Kolitsani View Ios

this trip was very special to me,because it was the first one after I finally finished with school and had the freedom to do everything I want,without anybody else controlling me!the only thing I wanted to do is find a nice place with great people to relax and so I did.i met many interesting people and it was a journey to remember!

Well, a very enjoyable last night in Santorini. had dinner at a lovely restaurant overlooking the sunset strip. Pity it wasn't the clearest of nights but still spectacular.
Dinner consisted of grilled pork with pureed red pepper and potatoes with cheese and Souvlaki Lamb with baked potato.
A 5.00 am start got us on to the flight to Athens then Rome.

After a sleep in we wandered into town to choose a suitable location for our anniversary dinner tonight (21 years!).
As usual we just had to take more photos ~ don't worry, after a few more tonight this will be all of Santorini.
Next, Italy where the forecast is 0 to 14 degrees. BRR BRR

... After an hour or so walking over the lava flows we motored on to some hot springs where hardier folk than us braved an icy plunge into the sea to reach the warm springs.(Hey we're used to tropical waters!)
Soon we moored at Thirasia Island for a couple of hours for lunch and Mythos at waterfront tavernas which are still much as they were 50 years ago.
Tomorrow is our last day here so we are making the most of the sun, as the forecast for Italy is bloody freezing

... The island is so beautiful and looks like it is covered with snow but it is actually the white houses- all of the towns are located up high on the mountain rather than down at sea level. The donkey ride up was hilarious! Women were screaming and the greek men were trying to make them understand that they were scaring the donkeys and needed to shut up. It was a little bit scary because the donkeys got really close to the edge of the pathway and they didn't care if ...

Hi everyone! I'm here! Yay! And you're here reading! Yay! It's almost
like we're here together! Well, sort of. Well maybe not. But it's a
nice thought. But in some ways I think you are here in various ways at
various times, as am I there with you in some ways. You think? I believe
that. ( Oh dear - I'm having an I miss home and everyone I love moment)! Deep breath... OK, I won't start this out getting all sappy so let's get on with it! Here ...

... were impressed with my being able to keep up with them, yet they do laugh at the fact that I was sick. I found out the morning after that both Peter and Chitty have never been so drunk before AND one of the hotel mainenance men had to clean up my puke. He asked me if it was mine and I denied it shamefully. The next morning wasnt too bad. I did feel the dehydration and the headache but only 2 hours later did I feel the actual hangover. Anyway, we made our way to Santorini -- lovers island.

... It's such a chilled out place and no one feels any guilt for doing absolutely nothing but relaxing here. I have met so so many people here at the hostel even being by myself and that's really made the experience here a million times better. I say hello to everyone in the streets, walk down the beach and know people everywhere. It's really like Banff in that the place is so isolated so that it's impossible not to get to know people after a few days. It's really ...

... ferries to cease their operations. No matter. I made it here. Picture an island of volcanic rock that God took into Photoshop and superimposed some picturesque beaches and slapped on some frutiy drinks and bikinis to boot. Now picture me on those beaches, drinking a frutiy drink next to bikini clad hottie. With a sunburn. Ok, now you get the picture. Europe whizzed by at warp speed and it's almost time to head to ...

... a bit with pressies and treats, and then headed over to Mylopotas beach, not too far about a 20 minute walk, but it was pretty hot so we found ourselves some sun loungers and jumped in the clear cool water pretty quickly, we sunned ourselves for a short while, don't want to get too burnt. And took in the eye candy, as this beach is where far out camping is situated, so lots of young people wanting ...