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Meet the Greeks

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April 11th 2010
Saturday morning, as hinted at in the end of my last entry, we woke up after a less than peaceful night’s sleep at met Mackenzie and her boyfriend Michael outside our hostel at 5 am to split a cab to the airport. After the 30 or so minute ride to the airport, we all get our money to pay the cab driver. Michael pulls out his wallet, opens it, and says “This isn’t my wallet…” Turns out h ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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 Worl... ... read more