Traveling The Silk Road
from the followsummer archives Follow my blog with Bloglovin This morning seems a little warmer and Haluk has promised temperatures of up to 31° when we arrive at Mt. Nemrut. We are heading farther east today and have an 8-9 hour...
An Athenian Sunday Wander on The Acropolis
Sunday in Athens. Today is the day, it seems when all Athenians take to the street to shop, walk, chat, gossip or sit in a café and drink coffee. Everyone is out doing something. We sleep in a little after our late night and...
Exiting India, En route to Santorini
Finally, we are allowed to enter the terminal. All goes smoothly – although our flight from Athens to Santorini is on a different ticket than our flights to Frankfurt and Athens, Lufthansa checks our luggage through to Santorini...
A Leisurely Bondi Beach Read: Last Days in Sydney, Australia
Our time in Sydney and indeed Australia unfortunately, is coming to an end. We find it hard to believe how quickly two months has flown by. Hot = Bondi! Our last couple of days has been easy going and relaxed. On Tuesday, the...
Our Longest followsummer Travel Day
Today starts the longest travel day – days, in fact, for it is all of today and most of tomorrow – of the trip. First, we will go back to Delhi, during daylight; we don’t want to travel the bumpy back roads of India after...
The Guilt Associated with Doing Nothing
John and I have already discussed the Greek guilt associated with doing nothing except staying in bed, reading a book or writing in our journals. Even when you are in a place that is extremely beautiful, albeit cool and rainy,...
Lost, in Mykonos Town
The sun shines brightly this morning, and the day turns into one of those magnificent late spring days that you never tire of. We spend the morning walking around town, down alleys and lanes, lost, but who cares? At lunch, we sit...
A Last Night in Mykonos
We sleep in as late as possible today, for 2 reasons. First, we indulged last night in our normal Mykonos routine. Second, we are traveling today to Istanbul, where we hook up with the small tour of Turkey that we are taking, and...
Bye Bye Istanbul: Hello Athens
Friday, May 28th, 2004: Istanbul to Athens N 37° E023° Turkey has been wonderful, beautiful, inspiring, angering, frustrating; in other words, all of the things that make a voyage interesting. But all good things must end, and it...
Clubbing with Diplomats in Athens, Greece
Saturday, May 29th, 2004: Athens, Greece We start off with a very low-energy approach to the day – we sleep late and then enjoy a leisurely breakfast, which is, as is normal in Asian and continental European hotels, included in...