Traditional Greece - transport

Traditional Greek fishing boats Caiques on Samos island.

A caïque is a  fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea. It is traditionally a small brightly painted wooden trading vessel.

Traditional Greece - Donkeys

Donkeys have been, since ancient times, the faithful beast of burden of the farmer, builder and the locals as a means of transport. Each family living in rural areas owned a donkey which was mainly used for moving and agricultural activities. Before roads were paved, it provided the only safe means of negotiating narrow and winding paths where no car would fit.  Also, traditionally, brides would ride on a donkey’s back to the church and back.

Earth-Friendly Transportations

Bicycle
Provence, France
travel time 3 days
distance travelled 2,389 km
sent by Jessica, France

Walking
Russia
travel time 16 days
distance travelled 1,215 km
sent by Ksenia, Russia

Head-carrying

Uganda

Artist Seth Jordan, Uganda

sent by my nephew

Donkey transportation

Greece

Just  take the first exit on the roundabout......
Authentic Greece, George Meis Collection

some noisy animals

Hippo, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya. Photo Norbert Rosing. National Geographic Society
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,546 km
sent by Katharina in Wuppertal, Germany

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), Tiergarten Schönbrunn,  Austria

Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna is the world’s oldest zoo still in existence and has already been voted Europe’s best zoo on four occasions. Each year more than two million visitors come to see the panda baby, newborn elephants and many other rare animals.

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,645 km

sent by Oliver in Vienna, Austria

Greetings from Sardegna, Italy
From my daughter :)

Donkies

Donkey riding on the sands, Exmouth, Great Britain, 1970

Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain, 1970