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The Island

After Athens, I visited an island on the west side of the country called Corfu. The minute I got there, I was happy. It turns out I love small towns. I feel so much more comfortable and calm outside of the city. And Kerkyra is a beautiful place. The water is the most beautiful I have seen...

permalink written by  kalib on June 18, 2009 from Kerkyra, Greece
from the travel blog: Guido Watch '09

GREECE!

I arrived in Athens and realized right away how much I disliked not knowing a single word of the language. I felt bad speaking completely in English, but there really wasn't much I could do about it. I made my way into the city from the airport, but had a hard time finding my hostel. I hadn't...

permalink written by  kalib on June 13, 2009 from Athens, Greece
from the travel blog: Guido Watch '09

On the Trail of Captain Corelli

When I arrived into Sami, the main Kefalonian port, it was completely dark and all I could see were the shadows of the hills and the lights flickering on the surface of the water. I would have to wait until morning to get a proper glimpse of the island I had read and dreamt about for so...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 12, 2009 from Argostolion, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Cross-Country Greek Journey

The day was a stressful one. I woke up not knowing where I was going to be spending the night; I had some idea that it would be Greece, but other than this I was lost. I had stupidly left all my arranging until the previous day, forgetting it was a Sunday and that all the places selling ferry...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 11, 2009 from Patrai, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Best and Worst of 40 Days

For my 20-day mark I did the 20 most important lessons I had learned so far. I know it's a little late, but I thought I would compile, from my 40+ days' experience so far, the 20 best and 20 worst things about travelling in this part of the world. So here goes: WORST: 1) The fact that...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 10, 2009 from Athens, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

It's All Greek To Me

The first thing I saw of mainland Greece was Starbucks. A good omen, I thought to myself. I felt awful: neck ache, headache, very little sleep, and on at least half a dozen occassions throughout the night I had woken to find I had no sensation in one of my limbs due to my awkward sleeping...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 7, 2009 from Athens, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Rain, Wind and Sun in Santorini

The ferry pulled into the main port on the island of Santorini (also known as Thira) in the dark. The setting is surreal: a small port surrounded by a dozen or so shops and cafes at the bottom of a dramatic cliff face and accessible from the land only by a small winding road. The cliff was lit...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 4, 2009 from Thira, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Not another ferry trip ...

Santorini is not that far from Rhodes, but the ferry I had chosen to take was the slow option, spending the day drifting from island to island. This way, I thought, I could see some of the natural and architectural variety of the islands in one day - the perfect option for the traveler who is...

permalink written by  BenWH on May 3, 2009 from Rodos, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

What Colossus?

When I arrived into Rhodes, the heat of the sun was beating down and the few early tourists were walking along the waterfront. Rhodes is an idyllic place, spoiled only by the people who drive its economy: the tourists who come religiously every summer to bask in the sun and frequent the...

permalink written by  BenWH on April 30, 2009 from Rodos, Greece
from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Anreise Athen

Landung nachts, nach Mitternacht. Ein Bier unterwegs im Flieger, das nicht müde macht, eher bloß die Aufregung dämpft. Aufregung, Euphorie! Nur raus aus dem Athener Flughafen-Gebäude. Zwar neu und schön und modern und gepflegt. Aber die Nacht wartet, Lichter, warme Luft, die ferne Stadt macht...

permalink written by  travelus on January 20, 2009 from Athens, Greece
from the travel blog: Griechenland: Athen, Attika und Kykladen

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