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...
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...
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...
No Hotel Reservations on a Friday Night in Istria
Friday, August 13th, 2004: Opatija, Croatia N 45 E 014 Primošten to Opatija: 338 kilometres We are travelling along the Croatian coast line in the area known as Istria. This is a beautiful peninsula that reaches south from the...