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August 30, 2006

Days to Remember

Spent the last few days in Greece on the island of Peloponnese, specifically in the Venetian-influenced town of Nafplio. Have...

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Posted by Sue on August 30, 2006 09:57 AM
Category: Greece

August 27, 2006

Island Hopping, Quickly

Originally was planning to go down to the Peloponnese first to visit some more ruins before spending the last few...

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Posted by Sue on August 27, 2006 09:56 AM
Category: Greece

August 25, 2006

Home of the Gods

Landed at the base of Mt. Olympus in the little town of Litohoro. People have trekked this 2917m mountain in...

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Posted by Sue on August 25, 2006 09:54 AM
Category: Greece

August 24, 2006

Greek Food Galore

Thessaloniki, one word: delicious. Of all the places I've been in Greece so far, I'd have to say that Thessaloniki...

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Posted by Sue on August 24, 2006 09:53 AM
Category: Greece

August 23, 2006

A bit of wishful thinking does get granted

Ended up back in the Greek Alps in the serene little mountain village of Metsovo. If you want to see...

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Posted by Sue on August 23, 2006 09:52 AM
Category: Greece

August 22, 2006

Cross-cultural Corfu

Made it to Corfu, Odysseus' last stop of his long voyage before he went home! Most of Corfu Town turned...

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Posted by Sue on August 22, 2006 09:51 AM
Category: Greece

August 21, 2006

A morning's (mis-)adventures leading to Ioannina

Planned to go to the island of Corfu today. But, missed the morning bus to Ioannina (and also the transfer...

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Posted by Sue on August 21, 2006 09:50 AM
Category: Greece

August 20, 2006

Sunday Travel to Meteora

Sunday is not the best time to travel in the smaller towns of Greece (possibly Friday too, since that day...

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Posted by Sue on August 20, 2006 09:49 AM
Category: Greece

August 19, 2006

L’Esprit de Delphi

Since the taxi drivers in Athens have a notorious reputation, H. and I decided to try out the public bus...

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Posted by Sue on August 19, 2006 09:47 AM
Category: Greece

August 18, 2006

A Rejuvenation

After getting off a too long of an overnight ferry ride (docked three hours later after the predicted time –...

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Posted by Sue on August 18, 2006 10:55 AM
Category: Greece

August 16, 2006

A Daytrip on a Greek Island

Early morning, said my goodbyes to Turkey and headed off on a fast ferry to the Greek island of Samos,...

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Posted by Sue on August 16, 2006 10:55 AM
Category: Greece

August 15, 2006

Crazy Naked Man

Meandered over to another seaside town, Kusadasi, from Selcuk. Quite touristy but still quite cute, decided to stay here a...

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Posted by Sue on August 15, 2006 10:52 AM
Category: Turkey

August 14, 2006

The Granddaddy of Ruins and One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World

Bussed into Selcuk in order to visit the nearby ancient ruins of Ephesus. You’d think I’d be ruin-ed out by...

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Posted by Sue on August 14, 2006 10:50 AM
Category: Turkey

August 13, 2006

Naturally Calcified

Since H. and I have made an attempt to visit every country’s hot springs (if they have them of course),...

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Posted by Sue on August 13, 2006 10:49 AM
Category: Turkey

August 11, 2006

A bit more relaxin’ in a small seaside town

Ancient ruins, great food at a decent price, not overly touristy, a laid-back feel, and by the sea describes the...

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Posted by Sue on August 11, 2006 10:48 AM
Category: Turkey

August 09, 2006

Cruising on the Turkish Mediterranean

What do you get when you put a bunch of people who can’t really communicate with each other on one...

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Posted by Sue on August 9, 2006 10:47 AM
Category: Turkey

August 05, 2006

Staying in a Hippie Commune

After a half-day bus ride, got dropped off at a random roadside restaurant on top of a mountain. Took a...

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Posted by Sue on August 5, 2006 10:46 AM
Category: Turkey

August 04, 2006

An Underground City and a Hometown-reminding Hike

The next day, took a trip to see an Underground City. Housing underground proved to be much cooler than the...

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Posted by Sue on August 4, 2006 10:45 AM
Category: Turkey

August 03, 2006

Shroomed and Smurfed in Cappadocia

Cappadocia, which is pretty much in the center of Turkey, is not just one city like I previously thought. It’s...

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Posted by Sue on August 3, 2006 10:44 AM
Category: Turkey

August 01, 2006

Ready to go explorin'

After three tries (twice in the morning, the last time after lunch), because the third time is always the charm,...

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Posted by Sue on August 1, 2006 11:09 AM
Category: Turkey

Istanbul, Constantinople

The next morning, started off on a full day of exploring Istanbul. The city reminded me of a mixture of...

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Posted by Sue on August 1, 2006 11:08 AM
Category: Turkey
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