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Sunsets from Santorini

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By larasumera | Views [167] | Comments [1]

So we said goodbye to Britts on Thursday from Athens.  Rica and I ended up not going to Peloponnese, but to Santorini.  We arrived Friday morning, and will leave tomorrow night, Tuesday, for Rhodes.  From Rhodes we have to go to Kos since there is limited ... Read more >

Give me a dirty street vendor selling Greek food

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By larasumera | Views [427] | Comments [6]

Gyros and souvlakias everywhere. We took a last minute flight from Corfu to Athens Saturday night/Sunday morning.  Arrived in Athens around 1230 or 1ish, and the city was still wide awake.  We hurried to our hostel, got settled, and went to the nearest ... Read more >

Romantic antique

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By mexican_eyes | Views [88]

After a four hour trip, we arrived at Athens to find out there was a national strike: no electricity, no public transportation. We decided to rent a car and buy a road atlas. A little nightmare  when you start trying to read in Greek, however we managed ... Read more >

Tags: pelopnesse, dark

Everything is closed in Greece!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By larasumera | Views [177] | Comments [5]

So after a car ride to the train station, a two trains to Bari, then an overnight ferry to Igoumenitsta, then a boat ride to Corfu, then a van ride to the Pink Palace, we are here in Cofu at one of the biggest party hostels in the world.  However, ... Read more >

Greece

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By mrandrew | Views [98]

From Zagreb (which I know is not in Greece) I caught a train to Vienna for a 3 day stay with Lisa - who used to live in Australia. Her parents live to the North of Vienna in a traditional wine region where they bought a wine cellar for the reason of ... Read more >

The Beach Life!

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [153] | Comments [3]

Just a quick update... After surviving a Florida-like torrential downpour that partially flooded the streets of Athens, we are back at our hostel waiting for our flight tomorrow to Cairo. The last few days have been nothing short of relaxing, with ... Read more >

One Day in Athens

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [184]

While searching for flights to Cairo, we found that it's cheaper to fly from London to Athens, Athens to Cairo, rather then flying direct. So since Alicia's never been to Greece and Rich has never been to Athens, we thought this was the perfect opportunity ... Read more >

Nafplio/Tolo

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [579] | Comments [1]

So after a power outage at the internet cafe killed the first draft of this entry, here we go again! On our second day in Athens, we did all of the "touristy" things, such as visiting the Acropolis/Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, the ... Read more >

Tags: beach, greece, athens, nafplio, tolo, bungalow

Athens

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [160] | Comments [5]

After nearly 2 days of travel, Marshall and I are finally in Greece! We've been cruising/pedxing the fashionable streets of Athens looking at all the old stuff, stuffing our faces with gyros, and attempting to pet all the feral kitties (kidding--no ... Read more >

Learn Greek with WorldNomads Greek Language Guide

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By language-guides | Views [2126] | Comments [1]

Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'?  Or been frustrated when you couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going? The WorldNomads.com Greek Language Guide ... Read more >

Tags: language guides, language lesson, greece, greek, learn greek, greek language, podcast, ipod, phrase book, world nomads

O estranho caso da cadela pretinha

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By lina_santiago | Views [255]

Quem me conhece sabe que eu adoro cães. Cães de raça, cães desclassificados, cães charmosos, feiosos, limpos, sujinhos... nada me derrete mais que olhinhos caninos! Pois ontem me aconteceu algo estranho. Eu passeava pela área portuária de ... Read more >

Tags: despedida cadelinha cadela pretinha

The Colossos of what?

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [140]

The ferry ride to Rhodes took an excruciatingly long 16 hours, nicknamed the ferry ride to hell. The boat stopped at all these different islands on the way for a only a few minutes and the boat was old so it did not have a good selection of things ... Read more >

Tags: islands of greece

George and the gorge

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [131]

We made it back to Irkalias and took the bus to Chania to rendevouz with George in Lakki. The plan for our return to Crete was to hike Samaria Gorge with George on Sunday. George had burned his foot before we left cooking us amazing fish on the grill ... Read more >

Mamma Mia

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [141]

The ferry trip to Santorini took about four hours. We had already decided that because of its beautiful setting, Santorini would be our splurge hotel. We were only staying for one night so it would not be too expensive. We wandered off the boat into ... Read more >

Greecian gluttony

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By the_koetsys | Views [104] | Comments [4]

What can one say about a cruise through the Greek Isles? If one seeks a holiday where one is waited on hand and foot, is served so much food that one cannot eat it and also has a twenty Euro a day unlimited drinks card, this is the holiday for you.... Read more >

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