Haıl all from the great Mt. Olımpus. Burıal ground of Marcus Arrılıas. Thıs place ıs beyond hot. the mıd-day sun averages out at 104 degrees. Shade and water are to very ımportant ıtems. I was sent to thıs place by Atılla. he booked me on a cruıse from Feteye to Olımpus. The shıp was qualıty. we had a blast swımmıng ın pırate caves and lagoons. The food was great and the other passengers were lots of fun. the three day cruıse was a really nıce way to check out the coast. [View Full Entry]

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Tonight is my last night at what has been the very best place to stay on the whole trip. Tomorrow im of to catch a bout down the coast. I cant say enough about how great my time here has been. Yesterday was one of the best days yet. I started the day with a insane trak up a mountain and saw some beautiful vistas. Then after a few dips in the pool, i went to the turkish bath and had a great sweat, scrubbed off the dead skin from my body and got a massage from a 300lbs. Turk. When [View Full Entry]

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Today we made our way through the ancient city of Ephesus. Normally the expedition costs around 5 lira for the bus round trip, 10 lira entry to ephesus, 10 lira entry to the grotto of the seven sleepers, and 5 lira for water. I managed to do it for free. i rode down to the city with a group that gave free rides if you looked at their carpet store... weird i know. found a hole in the fence at ephesus and just slipped in with a crowd. The same at the grotto of the sleeping seven(its a cave where seven [View Full Entry]

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Well, ive made it to turkey. the journey was long, confusing, exausting, and abit pricey, but so far its looking like it was worth it. We left ios tuesday at 10am. we were already down one brit buddy who had to return home early. So the four of us, me,sandy,cotton, and dan, struck out for the island of syrios. after a 6 hour ferry ride we sat in the port of syrios, waiting for our next ferry at 1:40 in the morning, to samos. We set up our gypsy camp of bags and two of us stayed put while the other [View Full Entry]

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Well ive straightened out my travel plans. ill fill you in as we go, but for now, i leave ios on tuesday for syrios. its another island to the north. from there im going to samos, which is an island just off the coast of turkey. thats about all i have together at this point. ive truley enjoyed my time here on ios. today i rented a scooter and explored the whole island. got to see the tomb of Homer, i neat castle overlooking the sea, and lots of beautiful beaches. had a proper greek meal at this little family restraunt [View Full Entry]

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Ive decided to abandon the job hunt, as im here to early in the season and i have no real need for a job at the moment. i intend to press on. im thinking of finishing the week here and striking out for mykenos. it seems like a nice place on the route i wish to travel. im headed to the port today to sort out a ferry. Ios is a insane party town. i may even try to return here toward the end of the season, for work. but its far to early for any such plan. i should know [View Full Entry]

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We made it to Ios last night, and its as fantastic as everybody says. We got up yesterday at half 5 packed up and jumped on the metro. took that to the port town of pireaus and hustle our way onto a 7:30 ferry to ios. as we approuched the island after seven hours on the ferry, i noticed that we were going around the island on the wrong side. between my compass and my map i was able to determine which island was ios, and that we were in fact headed first to santorini and then back to ios, thus [View Full Entry]

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Here are some of the pictures from naples. most of the others are on my computer so until i either sort it out or plug it into a network this will have to do. [View Full Entry]

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Ok, things have been a little crazy. I had a really great time in Naples. The first night was pretty much a drunken brew-ha-ha. Lots of people all having a great time drinking, laughing, sharing travel stories, and making new friends. I woke the next day and organized a trip to Pompeii. After sorting out the metros to get to central station, we embarked on a 45min. train ride to Pompeii. everyone warned us to bring lots of water, wear good shoes, and be prepared for the dust. we did, and they were right. Pompeii was one of the most interesting [View Full Entry]

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Sorry its been so long since my last posting. my computer isnt working and ive been on the move. alots happened. for instance im in greece now. ill fill everyone in tomorrow. now its late, ive been traveling for days, haven't taken my shoes off for 36 hours, and its bed time. tomorrow ill let you all know whats what. [View Full Entry]

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