Enjoy a few more shots from the vibrant town of Key West. An obligatory American flag sags in the humid heat in a row of gorgeous traditional Conch style architecture. Key West Cemetery is a sprawling iguana paradise. These green reptiles can be found sunning themselves everywhere you look. A few more colourful details fromContinue reading “More Key west”
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Anna Maria Island
Anna Maria Island is a seven mile barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast with a string of stunning beaches. We’ve already visited one of them, but will pop back for more, but now we’ve headed straight to the very tip of the Island to the little resort of Anna Maria city. Full of olde worldContinue reading “Anna Maria Island”
Megalos Prinos
Kazаviti (also knоwn as Megаlοs Prinos) is a quaint mοuntain villаgе in Thassos with trаditiоnal architecture and a sleepy atmosphere. It’s made up οf two neighbоrhοods – Miкrо Kazaviti аnd Меgalο Кazаviti, forming оne village. Cobbled streets and quaint balconied buildings set around a tranquil village square that adds to the sleepy charm of MegalosContinue reading “Megalos Prinos”
Theologos
The traditional village of Theologos is a beautiful village full of magnificent, but crumbling houses and mansions. Theologos is one of the oldest villages in Thassos and in 1979 it was declared the cultural capital of the island because of its architecture and traditional setting. Because of its heritage status, many people were unable toContinue reading “Theologos”
Kotor
Our final stop of the Montenegrin tour is the UNESCO heritage town of Kotor. It is located on the Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska), one of the most indented parts of the Adriatic Sea and we’ve got a front row view of the bay from our teeny room! We staying on the Dobrota Promenade, theContinue reading “Kotor”
Wall art
A few colourful wall art snaps as before we head onto the historic old town of Budva. We’ve parked up in a beachside lot but it’s just too hot to enjoy the sands! So it’s onwards to the next stop. The bustling town of Budva. Budva is one of the nightlife hotspots of Montenegro. SadlyContinue reading “Wall art”
Ostrog Monastery
The first stop off on our Montenegrin road trip is to the incredible Ostrog Monastery and this entails a lot of hairpin roads….as usual! The monastery is split into an upper and lower site, and is a Serbian Orthodox Church. Its most famous sight is the upper monastery situated against an almost vertical background high upContinue reading “Ostrog Monastery”
Rambling the ruins
A final few bits from our Athens trip way aback in May! Featuring random ruins and a warm lake.
Anafiotika
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the north eastern side of the Acropolis hill and feels like a completely different world from the hectic capital city. In 1950, part of this neighborhood was destroyed for archaeological research and in 1970 the stateContinue reading “Anafiotika”
All hail the Alhambra
Ooops Christmas made me forget the most important post of all – the actual Alhambra visit! Full disclosure, the potted history below of this immense site comes mainly from Wikipedia! The Alhambra is one of the most famous icons of Islamic architecture, and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. The buildingContinue reading “All hail the Alhambra”