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Thu, 22 Nov 2012 | By opo480 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I’m unexpected but a memorable person to be with. I’ve a name too, my birth certificate says Ernesto P. Santiago, but my parents also called me Nestor. Still, I like both names. I’ve no manual for my passions. I never let myself to seek passion, but rather ...
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Mon, 22 Oct 2012 | By serious | Views [421]
I'm living in a postcard. But its not merely the beauty of this country that has made me enjoy Greece so much. A country on the precipice of change, Greece blends the ancient with the modern. The architecture is sun baked and flaking, paint peeling from ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 19 Oct 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Views [654]
Week 14
Crossing into Greece was the best border crossing by far. Having exited the EU to enter Turkey, the river that separated Turkey with Greece was heavily manned by military and even the bridge had a line down the middle. Although I am not sure ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 | By emily_b | Views [1299]
Had the best time in santorini- Absolutely loved it 3 nights was nowhere near enough time to recharge the batteries after 4 weeks of full on sightseeing. You are all probably thinking geez u need a rest from sightseeing! But it is exhausting only having ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 | By emily_b | Views [721] | Comments [1]
Got up at 5am to get the ferry to santorini. The taxi driver drove so fast to the port it was a little frightening. We got on the ferry absolutely exhausted and sat on one of the decks in a cane chair- quite uncomfortable for a 8 hour ferry. We stopped ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Aug 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Heraklion
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Wed, 1 Aug 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [678]
I'm have to bid a reluctant farewell to mainland Greece today. There's a lot more still to see, but I'm rapidly running out of time to visiting Europe. I have to get up at a shocking 6 in the morning to catch a bus to Athens for a flight. Heraklion ... Read more >
Tags: crete, greece, heraklion, knossos, minoan
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Nafplio
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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [559]
Mycenae is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the archaeological site of an ancient Greek civilisation. During the bronze age, sometime in the 2nd millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major military powers of Greece. Their pre-eminence is such that, ... Read more >
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [549]
It's apparently not possible to travel further south into the Peloponnese on a Sunday and the thought of staying for another day in Olympia was just too painful. So I decided to head to Nafplio, which the involves going back to Corinth, where I came ... Read more >
Tags: greece, nafplio
Sun, 29 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Olympia
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Sun, 29 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [625]
I got up fairly early to get the bus from the centre of Corinth to the Isthmus bus station, only to find out that the buses to Olympia were full up and the next available seat was 12, a wait of 2.5 hours. The bus station is only a 5 minute walk to the ... Read more >
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Corinth
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Fri, 27 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1193]
Corinth, home of the ancient city state of the same name. There's actually 2 Corinths. Ancient Corinth, the original site was destroyed in the earthquake of 1858 and New Corinth was built after this, in and around the ancient Corinth.
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