Your Guides
Meet Dimitra and Dimitris, your local bike tour & walking guides!Meet Dimitra, Yummy Pedals' founder & guide
Although a country girl at heart (Mykonian blood is running through my veins after all), I was born and raised in Athens. My studies at the faculty of Translation (explaining the fluency in English, French, Spanish and Turkish) led me to the beautiful island of Corfu, before starting working in a software company in Chania. The years spent in Chania gave me the opportunity to further explore not only the natural beauties of Crete, but also my passion for outdoor activities, like mountaineering, caving, canyoning, swimming and of course cycling.
As I was trying to discover more adventurous ways of traveling, it was revealed to me that the combination of my bike, my dog and my hammock offered me unlimited freedom and unique experiences. This was the first spoke in setting the wheels of Yummy Pedals in motion, my biking & hiking adventures company in Mykonos, my grandfather’s birthplace.
I will be delighted to meet you, ride or hike with you and share my enthusiasm, knowledge and love for this blessed island with you.
*Dimitra is a certified guide by HATTA Outdoors (Hellenic Association of Tourist & Travel Agencies of Outdoors) and holds the “Basic Life Support” First Aid Certificate
Meet Dimitris, Yummy Pedals' guide & mechanic
My friends say that I have a crankset and a cassette instead of a brain. That's because I always think and breathe as a cyclist. Not only as a hobby and a way of living, but also as an activist. Being an active member of cycling advocacy groups, both in Athens and my hometown Kalamata, my vision is that one day bicycles will replace cars as a main way of sustainable transportation and commuting.
Then I met Dimitra... and the spark became a flame! Now cycling is not just my hobby, but also a job that I love. My vision has expanded to introducing the pleasure of cycling tours to as many people as possible and promoting my belief that the best way to enjoy the beauties of Greece and any foreign country is by bike. Oh... I forgot to mention that I am a mechanical engineer and trained bicycle mechanic, so I make sure that all the Yummy Pedals' bikes are in tip top condition.
Feeling ready to share my passion and enjoy Mykonos by bike or hiking?
Hey! Ho! Let's go!
*Dimitris is a certified guide by HATTA Outdoors (Hellenic Association of Tourist & Travel Agencies of Outdoors) and holds the “Basic Life Support” First Aid Certificate
Meet Stathis on one of our hiking tours (optionally)
Stathis is the newest member of our family, also a Mykonian. He was found abandoned near the beach of Merchia, while on a group hike, and of course we rescued and fostered him. We are happy it turned out to be a failed foster after he chose us as his forever family!
He is an excellent companion to our nature walks and kids love his calm character and cuddliness. If you want him to join your hiking tour, simply say it so! As for his cycling training, he failed the exams, so, unfortunately, he doesn't join our bike tours.
He is shy with the camera, so the photos of him do not do him any justice, but he is a cutie-pie!
Marios (in loving memory of) "co-founder" of Yummy Pedals
Dimitra's cycling, hiking and camping trips with her late dog, Marios, had once set the wheel in motion for the creation of Yummy Pedals.
Just the two of them were embarking on camping trips riding her mountain bike, discovering the Greek islands and enjoying the freedom of natural living. These eco-trips would have been impossible without the company of adventurous Marios, who was by Dimitra's side on every step of her life, making it more fun, beautiful and happy!
Therefore, he is rightfully called the co-founder of Yummy Pedals and -oh boy!- how much the biking & walking tour participants had been enjoying his company!
