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March 28th 2007

Published: March 28th 2007

I'm writing this entry just a few hours before I get onto an airplane for that last stretch of travel which ends my trip. I'm in Greece and I've had an amazing day with my parents and some long-lost, newly-discovered cousins. I'm painfully missing Chelly and we'll have thousands more miles between us soon. In short, there is a lot going on inside me as I write this last live blog from the road. ... Read Full Entry

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Nicholas John Nakis

My name is Nic Nakis and I come from Sedro-Woolley, WA. I started this travel blog as "The Mad Greek's Travel Blog" when I left North America for the first time in 2006. I documented that first 6-month, around-the-world trip extensively. Then, I returned for a few updates around 2010. I revived the blog in 2022 in order to record my ongoing travels and fill in some of the gaps. I am a filmmaker and a fitness coach. Sign up for a complimentary FITNESS COACHING CONSULTATION https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=15410290&appointmentType=6418826 Watch REACH FOR THE RIN... full info

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27th March 2007

travellingmum
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Don't end the story here
Please keep us updated with what happens to you and Chelly. I have been reading your blogs with much interest!

29th March 2007

Aaron Brown
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Thanks for the history and views. It all falls right in with what I've been doing a good bit of lately- reenacting/redefining wars through the game "Medieval II: Total War". The Byzantines, Turks, and Venetians are playable factions in it. I am now more acquainted with Greece, having read this blog. And of yourself of course. Improvement of oneself is what it's all about.

1st April 2007

Kerry
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Let go now!
You sound like a nice guy so I am giving you some advice. The chances of your relationship with Chelly will work are next to nothing. Do you really an African girl will be happy in the states?? It's totally different in every way. She will alone (except you), with no family or friends or job. PLUS, you are broke. All of this will cause a HUGE strain on the relationship. The idea that you can live happily ever after is not realistic. Wake up! The vacation is OVER! You will thank me later for this. You cannot and should not change your whole life for one person. You need balance. Please think about it.

2nd April 2007

Surrey
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Wow, I feel special I showed up in your blog and you even spelled my name right! LOL. I hope Chelly is ok!

3rd April 2007

tumbleweed
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can't believe it, i'm jealous
where do I begin, i found your blog by accident, i'm sitting here in an internet cafe in a nameless airport in a nameless place, hand bandaged, mourning a friend, when i saw your blog about your brother, i read your blog briefly and found myself having sympathy for him but thinking of you "what a puke", then I read of your blogs about Chelly. I'm 8 years older and have been just about everywhere with the scar tissue to prove it, i have walked the road of moral exploration and have tried to make a difference, I have also worked hard, made friends and have succeeded around the world. In every way I am years ahead of you, but would start over again if I could meet someone with what I see in Chelly's eyes(from the blog pics). You look to your future and see hazards and problems to overcome, but you have each other, I can't believe it, I'm jealous.

4th April 2007

Nicholas John Nakis
Nicholas John Nakis

I thought that comment over...
...and I think it's total bullshit. At least it's not applicable to our situation. I know plenty of Africans who are happy in the states. And, actually, I as an American am rarely very happy here. There is a lot about America that I really hate (the attitudes you've expressed here, for example) and we'll need to be balancing our time in the U.S. with our time abroad, for sure. When Chelly arrives in the U.S., we will have money. We will also have a large network of friends and relatives to give her support. Already, I am imploring my friends to take care of her and show her around when she arrives, as well as beginning to reach out towards the African and Catholic communities in my area. By the time she gets here, we will do everything we can to make her feel at home. Changing my whole life for this one person has made me very happy so far, so I think I'll take my chances. Thanks.

5th April 2007

Nicky
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Just read your blogs, wow! I hope you keep writing from the US. And don't listen to the naysayer above - you both sound like adaptable individuals and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't, but at least you'll have no regrets. Love is worth chasing! All the best.

5th April 2007

Kerry
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Good Luck
Thank you taking the time to reply to my comment. I truly hope it works out for you and Chelly. Good luck kai kalo pasxa!

8th April 2007

Erin
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Hello
Hello, I have been an avid browser among travelblog for some time now, just reading blogs to occupy my boring time from within my gray cubicle walls and several weeks ago I came across your blogs. Nothing has captivated me as your blogs have. I read all of them. You write with an increadible knowledge, and reading about you and Chelly was like waiting for a story to unfold, your blogs are amazing !! I wish you both lots of luck and I do hope you'll continue writting once back in the states, you certainly have a knack for it !

16th April 2007

Chris
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Absolutely
As a latecomer to your journals here, I just wanted to say, extraordinary. And I'm happy to see you are not taking the advice of Kerry. We don't know the end of anything, but it's in the attempt to make a better life, even if we may not be successful, that makes life worthwhile. Good luck to both of you.

18th April 2007

Susie & Jeff
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Nic--You and Chelly will make it!
I just read Kerry's comment and am glad you responded and will not heed those words. As I said before, my mom came from Europe and it was hard to get her here but she loved it and made it her home. Chelly will do fine because she has people that love her and much support here and she has you, the love of her life. Good luck and she will be here soon. Let us know what we can do to get the tree house ready for her arrival. We are here to help you!

2nd May 2007

Eycetray
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Wow.....what a trip Nick...Can't believe it is over. From a Kenyan in the US.....Kila la kheri ndugu....ask Chelly what it means :)

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