Having quit my job in June, I've been taking the past few months to enjoy life again! I'm now traveling for the next two months - Greece, Israel, Egypt, Italy, Houston, New York, London and Phoenix. Join me on my adventure 😊
After our 15.5 hour journey that started Saturday morning, we arrived in Athens on Sunday morning! All and all, travel to Athens went very smoothly. But it got a bit amusing once we landed. Things are very laid back here - the Greek government does not require any entry paperwork and customs wasn't even staffed. We collected our luggage and our taxi driver was waiting for us - wish we had yellow Mercedes taxis in the US :) As we soon found out, we chose to fly in on the day of the Athens marathon, which draws ~15,000 runners from around the world, and closes down most streets in the heart of Athens - exactly where our hotel was. Thankfully, we had a resourceful and slightly rouge cab driver! We drove down passageways I guess you ... read more
