tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89117272454165771662011-04-21T18:38:42.229-07:00A four season invitation to a hidden piece of heaven...Hiking &amp; Trekking Ikariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847034499044679242noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911727245416577166.post-4905746581368861142009-04-05T15:49:00.000-07:002009-04-06T08:47:01.564-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Only few places in the Aegean islands can claim such a diversity of wild and primeval natural beauty.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/Sdojv33EPUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/qjCtqJ319Xk/s1600-h/hiking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 171px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/Sdojv33EPUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/qjCtqJ319Xk/s200/hiking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321605215047400770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">several hiking &amp; trekking tours</span> you could get along for all levels of ability, to an astonishing range of habitats from sea shores to the mountain tops, through<br />• ancient paths and trails<br />• stone-paved mule tracks<br />• riverbeds<br />• gorges<br />• forests<br />• valleys<br />• fresh water streams<br />…and so many other exceptional landscapes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The tours are English guided</span> focusing on the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">natural world</span> and the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">interpretation of </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/SdojlL6zu2I/AAAAAAAAAEY/SAd5SCOZPNw/s1600-h/libeloula.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/SdojlL6zu2I/AAAAAAAAAEY/SAd5SCOZPNw/s200/libeloula.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321605031453244258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ikaria’s landscape</span>, including visits at<br />• archeological sites<br />• museums<br />• local architecture monuments...<br />as well as participation in local traditional activities like bee-keeping and wineproducing.<br /><br />Meeting with <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">a rare array of flora and fauna</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">swimming in riverpools</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">wildlife and landscape photographing</span> is part of a <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">truly unique hiking and trekking experience</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8911727245416577166-490574658136886114?l=hikingikaria.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hiking &amp; Trekking Ikariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847034499044679242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8911727245416577166.post-18473612156058557302009-04-05T09:32:00.000-07:002009-04-05T09:50:21.434-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/Sdjg5AXtaRI/AAAAAAAAAAo/zas5Hnqnz0A/s1600-h/DSC04245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b_BKCmbACsM/Sdjg5AXtaRI/AAAAAAAAAAo/zas5Hnqnz0A/s200/DSC04245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321250229694851346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-US">Three years ago we decided to live in <st1:place st="on" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ikaria</st1:place>, Lefteris’ origin. </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-US">We are both experienced hikers, with hundreds of kms on the Island and all over <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Greece</st1:place></st1:country-region> and certified mountaineering skills. We share knowledge and experience of environmental studies and research, organising outdoor activities for </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;">adult</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:black;" lang="EN-US"> groups and children environmental education activities. We also participate </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;">voluntarily</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;"> in exploring, cleaning and marking old, forgotten or misdestroyed paths of <st1:place st="on">Ikaria</st1:place>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This kind of everyday <span style="font-weight: bold;">knowledge &amp; experience is offered to all </span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Verdana;">our guests</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> of this island who like to <span style="font-weight: bold;">explore and not just to visit Ikaria</span>, aiming to share the same values of <span style="font-weight: bold;">respect for the environment</span> and its conservation, discovering </span><st1:place style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" st="on">Ikaria</st1:place><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">’s ancient myths and precious mysteries</span>.<br /><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:161; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:5.95pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Κανονικός πίνακας"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8911727245416577166-1847361215605855730?l=hikingikaria.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hiking &amp; Trekking Ikariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847034499044679242noreply@blogger.com0