stairs so that ...
'Don't Stop Me Now...'
... hopping on, a sweet looking 250cc 4x4 that we could take anywhere we wanted on the island! Matt affectionately named his ATV 'Jimmy’ as that was the name of the company we hired it from.
Our first destination was Red Beach, at the southern end of the island and about 30kms from our hotel. It was such an awesome feeling to be speeding along the roads, Lou holding onto Matt with the wind blowing on our faces, knowing that we were on holiday on Santorini and the island was ...
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