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Summer day in Santorini

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I had always wanted to go to Greece, and when I finally went, it was better than I could have imagined. The first part of my trip was to Santorini, and the island’s beauty was breathtaking. If you’re lucky enough to find yourself on this small dot in the Aegean Sea, here are some fun activities to make your trip memorable: 1. Visit a volcano.  Take a quick boat cruise to Nea Kameni, an uninhabited island just off the coast of Santorini. You can climb about 425 feet (130 meters) to view a crater and walk around its rim. 2. Swim in hot springs.  Just next to Nea Kameni is Palea Kameni, another island where you can experience natural hot springs. But don’t worry, the water isn’t scalding—it feels just like a bath! 3. Rent a scooter or quad bike.  If you have an adventurous side, rent an alternative form of transportation and feel the wind whip through your hair as you explore the island. 4. Visit black and red beaches.  Most of Santorini’s beaches are made of dark...
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A blog (a truncation of "weblog")[1] is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page. Until 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual,[citation needed] occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject or topic. In the 2010s, "multi-author blogs" (MABs) emerged, featuring the writing of multiple authors and sometimes professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, advocacy groups, and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "microblogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. The...
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Exploring Beyond the Skyscrapers: Hiking in Hong Kong

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When people think about Hong Kong, they often picture a megalopolis with endless skyscrapers. When I think of Hong Kong, I picture something totally different—nature!  On a recent trip to the island, I learned that the Hong Kong is a true hiker’s paradise, with four major hiking trails and many other ones, too. The four major trails are The Hong Kong Trail (31 mi/50 km, 8 sections), the Maclehose Trail (62 mi/100 km, 10 sections), the Lantau Trail (43 mi/70 km, 12 sections), and the Wilson Trail (48 mi/78 km, 10 sections). After hiking over 70 miles/110 km on these trails, my favorite hike of all was section 3 of the Lantau Trail. On this hike, you climb Hong Kong’s second highest peak, Lantau Peak (3,065 feet/934 meters). You then descend into the village of Ngong Ping, where you can see the Tian Tian giant Buddha (34 meters or 111 feet tall) and visit the Po Lin Monastery. For people wanting to hike a little closer to the city center, Victoria Peak is another great o...
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