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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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By Tashx2
September 30th 2008

Greece/ London/ Paris all in one!

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Acropolis, Athens
Tash W, and the loads of other tourists all wanting to take the same pictures!

Europe here we come... After leaving Egypt, we were dying for some kind of luxury, familiarity... anything Western really! Tash A was excited as her first 'real' venture into Europe, and a first for both Tash's to Greece. In short, we had 1 week to see all we could of what Greece has to offer! Firstly 2 nights in Athens, The Hermes hotel was ultimate luxury compared to where we had been the previous 2 weeks in Egypt. All booked through Contiki, it's always hard to know what to expect! New Hotel in the Plaka district, close to all restaurants/ cafes/ [View Full Entry]

By Ewa and Jill
September 28th 2008

Greece: An island without a natural water source...Santorini

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Accommodations
Lovely flowers framing our 'villa.'

It is said you cannot visit Greece without exploring an island or two. As it was off season, we were unsure if it would even be possible. However, after thoroughly discussing our options with some locals, we were assured that the island of Santorini and its touristic venues would all still be open, and that we'd have a good time and it would be the best option out of all the islands. (So much for Ewa's dream of visiting the 'gay' island of Mykonos, known for its clubbing vibrant nightlife!) Off we went... We took the ferry from Athens arriving at [View Full Entry]

By S and M
September 25th 2008

Santorini (Thira)

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Caldera sunset
The view from our deck at Aroma Suites

Amongst the ruins we tramped. The occasional tree blocked the sun momentarily. Our feet stirred up a fine, choking dust. The hot, still air let the dust hang there for a moment. Then, if it didn't reach the back of your throat, it lodged in between teeth. I wondered if Santorini would be like Rome. Looking out the Aegean Air jet, doing a flyby of this Waiheke-sized island (pop 12,000 + tourists), the prerequisite barren hillsides under clear skies were getting their late afternoon respite from the sun. The jet lowered and turned back for the final approach. We sunk lower [View Full Entry]

By 1820 Travel
September 20th 2008

The foggy blog

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Tim writing the last blog...see the fog?

Days 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 - Santorini So, after leaving Ios due to fog, we pulled into Santorini to see fog covering the cliffs. It was an amazing rolling fog on the cliffs. London fog had nothing on Santorini fog! Luckily we were there for 5 days so we figured it would clear up. It did, slowly revealing the amazing caldera. Each day it got clearer so we saw more and more, until it was clear and we had some great sunsets. Since we couldn't see a thing the first night, we just walked into the city and [View Full Entry]

Wedding across the cliff from our balcony in Fira

By Teplyn
September 16th 2008

Santorini!

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Beginning of the sunrise

Thursday Sept 11, 2008 After anxiously awaiting the end of classes all day, finally finished up at 2:30pm. Came home, my bath tub laundry was dry! Success! Brought it all inside, did some homework, took a quick shower and packed for the weekend. Left the apartment as soon as Leslie was done class, about 6pm, for our 8pm ferry. For some strange reason, I didn’t notice until we got on the boat that my watch was 40 minutes fast, so the whole way to Piraeus (the port) I was practically running, wondering why my room mates weren’t the slightest bit worried [View Full Entry]

Liz, me and Leslie on deck for the sunrise

By McGoose
September 16th 2008

Santorini Sunset

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Oia after the sunset

Today we awoke in beautiful sweet hospitable glamorous photogenic friendly Oia, Santorini. What a getaway this place is! As I am writing this blog my enjoyment of life glands are tingling at the thought of the place. It is romantic and peaceful beyond anything else in this world. We woke up in a cave house that was cool even though outside was getting quite warm. We walked around and just wandered its lovely streets and passages. Oia is the kind of place that's completely touristy, but you just don't mind, and you feel sorry for all the suckers that are only [View Full Entry]

By The Perth Girls
September 14th 2008

Greece is the word!

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Hooning on the quads!

Another hot spot crossed off for us ladies… we have just spent the last week in Greece. What a beautiful place! We arrived in Athens and stayed the night in a bit of a dodge area but that was only until we got the ferry across to Santorini Island the next day. What a trip that was, 8 hours it took us to get there. We started out with the cheap tickets which get you on the deck but after being crammed on top, with un comfy seats and dirty smokers huddled all round us we decided to upgrade to the [View Full Entry]

Mixed bag the first night, Aussies, Germans & Canadians

By AusWingnut
September 8th 2008

Naked front flips are bad

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Yasu, here I am in the Greek Islands. Sorry for the long absence but things have been getting pretty wild around here. I could write about everything that I have been doing but I am getting a little bored of recounting every little detail. I guess I will just have to hope that the pictures do the talking at the end of the tour. So I am going to fast forward from Barcelona through the French Riveria, past Venice and I am going to write about Corfu, the first of the Greek Islands that we visited. We got there via overnight [View Full Entry]

By starcar44
September 7th 2008

Greek Islands Part II: Naxos and Santorini

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Me and my scooter!
"Yes, that one there please. The blue one with the big yellow star, it looks kind of like a toy. Perfect" I named it Jack.

Okay, so it actually was every computer in Greece that hated me, because there's nothing wrong with my camera. In fact, there's a limited number of photos here because I burned all my photos onto CD's the other day, then switched out my memory card (now in my money belt) for a fresh one, resulting in a limited number of photos to choose from for this blog. No worries though, there are still some goodies. Naxos was very cool. My new travel buddy Sean and I pooled our resources for a swish room with ocean view and a view of the [View Full Entry]

By JEdge10
August 18th 2008

Greece

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Patmos

My contiki tour of Greece 6/08. Overall I had a really wonderful time in Greece & Turkey. Definitely the highlight of the trip was visiting Oia, in Santorini. Unfortunately I had only 1 hr to see it, so I took as many pictures as I could. I am by no means a pro photographer, but it is definitely one of my passions. Hope you enjoy the pictures and feel free to ask any questions. [View Full Entry]

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