Hello folks, I am now in Athens, it is nice and a little cheaper than Italy, but really, I need to get out of Europe, it is eating my money like a great monster. I made a bit of a gruelling trip to get here, overnight train from Rome (the italians have conceived an ingenious train seat that is uncomfortable in any position), arrived in Bari at 6:30 am, then an overnight boat to Patras in Greece, departed 6:30 pm, arrived 1pm the next day. Strange experience, I was travelling the cheapest ticket, which means you are on the deck. So me, and another guy were sitting on the carpet outside where the cabins are, in a very nice ship. We plugged in the computer, watched a couple movies, drank a couple bottles of wine, and
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