点评:My partner and I had the privilege of arranging two full day trips around Lesvos with Tracey of Follow Your Heart Travel Experiences. Each one was outstanding, tailored to fit in as many of the places we wanted to see as possible, with extra treats and locations added by Tracey with her absolutely expert knowledge and love of the island!
On Day 1 we learned much more about the museums and churches and ruins in Mytilene where we were staying, and met lots of Tracey's wonderful friends and their businesses. We then visited the aqueduct at Moria, and the top of Mount Olympus (driving up some unfenced gravel tracks that were a bit like something from a Hitchcock movie, teeth-clenchingly close to the edge, but Tracey had nerves of steel and more importantly, a lot of experience driving!) We drove to Agiassos and ate in town, as well as visiting an ancient chapel.
Everything was picture perfect and beyond exceptional, and would highly recommend it to one and all!
Day 2 we visited the Mandamados Monastery to see the Icon, with some incredibly scenic fishing village stops along the way, with lunch, then were treated to a visit to Kariofyllis Ecofarm, where we were able to get close and stroke deer and a stag, goats, dogs, cats, horses, a donkey, bunnies, birds (many rescues are taken in there) and we learned a lot about it! Very special experience that we definitely wouldn't have found out about ourselves without this tour, and we'll definitely go back! We also visited pottery artisans and an olive wood workshop and shop, learning about craft on Lesvos.
The day concluded with a trip to beautiful Molyvos, and a meander through the vine-ceilinged cobbled streets of the old town, with drinks overlooking a spectacular bay view from up the hill. Driving back, Tracey toured us through Petra too.
At every point she was a fountain of information, as well as being a truly wonderful, kind, generous, thoughtful, wise, compassionate, and fascinating person, with brilliant tales to share and incredible attentiveness to her guests and to her friends on the island.
We were driven to each location in an air-conditioned car, essential during the heatwave! And Tracey was so well-prepared with fresh fruit and veg snacks she had made and gallons of water in a coolbox, despite the intention of stopping in towns to eat!
We have done lots of day tours in various countries because we can't drive ourselves, so for places that are hard to access by public transport it makes more sense to get a guide, and it's always interesting to see how differently people approach this - but Tracey stands out easily by a million miles as the best we have ever had and the nicest person we've met.
Thank you so much Tracey, we can't wait to go back and we hope to see you next year!
翻译:我和我的伙伴有幸与跟随你的心旅行体验的特蕾西一起安排了莱斯沃斯岛的两次全日游。每一个都非常出色,专为尽可能多地适应我们想要参观的地方而量身定制,特雷西凭借她绝对的专业知识和对岛屿的热爱添加了额外的美食和地点!
第一天,我们更多地了解了我们所住的米蒂利尼的博物馆、教堂和遗址,并结识了许多特雷西的好朋友和他们的生意。然后我们参观了莫里亚的渡槽和奥林匹斯山的山顶(沿着一些没有围栏的碎石路行驶,有点像希区柯克电影中的东西,咬紧牙关接近边缘,但特雷西有钢铁般的意志,更重要的是,驾驶经验丰富!)我们开车去了阿吉亚索斯(Agiassos),在城里吃饭,还参观了一座古老的教堂。
一切都非常完美,非常出色,强烈推荐给所有人!
第二天,我们参观了曼达马多斯修道院,参观了圣像,沿途经过了一些风景优美的渔村,吃了午餐,然后参观了卡里奥菲利斯生态农场,在那里我们可以近距离抚摸鹿和雄鹿,山羊、狗、猫、马、驴、兔子、鸟类(许多救援都是在那里进行的),我们学到了很多关于它的知识!非常特别的经历,如果没有这次旅行,我们绝对不会了解自己,我们一定会回去!我们还参观了陶器工匠和橄榄木作坊和商店,了解莱斯沃斯岛的手工艺。
这一天的结束是前往美丽的莫利沃斯,漫步穿过老城区藤蔓天花板的鹅卵石街道,一边喝着饮料,一边从山上俯瞰壮丽的海湾景色。开车回来时,特蕾西还带我们参观了佩特拉。
在每一点上,她都是信息的源泉,也是一个真正美妙、善良、慷慨、体贴、智慧、富有同情心和迷人的人,有精彩的故事可供分享,并对她的客人和岛上的朋友令人难以置信的关注。
我们乘坐空调车前往每个地点,这在热浪期间至关重要!尽管特雷西打算在镇上停下来吃东西,但她还是准备好了她做的新鲜水果和蔬菜零食以及冷藏箱里的几加仑水!
我们在不同的国家进行了很多一日游,因为我们不能自己开车,所以对于公共交通难以到达的地方,找个导游更有意义,而且看到人们如何不同地处理这个问题总是很有趣的 -但特雷西轻松脱颖而出一百万英里,成为我们遇到过的最好的人和我们见过的最好的人。
非常感谢特雷西,我们迫不及待地想回去,希望明年见到您!