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Sunday, October 7: Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post for this week is DELICIOUS: good to eat; having an appealing or enjoyable taste or smell, [...]
October 7, 2012
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Thursday, October 4: Ailsa’s Travel Theme (Where’s my backpack?) for this week is Foliage. She writes: It’s getting all [...]
October 4, 2012
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Monday, October 1: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is Mine. Is there a place, object, or view that’s entirely yours, or [...]
October 1, 2012
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Sunday, September 23: Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post for this week is PEOPLE: human beings making up a group or assembly. The mass of a [...]
September 23, 2012
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Saturday, September 22: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is Solitary. I love capturing a person in a quiet and often [...]
September 22, 2012
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Friday, September 21: Ailsa of Where’s my backpack? has challenged us to come up with photos of white for International Peace Day [...]
September 21, 2012
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Friday, September 14: The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge this week is Everyday Life. This challenge is all about people and the things they [...]
September 14, 2012
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Thursday, September 13: Today, my last day in Greece, I go to visit the amazing National Archeological Museum and its excellent collection of [...]
September 13, 2012
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Wednesday, September 12: After leaving Nafplio, we head finally to Epidauros. Its sanctuary of Ascelpius (the god of medicine) was a place [...]
September 12, 2012
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Wednesday, September 12: After lunch we make a short stop for photos in the pretty town of Nafplio. Sitting beneath the Palamidi Fortress on [...]
September 12, 2012
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Wednesday, September 12: After seeing the Corinth Canal, we head down the road to Ancient Mycenae, the most powerful kingdom in Greece for 400 [...]
September 12, 2012
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Wednesday, September 12: Today I take a one day tour with G.O. Tours to Argolis. The tour costs 101 euros (~ $130), including lunch. My [...]
September 12, 2012
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Tuesday, September 11: Today, we visit the Meteora monasteries. The tour is sadly very limited, and today is the day I most regret being on a [...]
September 11, 2012
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Monday, September 10: For my last three days on the mainland, I have arranged tours with G.O. Tours. Today’s tour is a two-day tour to [...]
September 10, 2012
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Saturday, September 9: After checking back in to the Acropolis View Hotel, I venture again out into the heat of Athens to explore the rest of [...]
September 9, 2012
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Saturday, September 8: I reluctantly head to the new port in Santorini, where I turn in my rental car and climb the ramp of this ferry, [...]
September 9, 2012
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Saturday, September 8: This morning I take my time checking out of Villa Galinia. The ferry for Athens doesn’t leave until 6:40 this [...]
September 8, 2012
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Friday, September 7: After relaxing by the pool at Villa Galinia, and exploring a bit of Akrotírion, I head into Fira for my last sunset [...]
September 7, 2012
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Friday, September 7: I return from the volcano trip to Villa Galinia, where I sit by the pool and relax, and then head out to explore [...]
September 7, 2012
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Friday, September 7: Today I take a traditional boat to visit the two active volcanoes at Santorini. Before that though, I head to Fira, [...]
September 7, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: Finally, I make it to the western tip of Oia to see the fabulous sunset. According to Wikipedia, “the famous Oia [...]
September 6, 2012
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Wednesday, September 6: After my shower at Villa Galinia, I head to Oia, AGAIN, to try to see the sunset. This time I will arrive about an [...]
September 6, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: The only beach I visit in Santorini is Red Beach, near Ancient Akrotiri, with its high red cliffs. I’m actually [...]
September 6, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: Today I head to the stunning village of Fira, the capital of the island of Santorini, as well as its most central and [...]
September 6, 2012
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Wednesday, September 6: The Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira, Santorini displays amazing finds that were excavated from Ancient Akrotiri, [...]
September 6, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: I make a stop at yet another lovely outdoor cafe called Mama Thira Taverna, about midway between Fira and Firostefani. [...]
September 6, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral in Fira sits prominently towards the bottom of the town and can be seen from many [...]
September 6, 2012
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Thursday, September 6: This morning I started my explorations of Fira. I came upon the Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. [...]
September 6, 2012
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Wednesday, September 5: After deciding I don’t have the energy to stay in Oia for sunset, I drive south on the island and go back to Villa [...]
September 5, 2012
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Wednesday, September 5: I spend the rest of the afternoon in Oia wandering around, popping in and out of shops, taking pictures, and trying [...]
September 5, 2012