A time to sit and reflect on what I've seen and learned after an extremely hectic couple of days seems like a good thing. First, I'm spending my first night in Venice, Italy. It's 9 pm on Sunday evening here. Really I'm in Spinea, a little suburb 20 minutes from Venice proper in …
Ah Naxos!
What can I say about this, the biggest of the Cycladic Greek island chain? As my ferry was pulling into port and I saw the main town of Churo hugging the side of the hills with The Temple of Apollo standing watch over it's inhabitants, I fell in love. It's a walking town! This island …
SANTORINI – The land of Shirley Valentine
From Athens I took the dreaded metro at 6 a.m. to catch the Blue Star Ferry from Piraeus to Santorini. It's a 9 hours ride and I must admit, though dreading it, it was really lovely! The boat/ship is very up-to-date and has all the amenities you could want. I took over a lovely, big …
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GREECE
The first stop on my RTW trip has always been Greece. Why? Because I fell in love with the movie Shirley Valentine and have always told myself that when I could, I was going to see that part of the world - and here I am! I must say that my arrival on Saturday was not …
My Home on the Roam 