Monthly Archives: August 2012

August Full Moon

 

August Full Moon
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August Full Moon, is coming tomorrow at August 31st, the last day of this month. Actually August 2012 is bringing  two full moons. The first it was on August 1st and the second will be on the August 31st. What they say about the second full moon on the same month? They call it Blue Moon     and this is not because is really blue, but it will be brighter. At the beginning they called blue moon, the third full moon of a season, if it was followed by a rogue fourth full moon, as Space.com reports.

Enjoy the August Blue Moon, August 31st.   

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Fires in Greece

Fires in Greece

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A number of fires, more than one hundred and seventy, started in Greece the last days, the most important in Rhodes and Crete Island.
In Crete, in fact, many fires start up at the same time.
In Rhodes, due to strong winds is very difficult work for firefighters trying tackle the flames. Late afternoon, the fire reached the national park with deer, the eco park of butterflies and their lives are at risk.
More than 100 firefighters fought the fires and Ilia as there are many scattered fronts.

Fire start earlier today in Hydra Island as well! Is getting worst and even more difficult as because after sunset firefighting aircrafts  is impossible to fly.
Fires in Greece effect  county’s ecosystem

source: http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=159567&catid=4

 

Lake Plastira

 

Lake Plastira
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Lake Plastira, or Tavropos,  is located 25km from Karthitsa, Thessaly  prefecture of Central Greece, approximately 340km from Athens and about 230km from Thessaloniki.

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Lake Plastira, a length of 14km with the maximum width 4km and an approximately depth 60m, it is an artificial lake, in between the beautiful mountains of Agrafa with a number of picturesque villages around the shores of the lake, in a unspoiled nature place, with amazing

Top 10 Eco Travel Articles (week34)

 Top 10 Eco Travel Articles (week34)

Top 10 Eco Travel Articles (week34), combine the natural beauties of the destinations, the blue crystal waters, the bright colors of places, beautiful sunrise and amazing sunsets  for the visitor is the opportunity to select and enjoy a place for holidays.

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The Top 10 Eco Travel Articles ( week 34) are:: 

Meteora Greece

Ioannina Lake

The Green Monastery of Agathonos

Tinos Island of Holy Mary and Natural Beauties

Socotra Island

Eco Voluntary Tourism in Kanda India

Top 15 Greece Eco Destinations (week32)

Hydra Island,

Mylopotamos Waterfalls Kythera Island

Zakynthos Island, 

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Socotra Island

Socotra Island

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Socotra Island is a unique place located Socotra Archipelago and is a part of the republic of Yemen. Socotra Island is considered as a unique biodiversity place in Arabian area, because of its amazing endemic flora, as the Dracaena cinnabari tree,

Ioannina Lake

Ioannina Lake
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Ioannina Lake or Lake Pamvotis, the ancient name of the lake, located between the town of Ioannia at about a 470m altitude at Epirus prefecture in North Greece and the mountain Mitsikeli. Ioannina lake is the biggest lake of Epirus and one of the most beautiful and peaceful lakes. Today is a conservation area forming part of the Natural network, provides a habitat for many species of flora and fauna and

The Green Monastery of Agathonos

 

The Green Monastery of Agathonos

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The Green Monastery of Agathonos is the major point of interest for the region of villadge Ypati-Lamia,at Thessalia perfecture, central Greece.   The Monastery of Agathon, is the “eco-monastery” as they say. It is built close to the Ypati villadge at altitude 553 m, the slope of the mountain Iti, Central Greece, in a magnificent natural landscape.

Oral tradition claims that

Top Most Important Eco Articles (week33)

Top Most Important Eco Articles (week33)

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Top Most Important Eco Articles (week33) are: 

Meteora Greece

Tinos Island of Holy Mary and Natural Beauties

Eco Voluntary Tourism in Kanda India

Women are Greener than Men

Harvard and Low Fat Myth

Rain of Dancing Stars Phenomenon

Mylopotamos Waterfalls Kythera Island

About Animals Playing or Fighting

Top 15 Greece Eco Destinations (week32)

Meteora Greece

Meteora Greece

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Meteora Greece, is a extraordinary place of “Suspended in the air” (that’s the meaning of the Greek word Meteora) rocks located in the region of Thessaly, central Greece. It is a unique area of standstones in an valley of forested hills with unique flora, part of UNESCO the World Heritage Site.

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According to chemical research and analysis it seems that Meteora created about 60 million years ago around the

Tinos Island of Holy Mary and Natural Beauties

Tinos Island of Holy Mary and Natural Beauties

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Tinos Island of Holy Mary and Natural Beauties, is a unique island, one of the most beautiful islands of Cyclades prefecture.
Visitors will be able to admire the peaceful villages with the unique architecture and Dove houses, climbing up to the hills with the scenic sea views over looking the