Images Of Ikaria #1

A selection of images from the Greek island of Ikaria. I've taken hundreds of photographs, so it is about time I shared some of them via this blog.

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Part of the breakwater at Agios Kirikos. The islands of Fourni in the distance.

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Reflection in rain water on part of the Agios Kirikos harbour

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There are many old fishing boats lying around the island. Most are high and dry, and will never take to the water again.
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Interior view of old rotting fishing boat

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The island of Samos off the coast of Ikaria can be seen in the background

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I love the shape and colour of these island churches.

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The Metropolitikos Naos church in Agios Kirikos, is one of the largest on the island

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Washing day

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Part of Agios Kirikos harbour with the islands of Fourni in the background

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Cha... Cha... Changes

A change is as good as a holiday, they say, and since I am on vacation, I decided that this blog was in need of a makeover - hence the new look and layout.

Unfortunately, the links within blog posts are now dark blue and almost unreadable! I could go through every blog post and change each link colour manually to the colour in the entry below, but I'm sure you wouldn't ask me to do that. Would you?

Really? Well, forget it - I'm not!

Unreadable links aside, I hope you like the new look.

Baggage-Free Travel

I have written before about the concept of travelling light (Travelling Light, Travelling Lighter, and my Guide to Packing Light), and I’ve tried to practice what I preach – with less than perfect results – but Rolf Potts has taken the concept to the extreme. He recently completed a round the world trip which saw him spend 42 days on the road covering 34,440 miles; 12 countries; 3 oceans; 12 flights; and 4 train journeys - all with no luggage what-so-ever. Not even a man-bag or fanny pack.

Rolf is a travel writer, and his trip was sponsored by ScotteVest, a manufacture of travel clothing, and the travel website Boots-n-All.

The No Baggage Challenge, as it came to be called, essentially required Rolf to carry everything in his pockets. I have spent several hours already catching up on Rolf’s blog posts (the trip is now over), and I have become very excited about the possibilities of travelling with the absolute minimum of luggage (I don’t think I’m quite up to travelling with no baggage at all).

Here he is introducing the trip.

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If you are interested in the concept of travelling light, I highly recommend you spend some time reading Rolf’s blog. Having no luggage was clearly very liberating, for him, but obviously it is not for everyone.