I’ve been to Europe some, but not a lot. I learned how to travel in South America, so I’ve never done a ton of tourism there. This trip […]
Greece – Day 8: Goodbye / France – Day 1: Bonjour!
We said goodbye to Joe at the airport and boarded our EasyJet to Paris. We landed in Orly, and I was about to visit Paris, a city I […]
Greece – Day 7: The return to Athens
We woke up knowing the vacation was over. I had my last iced coffee from Zio Cafe Bistro, and we went for a walk to find food. Samer […]
Greece – Day 6: Schinoussa
In my daily life, I curse, but when I write, I attempt to refrain myself. I sometimes wonder if I swear too much; I certainly curse more than […]
Greece – Day 5: Naxos (The Island)
We woke up and rented a car to explore the island of Naxos. I am sure I annoyed Samer and Joe, but I insisted we upgrade to the […]
Greece – Day 4: Naxos (Chora)
We woke up early and took a high-speed ferry from Athens to the island of Naxos. We were with a company called Seajets. There were only 1 or […]
Greece – Day 3: Delphi
We hired a guide to drive us to the ancient religious site of Delphi. We split the van with a family from Mexico. We did not say much […]
Greece – Day 2: Athens (continued)
I want to address the fact that I studied Greek at one point. Not modern Greek, but ancient Greek. In the summer of 2003, I attended UC Berkeley […]
Greece – Day 1: Athens
We left the U.S. Friday after work and landed in Greece on Saturday morning. We met Samer’s best fried Joe, and as luck would have it, we found […]