Comments on: Olympus

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:48:03 +0000

As I write this I’m visiting my Mum, and I’ve been picking her brains about my time in Cyprus, trying to fit together my fragments of memory. There’s plenty more to write – especially when I’ve pulled out all my Dad’s 35mm slides (he liked his photography).

But there’s only one way to really recover those memories, and that’s to make new ones that fill in all the gaps. So that’s a personal travel quest, right there.

You don’t want to be on the course when Zeus misses a putt. Trust me. Nasty temper + ability to hurl lightning = Bad For Everyone.

By: Barbara Weibel

Barbara Weibel — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:03:48 +0000

I SO want to read more about your childhood experiences at Mt. Olympus and the ice cream that followed. Conjured up images of a tiny tot scampering at the feet of Gods – especially when you invoked the imagery of Zeus and his golf club.

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:35:50 +0000

It all depends on how reliable your thermal underwear is…

In the summer, mind, the mountains are cool rather than life-suckingly freezing, and apparently terrific for brisk hiking and cycling.

And ground level (varying from “warm” to “is my head actually on fire?”) is only a bus-ride away.

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:28:47 +0000

There definitely aren’t enough Latino Elvis impersonators in the world. It’s a fact.

It’s a fascinating place, summer or winter. I’d say “lovely” but Colin Thubron has it right – it’s often starkly handsome rather than beautiful, and some areas are downright inhospitable (which is not to say they’re unattractive – just intolerent of incautious folk).

“After a big fire” – yes, nicely observed. A traumatized landscape.