Fri 15 Jan 2010
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At our first stop, in Paros, we had an hour to grab some snacks and stroll around. Lots of backpackers were on that island. We watched an old man make a produce delivery to a grocery store with his donkey. We then sat at the port among all the outdoor seating for the cafes and tavernas. The ferry ::More
Thu 14 Jan 2010
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The flight to Mykonos on Aegean took just a half hour. We stayed at the Mykonian Ambassador hotel, which sent a shuttle to pick us up. It, like most buildings there, was in the Cycladic architectural style: white stuccoed stone buildings, blocky and terraced into the hills with brightly painted ::More
Wed 13 Jan 2010
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Athens presented itself as a labyrinthine collection of small alleys passing as streets and small streets passing as boulevards. Marble shows up casually and unexpectantly on curbs and sidewalks. Crumbly buildings from antiquity stand next to refurbished and new ones with iron balconies and ::More
Sun 3 Jan 2010
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We were up bright and early today. We had a vague plan to travel up the east coast of Kefalonia. From Skala, this would take us past Poros and then Sami. I fell in love with the means of travel immediately. From the start the scenery was idyllic: towering mountains on the left; sparkling blue sea ::More
Sun 3 Jan 2010
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When I visited the popular Syntagma Square, where I regularly stopped to eat lunch with my travelling companion, people were throwing crumbs for the birds. They have since upgraded to hurling firebombs, marble and other objects at police, who have used teargas and baton in response. The violence ::More
