All posts tagged: islands

Magic of Mykonos

I should probably start by saying that no other location so far cast a spell on me quite like Mykonos. But let’s start at the beginning of this journey. Mykonos was not my first destination choice for this holiday. It was actually third on my list. How it all started I purchased a ticket way back in March for a different Greek island – Crete, but throughout the summer, I’ve been told that even though Crete was great for beaches, there was not much else to do there. Then Santorini came to mind, but after some research I realized that 1 week trip would be pretty expensive & I was interested in cutting my travel costs in half. Mykonos was that perfect combination of everything I was looking for & accommodation was way cheaper than Santorini. The dates were set in place, ticket purchased, apartment booked & so the countdown began. I was travelling with a girlfriend from London. She picked the dates, I picked the location. She was flying in to Athens first for …

Wellbeing Wednesdays

If you missed last week’s Wellbeing Wednesdays have a look  so you know what’s going on. This week I’m not gonna talk about the weather much, besides I’m not in London anymore. Everyday is sunny here! ☀ Highs for the past couple of days were 30-31C (86-88F) in Limassol, which for this time of the year is pretty amazing! 🙂 The nights are fresh. Beach Visits: 1 That’s a bit of a bummer, but I’m not located close to the beach at all. The good news is Swimming Season ends around Halloween time here and the 2 following weeks of November are tanning weeks, so you see there’s plenty of Summer ahead! 🙂 Funny thing happened when I did indeed visit the beach on that 1 day. I had this entire plan to swim and snorkel as much as possible but what actually happened was rather tragic almost. The double fried crispy chips sprinkled with oregano and Himalayan sea salt (pictured below) were my treat for the week, so I really wanted to get some …

Wellbeing Wednesdays

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic week wherever you are in the World! I would love to hear where you are and what the weather is like in your current location so please feel free to post your replies below in the comment section. I am currently in Limassol, Cyprus which also happens to be my favorite city on the island! I will go into why in another upcoming blog post. Below is what the weather looked like right here at 2pm. August is the hottest month on the island and for this reason, it’s very common for locals to take an entire month of August off for vacation. We were promised a mild summer this year, and I hope I’m not speaking too soon on the matter, but so far so great! We had 2 heatwaves here so far, one in June and one yesterday that started early on Monday. The highs for the past 2 days were about 38-39C here in Limassol which is definitely a lot, but it didn’t feel crazy hot …

Beach Day in Limassol Photo Post

Today is a Public Holiday here in Cyprus and it’s such a beautiful day with great sunshine and lovely temperatures so after some sunbathing in the garden I headed to the beach since it was a perfect day for it. Here are just a few photos from this afternoon. I will post more soon, and I have a video too. 🙂 Hope everyone is having a pleasant Wednesday 🙂