March 12 – 25 We ended up leaving India earlier than planned due to the 100 degree weather, the whole family getting sick and the ever present air pollution. Travel in India is truly an adventure for the independent traveler. Each day brings moments of exasperation followed by moments of beauty and kindness. Perhaps the […]
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Departing Wisdom
Happy New Year! After eight wonderful days in the Bulgarian ski resort town of Borovets, we headed back to the capital, Sofia. Its name comes from a beautiful old church in the city, the Hagia Sophia, a name meaning, the holy wisdom. It is one of the best cities I have been to that I […]
Christmas in Bulgaria
December 18 – 25 Crossing the Border in Santa Hats The Bulgarian border crossing guards looked into our train compartment and immediately started laughing and speaking to us in Bulgarian. Emma, Bjorn and I wore the santa hats that I bought at the Euro store in Athens. The guards obviously thought this was quite amusing […]
Strike in Athens
December 13- 17 The story of our stay in Athens is the story of strikes. The transportation workers were on strike most of the week which meant that with a few exceptions, we had to walk everywhere we went. It was a good way to get some exercise. However, we walked from our apartment to […]
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