Another Thanksgiving, and another trip down "south" as daddy says it is easier to travel in Central and South America than the United States during this time. He has taken me to Costa Rica and Honduras for Thanksgiving, and this time it was Cartagena, Colombia. Daddy had never been to Colombia so it was a first for both of us. A short 2 1/2 hours flight, and we arrived. I loved the city. It had a cool wall that kept out pirates a long time ago and we stayed right in the middle of it at a place called Casa de Chicheria. While it was mostly dorm rooms, daddy and I had our own room. It had a cute little pool that I loved playing in after a day of checking out the city. Our first ... read more

Our last day of our 1 month adventure. This was the only day of our entire trip that daddy did not know where we would spend the night. It was a Saturday, and we had to return the car at the airport in Athens by 500am to catch a 730am flight. Daddy did not want to drive from Naoussa and arrive in Athens late just to leave a couple hours later to drive to the airport......so, he decided that after our nice morning with Thimiopoulos, we would drive 4 hours to Delphi to see Ancient Delphi. From here it would be only 2 1/2 hours to the airport. Since the site of ancient Delphi was open until 800pm, daddy thought this would be a good idea and made reservations at Sunview Pension. The last 1 hour ... read more

After almost 3 weeks in South Africa seeing 5 World Cup Matches, Kruger Safari, Stellenbosch Wine Festival, Great White Sharks, as well as side trips to the small countires of Lesotho and Swaziland, it was time to make our way back home. "On the way back", we had a 4 night lay over in Greece. We had already stayed in Athens for 2 nights on our way to South Africa, so daddy wanted to somewhere else. While most travellers head for the islands, we headed north. Daddy had read about a place that looked like it was out of a fairy tale and thought we would both enjoy it. It was called Meteora and it was located about 4-5 hours north of Athens. It consisted of 6 monasteries that were on top of these interesting mountains, ... read more

So a break from "wine tasting" and we took an hour train ride to Cape Town for some sight seeing and soccer. Daddy had been here about 12 years ago, but it was my first time. We headed straight for Table Mountain. We got into this really cool thing that rotated around and took us way up to the top of the mountain. It was a lot of fun and I loved looking at the view. When we got to the top is was a little bit windy and cold, but not too bad. We first had hot chocolate as daddy promised and then we took a walk. I loved it up there and thought it was so cool that it was flat. At some times we could see the whole city and the ocean, and ... read more

A 5 hour drive found us back in Johannesburg, and back at the Purple Palms Hostel for 4 nights. It was nice to go back to a place where people knew us. This time we got to sleep in the cool cabin in the back yard. Good thing the electric heater worked well, though it was not as cold as it was when we were here the previous week. The night we arrived, USA played Ghana in the Round of 16. Italy, one of the 3 main teams I was rooting for, was already knocked out of the tournament. So, I was left with only USA and Brasil. We did not go to the game in Rustenberg, but instead decided to watch it at the Fan Fest in Sandton. They had a HUGE big screen TV, ... read more