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Background: Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between royalist supporters of the king and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece was able to join NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. Greece joined the European Community or EC in 1981 (which became the EU in 1992); it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001.




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Hey everyone out there! Sorry that this post has been a long time coming. School has picked up and is surprisingly demanding. I've been having a blast in the city, but I also have been on two weekend excursions that have been a lot of fun. Round about the 15th of Sept, I went down to Sorrento on the Bay of Naples and then I just got back from a long weekend trip to Corfu, Greece. Because I have been a little unorganized I am going to work backwards in time for the next posts until I catch up to now. [View Full Entry]

viaggiatore antico - Billy Johnson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 5th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=442431]

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Wednesday 15th Arrived at Santorini, but no chance we will go ashore - no dock, ashore by tender. The island was formed by a volcanic eruption (the world’s largest ever) eons ago - the resultant tidal wave (estimated 200+ feet high) wiped out the Minoan civilization and is believed by some to have caused the disappearance of Atlantis In any event, the main town is situated on the top of the cliffs, accessible from the port only by cable car or by donkey up the zig-zag “road”. The houses are brilliant white-washed structures, some built right on the edge of the [View Full Entry]

Chesty - John Chesterfield | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 19th 2009 | 20 Views | [diary=437891]

The pool we didn't use
Old Corfu Castle
Corfu

Location: Corfu Weather: Sunny, 33 °C Corfu is definitely somewhere I want to return to - this island is part of the Odyssey! The Paleokastrtsa Monastery was well worth the visit as it had some of the best icons I have seen - I have made a point of going into the Orthadox Churches while wandering around on my own as Mum said the icons in the churches are fantastic and she has not been wrong. I even brought a copy of the Mary icon as I thought it was so beautiful. Corfu has and had a very large English population [View Full Entry]

Overseas Adventures by Amy - Greece, Turkey, France, United Kingdom 2009 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 6th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=434413]

View from Paleokastritsa Monastery
Corfu Town Square
clock town - Corfu Town

It’s back again Dribblers! A Sort of Homecoming is my alternative way to tell a story and it only happens when I go back to where my father was born. Greece and more specifically Kithira, a tiny island off the Peloponnese coast. It is a special place for not only Greeks but for the backpacker who is looking for traditional Greece. In most Greek islands, real island life has faded into the distance - Not here. Whilst the popular islands have given way to the drunken European package tourist - Kithira is slowly adapting to the modern way of life. The [View Full Entry]

thedribbleman - Drew Prineas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 25th 2009 | 206 Views | [diary=428172]

Kaldai Beach
Chora from Kastro
Me and thia Koula

I started my latest European sojourn with a trip to the ancient city of Olympia. Although most of it is in ruins, if you consider how long its been around it is remarkably well preserved. The first stadium is really quite remarkable. A depression in the ground, surrounded by grassy hills on 3 sides is quite an ideal natural setting to watch sports. All modern stadiums are modeled after this one. The podium where the Olympic torch is lit every four years is also in Olympia. Following my trip to Olympia, I set off for the island of Zakynthos with my [View Full Entry]

nsc28 - Nikhilesh Chand | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 3rd 2009 | 21 Views | [diary=450346]

Where the olympic torch is lit
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The world's first stadium

We’ve written our cruise blogs all at the same time on our last day at sea and we would like to end them on a nice note as our first 4 blogs are possibly more negative than positive and we are indeed having a great time. Cruising has been a learning experience for us and we have met some really nice people. We have to mention another Canadian couple we’ve hung out with quite a bit: Peter and Sheena. We’ve had great fun with them critiquing the ship’s entertainment and playing the silly games (what happens at Quest stays at Quest). [View Full Entry]

SKMantle - Shane & Kim Mantle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 26th 2009 | 76 Views | [diary=422272]

Drinking bad wine :o)
Shane, Sheena & Peter at the theatre
Captain's reception

Saturday 4th July We are on our way to Bari today to catch the overnight ferry to Greece.... We have been told we can only take our day pack onto the boats and that our main lugguage will remain locked within the bus on shore so to make sure our valuables are with us.... eeep! I only have a TINY day pack so end up having to take a massive plastic bag as well.. sigh!! We leave Rome around 9,45am and the bus trip is for the whole day - everyone is sick of the bus by now!! Today we got [View Full Entry]

Kasari73 - Katherine | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 10th 2009 | 52 Views | [diary=417128]


The holiday started slightly ominously with one of those annoying arguments where you're told off by your wife for something they think you haven't done, you feel innocent of the charge but for whatever reason you can't be bothered arguing about it but go into a 24 hour huff as a precaution. Considering we only had a couple of hours sleep as we had to be up at 2.30am to catch the flight, that, added to the above non-argument, meant we were both knackered and slept most of the first day, the rest of the day was spent largely in a [View Full Entry]

Gerry and Denise - Gerry and Denise Aitken | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 27th 2009 | 141 Views | [diary=410289]

Antisamos Beach
Argostoli
Plum tree

Our next destination was Corfu, Greece. The beaches of this city are supposed to be quite lovely, but unfortunately it was too chilly to hang out on the beach, so we opted to walk around the city. We walked by the old fort and the new fort. We found a great fish market, that smelled about the same as the sea lion kitchen back home. We meandered through the streets without a real desintation in mind, just taking it easy because I (Jessica) had shin splints. As for the city, it is your typical port of call for a cruise, lots [View Full Entry]

LostHunters - Kevin and Jessica Zimmer | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 6th 2009 | 77 Views | [diary=396736]

Fish Market
Corfu
Dionysus Theater

Our last morning in Venice was spent touring the Doge’s Palace including the “royal” apartments, the government rooms, the judicial rooms, and the prison. Of course we crossed over the famous “Bridge of Sighs”. We packed up and headed to the cruise ship terminal on the public Vaporetta. We have now had three enjoyable days on board the Splendor of the Seas. The Venice “Sail Away” was beautiful. The weather was warm and sunny and we were able to enjoy the pool deck. Our first port was Split, Croatia. Al and I went on a short walking tour of the [View Full Entry]

DanaLindsaeAlJan - Janis Page | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 4th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=396245]

Corfu
Corfu


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