In Search of the Delphic Oracle

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September 27th 2007

Published: March 9th 2010

I was on a quest, for what I wasn’t sure. One of the wise turtles I had met in Meteora had mentioned that there was a famous oracle to the south and that I may find my answers there. The turtle had told me that the ‘southern’ oracle was thousands of miles to the south, which seemed very far until I realized that I was talking to a turtle - Turtles are notorious for over-estimating distance... Read Full Entry

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Keith Martin

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I am from Georgia, but I have lived in California for the past few years. I have been working as an engineer since I got out of school six years ago. I have grown tired of working the never changing rat race of ‘normal life’, so I am embarking on a multi-year round the world journey, a retirement of sorts, beginning with a winter contract job in Antarctica. From there, who knows where I will go, but I plan on seeing the whole world and all of the unique cultures, remote wildernesses and amazing history that this planet has to offer. I am planning on traveling as inex... full info

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The Silver Bull

A Beautiful Statue From Delphi

The statuary from Delphi was some of the best in the ancient world, though most of it was carted off to Rome when Nero came through.

A Leafy Column

The Charioteer

This is one of the most famous statues to survive from antiquity.

The Castilian Spring

The area around the spring was beautiful.

From the Top of the Wall

An elevated view of the wonderful Tholos.

The Gymnasium

This is one of the pools at the gymnasium. It was while I was sitting here that I felt the first grumbles in my tummy, which led to a not so pleasant case of Delphi Belly.

9th March 2010

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Sebastian, Do what you dream of!
Great pictures, Son. Sorry you had Delphi belly.

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