Posted in Europe | Comments Off on Sailing in Greece – Part I: Everyone’s invited!
There are some ways to spend your summer holidays that are nice and relaxing and there are others that are likely to be some of the best days of your life.
Cruising with a sailing yacht flotilla around the Ionian Islands in Western Greece
One such type of holiday is a sailing trip with friends or strangers who are after similar experiences.
There are two types of people who will probably not find this article interesting.
Those fortunate enough to already own a cruiser sailing yacht and those who are unfortunate enough to get seasick at the mere mention of the word “boat”.
For the rest of you, stick around because what I am about to suggest, might just result in one of the best holidays you’ve ever had.
Posted in Europe | Comments Off on 10 Things I love about Stockholm
I have been living in Stockholm for the best part of three years now.
Inspired by my friend Thomas Wilkinson’s “The 10 best things about living in Thailand” on his blog Earthoria, I thought it would only be fair for me to share my thoughts on the ten best and worst things about life in Stockholm, Sweden.
I am deliberately avoiding generalising about life in Sweden as a whole because I believe that I have not yet reached that level of knowledge about the country in its entirety to allow me to post a helpful review. What I do know is that life in Stockholm and a handful of other “big” cities here, is significantly different to that of the rest of the country and generalising will probably not be just.
1. Water, water, water!
Stockholm, a city in water
They don’t call it “Venice of the North” for no reason. Stockholm is not one city. It’s a collection of thousands of islands and islets (around 24,000 to be more precise!), some large but most small, forming the Stockholm Archipelago (or Skärgården as it’s known here), one of the biggest of the Baltic Sea.
There’s access to water everywhere here! You feel like you never live too far from a canal, a river, a lake or the sea. The distances between the islands are generally small, small enough to be able to canoe between groups of them, peg your tent and call it home for an evening.
The islands are beautiful, the water is swimmable (at least during the warmer summer months anyway!) and with so many around, chances are that you will never have to worry about privacy or overcrowding.
Posted in Worldwide | Comments Off on Dolphin encounters
Dolphins, swimming in crystal-clear blue waters are the stuff of dreams for many lovers of the sea and its marine life.
Dolphin encounters in the sea are every sea-lover’s dream
There is no shortage of places in the world where one can experience wild dolphins in their own habitat, either from the comfort of a boat or among the sea mammals themselves, while snorkelling or scuba diving.
In most instances, getting access to a boat or scuba gear during a holiday necessitates buying some sort of tour package with “dolphin watching” or “swimming with dolphins” in its title.
As with every activity that brings humans into contact with wildlife though, the word “responsible” should be a constant reminding requirement when it comes to choosing who to go with.
