Rea's Adventures

Hello Travelers!

My name is Rea and I would like to welcome you to our blog, Travel Analog! I am 21 years old and I am studying informatics in Athens, Greece. At this moment, I am doing a semester in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The purpose of this vlog is for me and Maria, the other co-owner of this blog, to share pictures from our travels and experiences.

Currently, you can read posts about:

Greece

I hope you will enjoy traveling with us!

P.S. You can meet Maria here

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The Soul of Lisbon

The Soul of Lisbon: A City of Saudade Saudade: The Feeling That Lingers Lisbon is not just its golden light or the rhythm of the trams rattling up steep hills. It is its people—the quiet poets, the storytellers, the ones who carry the weight of history in their voices and their laughter. There is a word, saudade , that exists only in Portuguese. It is longing, but deeper. It is nostalgia, but not just for the past. It is the ache of something lost, or perhaps something never fully had. You feel it in the way an old man sips his coffee alone at a corner café, in the way a woman hums to herself while hanging fresh laundry on a wrought-iron balcony. Fado: The Sound of Longing You hear saudade most clearly in Fado . In a dimly lit tavern in Alfama, a singer stands, eyes closed, pouring heartbreak into every note. The guitar weeps beside them, each chord unraveling stories of love, of longing, of Lisbon itself. The audience listens in silence, understanding without words. Recently, Fado f...

Beyond the Blue

Greece is often framed in shades of blue sunlit seas, island domes, and perfect coastlines. But there’s another Greece, hidden beyond the beaches and ferry routes, one where time moves slower and the air is thick with the scent of pine and burning firewood and traditions that have stood the test of time. What a lot of people don't realise is that 80% of greek land is actually mountainous! Shot on Olympus superzoom 80g with ISO 200, these pictures capture the untames beauty of Peloponnese, where tiny villages cling to hillsides, mountain goats appear on your path, and life moves at its own unhurried pace. These villages tell stories in their own way. A weathered wooden door with peeling paint, an old man sipping coffee at the village square, the sound of distant goat bells breaking the silence. In a world moving at digital speed, these places remind me that slowness has its own kind of beauty. These images are a tribute to a Greece that often goes unnoticed. A Greece of...

Athens Through My Eyes

Athens Through My Eyes: Chaos, Comfort, and Everything In Between Athens is not a city that tries to impress you. It does not glow with perfection or elegance. Instead, it is a city of contradictions, where ancient ruins stand next to crumbling apartment buildings, and the smell of freshly baked koulouri mixes with the scent of car fumes. It is chaotic, loud, sometimes overwhelming, and yes, undeniably ugly at times. But if you spend enough time here, you learn to find beauty in the mess, whether it is in the cracks on the pavement or in the warmth of small neighborhood cafés. Athens is a city that breathes and moves in a way that’s both raw and comforting. If you take the time to truly look at it, slow down and wander through its streets without rushing, you’ll realize that the city is never the same twice. That’s the magic of it, every corner holds something different, something you might have missed the day before. Each street offers a different story, from the worn-down, u...

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