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Upcoming trip to Jordan and Israel

2010-02-09T00:12:41-05:00

It's been a while since I updated this blog. I've been hard at work on my novel and was trying to avoid distractions. The good news is, ithe novel is almost done. And even better, I'm about to leave on...

Delphi

2009-04-02T11:19:22-04:00

It was worth the trouble to get here. The ancient theater, stadium or temple of Athena individually would be worth the trip. For all of them together, plus some other ruins, and the incredible setting, it was more than worth...

Cab drivers in Athens

2009-04-02T11:00:04-04:00

My next stop, after Napflio, was Delphi. I was seriously dreading the Napflio to Delphi trip because I had to change not only buses but also bus terminals in Athens. I'd been told that the only possible way between bus...

Napflio

2009-04-02T10:41:33-04:00

Napflio is just as pretty a little town as it can be. It has a lovely old port surrounded by mountains, a beautiful old town full of Venetian buildings, and just behind it is a gorgeous old fortress perched way...

Forgot to mention this incident in my Olympia post

2009-04-02T09:58:47-04:00

People often are so locked into their preconceptions of the way something is that they don't really see or hear it. For example, lots of people insist that one brand of something tastes better than another, but in blind taste...

Olympia

2009-03-30T11:44:33-04:00

Wow, Olympia is a ghost town at this time of year. Some tour buses still come and go (I mean, we're talking the site of the ancient Olympics here), but they aren't staying overnight, for the most part. I spent...

Riding the bus in Greece

2009-03-30T10:44:17-04:00

On the one hand, buses in Greece are dirt cheap, reasonably modern and comfortable (although sans toilet -- why can't they put a toilet on long distance buses?), and reasonably frequent. They're also about the only way to get around...

Stay tuned . . .

2009-03-28T10:29:30-04:00

I've been to ancient Olympia since I've blogged last, and am now in Napflio. I've been keeping a paper journal because there was apparently no internet cafe in Olympia, and the one I've found here in Napflio has an annoyingly...

More Santorini

2009-03-24T05:27:55-04:00

I had a huge lunch yesterday (at Nikolas's Restaurant, which I highly recommend), and wasn't all that hungry when dinnertime rolled around, so I decided to stop at my favorite souvlaki place here, Lucky's Souvlaki (which I also highly recommend),...

Santorini

2009-03-23T10:11:21-04:00

Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days -- I've had my hands full. On March 20th, I took the 5 am ferry from Iraklio. Crete to the island of Santorini. You're supposed to be there at least half...