In Francthi Cave and the Fortress of Nauplion
I got comfortable in my bus seat and prepared for my ride to the cave of Fancthi. When we finally got to the sight after about an hour, we were treated to a wonderful hike. It took about 30 minutes of walking along a beautiful beach and hiking up a hill to reach the cave. When we arrived, ::More
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A Clean Monday in Athens
Clean Monday is a national holiday in Greece, on the Monday before Lent begins. It’s called Clean Monday because one must cleanse oneself of sinful behavior and non-fasting foods before Lent begins. So naturally…. there is a carnival!! At the base of the Acropolis, there were crowds ::More
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Having an absolutely amazing time in Santorini
Just 3 hours of sleep the first night at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens. Were we crazy to wake up so early to catch an 8-hour ferry to Santorini? I realized we were not crazy the moment we stepped onto the island. White villages perched hundreds of meters above the Aegean on the huge ::More
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Following Herodotus in Greece and the East
I never thought we would end up in war-torn Iraq together, when I first started planning my journey with Herodotus, the fifth century BC Greek Father of History. Herodotus was the author of the magisterial Histories, a one-volume masterpiece on the Persian Wars and the world’s first ever ::More
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A Crowded Heart – A Novel by Nicholas Papandreou
A Crowded Heart is a novel that tells the story of a family dominant in Greek politics. Papandreou’s love for Greece and his mixed feelings about the family dynasty as portrayed here certainly make for “a crowded heart.” A small boy sees and observes much in the small details of life. The ::More
