http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42 The worldly mis-adventures of Dan and Paula Sun, 04 May 2008 22:46:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After we got back from Santorini, we went down to the Peloponnese. Driving around southern greece was great. It has more olive trees and groves than you could possibly imagine. To drive here, though, with the winding mountain roads, forbidding shear drop-offs, and lack of signage in some places made for some ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/nafplio-and-southern-greece.html We arrived to Santorini early in the morning, still a little groggy from the trip. Since the ferry stops at various other islands along the way, Paula was rudely awakened by the safety message broadcast across the entire boat (for the newcomers)... half asleep, she was startled thinking it was an ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/around-santorini.html After a few days in the north, we took a train down to Athens. We had a few days until my mom was to show up so we relaxed in a nice little section of Athens called Plaka. Enjoying some nice pasta and other treats, we were able to hold ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/arrival-of-the-mama.html Northern Greece is different from the rest of Greece. This is because it is not very touristy. Less people speak english and you get the feeling of really travelling somewhere exotic and relatively untouched by outside forces. Thessaloniki is Greece's second city and is a very hip and happening place. ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/gyro-heaven.html After Pammukale, we went to ephesus, checked out the ruins and hopped on another over-night bus to Istanbul... We arrived fell right back in love with this tranquill old-europe style city. We walked along the promenades, finished uploading pictures from India to Turkey on the free internet our hostel provided ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/and-off-to-greece.html Reluctantly leaving another town, we hopped on another bus to Pammukale. Turkey is definately shaping up to be high on the list of places to go back to! In Pammukale, they have ruins that you hike up to. While you hike up this small mountain, you walk over sandstone that has ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/walking-on-a-glacier.html After a few days in Cappadocia, we were sad to leave... so much more to explore! Oh well, off on another overnight bus to Olympos. We learned that when making reservations (for anyone going to Turkey) that since the buses are rarely full and they let you choose your seat, ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/the-feeling-of-discovery.html After Istanbul, we took an overnight bus to Cappadocia, specifically to the town of Goreme. Cappadocia is a region of central Turkey where people, many moons ago, dug into the limestone hills and mountains and made cave homes; even an entire underground cities! The entire area surrounding Goreme is littered with ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/modern-cave-men-and-more-apple-tea.html Ah, Istanbul... We arrived in the late morning and were immediately enamored with this old, europe style, city. We had heard that the 'men were aggressive' and the 'touts were intense' but we learned that these types of comments are extremely subjective. Yes, there are guys standing outside restaurants and ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/istanbul-not-constantinople.html After we spent a day or so in Luxor, the plan was to travel by bus to Hurgada, take the ferry to Sharm El Shiek (in Sinai) and then travel to Dahab. Once in Dahab, we could hang on the beach, go snorkling, see supposed actual "Burning Bush", climb Mt. ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/paula42/sinai-more-like-si-denied.html