Blogs from Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe - page 13

Wednesday 15th Arrived at Santorini, but no chance we will go ashore - no dock, ashore by tender. The island was formed by a volcanic eruption (the world’s largest ever) eons ago - the resultant tidal wave (estimated 200+ feet high) wiped out the Minoan civilization and is believed by some to have caused the disappearance of Atlantis In any event, the main town is situated on the top of the cliffs, accessible from the port only by cable car or by donkey up the zig-zag “road”. The houses are brilliant white-washed structures, some built right on the edge of the cliffs. An earthquake in 1956 caused a lot of damage on the island. Heaps of things to do on board so we weren’t bored by not going ashore. Thursday 16th Today’s port of call is ... read more

We’ve written our cruise blogs all at the same time on our last day at sea and we would like to end them on a nice note as our first 4 blogs are possibly more negative than positive and we are indeed having a great time. Cruising has been a learning experience for us and we have met some really nice people. We have to mention another Canadian couple we’ve hung out with quite a bit: Peter and Sheena. We’ve had great fun with them critiquing the ship’s entertainment and playing the silly games (what happens at Quest stays at Quest). One of our biggest laughs was the Love & Marriage show with 3 couples from the cruise playing the honeymoon game. It was hilarious. Hundreds of people now know some pretty good secrets about these ... read more

Some pics of my sister's wedding in Corfu. A whole week of celebrations and partying. It was great to meet my new family and an unforgettable week for everyone. Congratulations to the happy couple and thanks to the family for their generous hospitality.... read more

For Fall Break my roommate Allison and I decided to take the week and go to Greece. It was an absolutley amazing time and incredibly relaxing. The first part of break we were on the island of Corfu, where it was sunny and in the 80s the entire time we were there. We stayed at the Pink Palace, which is this huge hostel where everything truly is pink and upon arrival you get a shot of ouzu that's died pink. It was crazy. There was also a pink toga party our first night there, which was fun and included traditional greek dancing, an ouzu circle where everyone took a shot of ouzu and then had a plate smashed on their head. Surprisingly that didn't hurt much at all. We also went on a booze cruise where ... read more

Salut Toi, Jespere que ca va toujours bien au Quebec. Je suis maintenant rendu en Grece et je peux je dire quici il fait encore beau et tres chaud. Apres la Cote dazur on a decider de venir directement en Grece et de remonter lItalie plus tard. Nous avons du faire 15 de train de Ventimiglia a Bari en Italie et 12 heures de Ferry de Bari a Corfu. Bref une loooooooooooonngue journee pas tres plaisante surtout quon a fait la moitier du trajet de train debout. Je suis sur que si tu avais ete la le temps aurait paru moins long. Mais lattende en valait la peine. Wowwww, Corfu est vraiment mais vraiment une belle ile. Et le Pink Palace est la place ideale pour faire le party. Lalcool est pas trop cher mais elle ... read more