Claire Imaginarium

Category: Travel

  • Sunset in Mykonos

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    In photography, the golden hour is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.  (Source: Wikipedia) Let me tell you, the golden hour in Mykonos is one of the best photo ops you will ever get! During the day, the town…

  • Horse riding in Mykonos

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    Our trip to the Greek islands was our honeymoon, and while I was busy planning our wedding, Andrew was busy planning a dream trip to the Cyclades. Being an avid horse rider, Andrew decided to surprise me one evening  with a 4×4 picking us up from our hotel and driving us to Mykonos Horse Riding‘s…

  • Mykonos town – Mykonos, Greece

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    Our first stop in the Cyclades was Mykonos, one of the most famous greek islands. There are a few villages on the island and the biggest one is Mykonos Town, also called Chora. We stayed outside of the town, but thanks to our hotel complementary shuttle it only took us 10 minutes to get there…

  • Parikia – Paros, Greece

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    On our last day in Paros, we headed west to Parikia, the capital of Paros. If you are travelling to Paros, this is where you would arrive by ferry. It is much bigger than Naousa but still has the charm of the little Cyclades villages, with white and blue houses, cobbled streets and plenty of…

  • 4 days in Kyoto – highlights

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    This Spring we took a trip of a lifetime. We went to Japan! It was on our wander list for a very long time, so we decided to bite the bullet and use all our miles to make it across the world to the Land of the Rising Sun. We were not disappointed, Japan is…

  • Lefkes – Paros, Greece

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    There are two things you HAVE TO DO when visiting the Cyclades, you have to stay in Paros and when in Paros you have to visit Lefkes. Rent a buggy and drive up the Paros’ mountains, toward the centre of the island. The first sight of Lefkes, from the road, could feature in Game of…

  • Roadtrip in Santorini

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    Santorini is a pretty big island and even though you can walk to Fira and hike to Oia from most hotels on the Caldera side, you will need to rent transportation to explore the rest of the island. Which is just what we did! On a morning we rented a quad (you can easily rent…

  • Glafkos Taverna – Paros, Greece

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    Paros is full of amazing restaurants! I already talked about our dinner at Soso which was one of our favourite meals in Greece, and today I am sharing with you another of find! After an afternoon snorkeling along Paros coast we were starving. Not knowing the area, we asked our snorkeling instructor who recommended a…