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Island Hopping in Greece: Milos, Paros, Amorgos

Island Hopping in Greece: Milos, Paros, Amorgos

by melissaelhachem January 18, 2020May 15, 2020

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Hi everyone, I’m Melissa; travel and adventure blogger – based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Sharing my travels with you & helping you plan affordable trips around the world.
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Nothing like escaping it all and going to nature 🌿🍃; that’s what I needed a couple of days ago. So I had just finished work, and we made it here for a sunset hike
Looks like our own Lebanese amazon forest 🌱⛰, wouldn’t you agree?
📷 @highsamachkar

We are back to one of our favorite places in Leban

We are back to one of our favorite places in Lebanon; the last time I was here was last summer and it felt great to be back in the outdoors, especially when it’s with him ❤️
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Also! still the same old me 😁 but it just was the time to change my name to @melwanders . For those of you who don’t know, I write about my adventures on www.melwanders.com and I have started sharing some articles on Sustainable Travel.
Over the few coming weeks, I’ll be writing more about sustainable inspos and destinations from around the world 🌍, so go subscribe to be the first to know! Because now, more than ever, is the time to reconsider and recalculate the way we travel – let alone the way we live. ✈️

Believe it or not - this is the first time in mont

Believe it or not - this is the first time in months we’ve been out in the wild. 😨 And it felt great. It was such a needed break from everything going on around us. We hiked through lush greeneries 🍃 and amazing rock formations to get to this waterfall and spent over hours here, enjoying the refreshing water and taking in the beautiful sceneries all around. ☀️⛰💧

A couple more days for @highsamachkar in quarantin

A couple more days for @highsamachkar in quarantine and we are back to our adventures. I can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve been out discovering our Lebanon 🇱🇧, and now it’s the perfect time to do that.
Although weather is a bit hotter than the months before, these days are great for the outdoors: camping 🏕, beaches 🏖, mountains ⛰, and our favorite (duh! 😝): waterfalls!

Sunsets from my favorite mountains of Akoura ⛰ w

Sunsets from my favorite mountains of Akoura ⛰ we came her a year back to just enjoy the sunset and drink our coffee ☕️ over the clouds Where’s your favorite place to catch the sunset?
- poncho which i used as blanket 🙈 from my favorite eco store @bayrutexpress

I watched a very meaningful IG live with Sari from

I watched a very meaningful IG live with Sari from @lebanesewanderers & @mohammad.draihi talking about rural tourism in Lebanon. Someone from the viewers commented on “influencers” stating the location as Lebanon and not giving the exact location on the post. This is something I’ve heard time and time again. And although adding the location would not actually point you towards the exact place, I choose not to. And Sari makes an excellent point as to why: as soon as we post a photo from somewhere in Lebanon, we have a responsibility in protecting it and not just promoting it. This is a lesson we learned the hard way. And those who know me or messaged me before know that I never keep a place to myself simply because it’s not mine. And I know that whoever takes the time to actually ask about a place would take the time in preserving it. This leads me to another question I’ve heard before: why I don’t share Lebanon travel guides on my blog. It takes a lot of time and effort to create the posts I add on Mel Wanders and as I feel towards sharing simple locations, I feel 100x more responsible when I write. Again it is not mine to keep, but with promoting come huge responsibility. And when the culture here in Lebanon becomes aware of the importance of preserving and protecting a place, I would simply, only be sharing beautiful photos from beautiful locations. I understand this is a very debatable topic, and I am not trying to shame anyone. I’m just here to shed light on the importance of sustaining our tourism in Lebanon and doing everything we can to protect the environment.
PS. I am always happy to share with you these beautiful places when you message me 💛

It’s probably safe to say I have a thing for wat

It’s probably safe to say I have a thing for waterfalls 💧, and last year was full of them.
Spring is definitely the time to go out & explore, but summer is also a good time to do so ☀️⛰- which hopefully we will be doing in the next months Spring in Lebanon (6)

Another one from Akoura, but this time, waterfalls

Another one from Akoura, but this time, waterfalls! Though always cold 🥶, the water is super refreshing even if you just put your legs in. Or just skip the whole water thing, and stay for the awesome views (and photos) 😛. I can’t wait to be back in the wild, but for now, my intex pool will do Spring in Lebanon (5)

Literally, my favorite place in Lebanon 🇱🇧.

Literally, my favorite place in Lebanon 🇱🇧. My family is originally from here, so maybe I’m being a bit biased (though with reason). And when you come here once, you’ll love it so much, you’d want to visit again and again. At least that’s what I do I’ve enjoyed the views of the Akoura lake every season, in winter when it snows ❄️, in summer when we camp ⛺️. But my favorite is in Spring: lakes are filled with water, the landscape is as green as it gets, and the weather makes for a perfect spot for an afternoon coffee. Spring in Lebanon (4)

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