As if the free wine all day wasn’t trouble enough, I found a little jazz club in Fira on Wednesday evening. There were no live bands (since the season here is wrapping up), but they did play some good older jazz ballads and the bar was full of locals celebrating the recent rioting in Athens. I joined […]
MoreYesterday I took a boat tour to the youngest volcanic landforms in the eastern Mediterranean, Nea Kameni. It is an active volcanic center, with rock features that date back about 400+ years, the most recent eruption happened in 1950. It is a rarity in the world because it is uninhabited, which makes it ideal for studying geological phenomenon. The island group […]
MoreAfter a peaceful evening of listening to bad French music and karaoke, at the hotel outside of Athens, I awoke with renewed excitement to continue my travels through Greece. In the midst of the cold rain, I jumped into a taxi back to the Athens airport. Thankfully, there were no delays or strikes, so I arrived in Santorini about […]
MoreThe adventure of finding my way into Athens yesterday wore me out and I did not wake up until almost 10am. I stumbled down to get breakfast and lots of coffee before venturing out to view the Acropolis today. The citizens are calling for more strikes on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, thus I figured I better go see what […]
MoreHaving determined that the order of Germany is just far too anal-retentive for a proper vacation, I decided to get back to the chaotic ways I had grown accustomed to in my travels. Since I had originally planned to meet an acquaintance in Istanbul, but plans changed when he was unable to make it and I chose to […]
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