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Living in Greece

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:28:16 +0000

It’s been a little over a year and slowly, slowly I am getting used to how things go. On the island where we live you would normally not experience the slow life of the winter time as you would only stay for summer. Well that’s what we used to do too. Four years I spent […]

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Poseidon Cave in Pigadia

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 08:36:40 +0000

The Poseidon Cave in the valley of Pigadia. One of Karpathos island’s natural sites is the cave of Poseidon. It was used either as a rock-cut tomb or a sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon or Aphrodite. For those who do not know Aphrodite, she is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. You can visit this […]

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Leaving Karpathos by ANEK lines ferry

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 08:24:46 +0000

From Karpathos to Athens by Ferry Most tourists will come to Karpathos by plane. SkyExpress and Olympic Air are two examples you can fly with. When the airlines are fully booked and when you simply don’t like the time schedule, you might be interested in going by boat. By ferry that really is. Travels by […]

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Finding a baby seal in Greece – the endangered Mediterranean monk seal

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:36:57 +0000

The endangered Mediterranean monk seal When you think of seals, where do your thoughts go to? To the Californian coast where the wild sea lions live on the docks? Perhaps you picture the seals playing with a ball in a seal sanctuary, but have you ever heard of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)? You […]

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It’s all Greek to me – things about the Greek culture

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:41:47 +0000

Culture from elsewhere makes us see differences between what’s normal and strange. Your perspective changes. Take the bits and pieces of that foreign culture that you like better from yours while staying respectful to their and your own culture. This summer I realized what the true differences between my Dutch culture and the Greek […]

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Travel Guide: How to explore Athens in 2 days

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:54:12 +0000

The last few years I’ve been in Greece quite a bit, but I have never been to Athens before! This year’s travel-route to our summer-season destination had to include Athens. We had 2 days to see most of the ancient city of Athens. Thom and I decided to do the PADI advanced freediving course in […]

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Conquering the highest peak of Karpathos, mount Kali Limni

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:26:24 +0000

The highest peak of the entire Dodecanese To hike the Kali Limni has been on my to do-list for the last 2 summers. Kali Limni is the highest peak of the Greek island Karpathos and actually of the entire Dodecanese. I feel like I can not leave this Greek island again without having been on […]

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Why you should visit Kasos (and Armathia)

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:00:10 +0000

Visit Kasos and Armathia. If you have ever wanted to travel to Greece you might have considered visiting one of the Dodecanese islands. Most tourists will travel to Rhodes, Kos or perhaps even Karpathos, yet did you know that you can also visit Kasos and Armathia? Located between Karpathos and Crete, these remote islands are […]

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