A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Samos, Greece, Greece by TravelPod blogger Amanda_odwin titled “Samos, Greece”

Amanda_odwin’s travel blog entry:

“Tuesday 11th September, 2007

What makes Samos our favourite Islands:

1) the beautiful lush green hills, fields and trees

Samos is by far the greenest islands we have been to. And its not just green its different shades, silver green from the olive trees, dark (racing green) from the fruit trees (figs, limes, lemons etc) it’s the pale green if the bamboo, it’s the green green grass .

2) it’s the green and blue of the stunning beaches

3) it’s the fresh fruit growing everywhere (that I pick) the grapes, limes, pomegranates, peaches, fresh figs

4) It’s the riot of colours that the houses are painted, red, orange, blue, green, pink, torquise, yellow (we are not speaking about pastel colours we are talking bright vivid colours (as well as the pastels))

For those of you who are into outdoors activity we would strongly suggest Samos. This is an island of hiking, biking (lots of bicyclists), swimming, wind surfing and plenty of walking.

The country side is just stunning, in fact it seemed that we were somewhere like Canada, parts of USA or even parts of New Zealand or Australia as it is just so ‘un Greece like’, in the sense that no where is anywhere like any other island we have been to in Greece.

Since we arrived here (07th September) – on the wrong ferry (one day early) we have done all the exploring of the island and today we will be going to the ferry ticket place to get a ferry ticket to our next island (we don’t know which one it will be yet.

Approximate Killometers travelled to date:

Cycling: 650 kms

Walked: 430 kms

Scooter: 400 kms

Boat: 1175 kms

Bus: 130 kms

Car: 745 kms

Grand total: 3530 kms”
Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/amanda_odwin/island_hopping/1189496880/tpod.html

Photos from this trip:
1. “Beaches in Samos”
2. “Coast road”
3. “From the top”
4. “Samos or not”
5. “Samos town”

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