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An Unanticipated Ferry Ride: From Chios to Cesme
My hair was standing up on end like I had stuck my hand in a wall socket. My body was pinned to the captain's windshield by the brute force of the wind. I kept my eyes half open, sometimes...
November 23, 2006
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john at 3:04 PM
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Our Aegean Odyssey: The Island of Chios
As far as we could tell, the Aegean island of Chios was all ours, to be shared only with the untrusting shadows of the island's stray dogs and mangy cats. Abram and I were walking through the back streets...
November 21, 2006
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john at 1:44 PM
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Dining on the Cheap in Athens
It has been said, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Might I add, "Wnen in Greece, do as the Greeks do..." That would mean lamb...and feta...and gyros....lots of them! So John and I did just that. After...
November 20, 2006
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abebix at 1:31 PM
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A Herculean Adventure: Athens, Greece
I can count on one hand those places in the world where the history is so vivid, I can close my eyes and hear the victorious cheers of the masses, the clomping of the horses' feet on the cobblestone,...
November 20, 2006
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john at 1:15 PM
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