The Cradle of Civilization

a trip by Chris Lock

From: July 1st 2006

Until: September 3rd 2006

My summer trip of 2006 of Greece, Turkey and Egypt. I started in Athens and took the ferry to the islands of Naxos, Santorini, Crete and Rhodes. From Rhodes, I went to Mamaris, Fethiye, Bodrum, Selcuk, Pammukale, Ankara, and Istanbul. I flew to Cairo, then took the overnight train to Aswan and a cruise north to Luxor.

Trip Length: 9 weeks
Blog Entries: 27
Photos: 49
Words: 12445

Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
July 1st 2006	I arrived in one piece only to be shattered	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
July 2nd 2006	Greece looses its marbles	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
July 4th 2006	Athens the cold and windy	Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
July 5th 2006	Acropolis Now	Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
July 7th 2006	An all day tour of ancient Pelleponese	Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens
July 8th 2006	Into the Aegean	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Naxos
July 10th 2006	Is this for real?	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini
July 12th 2006	Chris vs the volcano	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini
July 14th 2006	Life among the Cretans	Europe » Greece » Crete
July 15th 2006	Not another pot from antiquity	Europe » Greece » Crete
July 18th 2006	The Gorgeous Samaria	Europe » Greece » Crete
July 19th 2006	Greece is the word	Europe » Greece » Crete
July 24th 2006	Having a Colossal time in Rhodes	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes
July 27th 2006	a minor part of Asia	Middle East » Turkey
July 30th 2006	12 Island Blue Cruıse	Middle East » Turkey
August 2nd 2006	Spending time and money in Bodrum	Middle East » Turkey
August 5th 2006	letter from Ephesus	Middle East » Turkey
August 7th 2006	A better taste of Turkey	Middle East » Turkey
August 8th 2006	Ankara Away	Middle East » Turkey
August 11th 2006	Turkish Delight	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
August 12th 2006	A Tale of Two Continents	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
August 14th 2006	Do the Hassle	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul
August 17th 2006	Walk Like an Egyptian	Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
August 18th 2006	Tomb Raider	Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
August 21st 2006	King Tutankamun	Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
August 23rd 2006	The Sun's Anvil	Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan
August 30th 2006	Life on the Nile	Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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Chris Lock

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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The Cradle of Civilization
July 1st 2006 -» September 3rd 2006
The Land Down Under
June 29th 2007 -» September 2nd 2007
Overlander
July 4th 2008 -» August 31st 2008
Central Europe
June 27th 2009 -» September 10th 2009
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July 1st 2010 -» September 5th 2010

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