Blogs from Paros, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 4

I didn't know what to expect attending a school in Greece. Well, it wasn't much of a school, more like a small art program. Only 30 students attend this school in one semester; no more than 10 students per class. They offered a variety of art class but also, Greek Mythology, Women Studies and Philosophy. The professors were all laid back, didn't believe much in exams or writing papers; as long as we attended class we were learning. The first week we got acclimated to our living situation before classes started. We located the nearest grocery store, beach and night club. Our professors even came out with us to make sure that we were all safe, and to enjoy themselves too of course. As a history lesson our program traveled every weekend to either a town ... read more

After over 48 hour of traveling I finally made it to Paros, Cyclades, Greece. I was dead tired but ready for 4 months of adventure in the greek islands.... read more

I know most of you have been anxious for me to blog, so I thank you for your patience! When all you can think of is “Is the wind up?” and “Hmmm, what size kite do I need today?” its honestly hard to find the time to sit with your computer and relax. And, what a wonderful thing it is to have this problem. Lucky for all of you, 9 days of travel in Greece could give you a long novel of a blog and tons of pix... we’ll see. Let’s start from the beginning. I arrived in Athens on the 3rd of June with a lovely case of jetlag and entirely too much luggage for one person to carry. When I got off the plane unfortunately all of the buses and metro trains to the ... read more

Paros is a beautiful small fishing island. It has quaint cobbled streets that can be explored in a just a few hours. On arrival we were greeted by a lovel host at Pension Demitrios. We stayed in a lovely Pension (which is like a cross between a hostel, B&B and a small hotel...... After another guided tour of the island it was out to Dinner where Jen ate Tims choice of the fresh fish of the day which was served whole with eyeballs and all ahhhh! A quick word about Timmy boy... He is our guide-friend on this tour and he is the most amazing and nicest mate ever! And he is hilarious... watch this space for pictures... he also has an obsession with body parts hehe... So anyway Paros was so lovely and the town ... read more

Not joking. I'm firing myself as our travel agent. Got up at 3am. Took a taxi to the Lisboa airport, a plane to Munich, a plane to Athens, a rushed taxi ride to Piraeus, a 5-hour ferry ride in economy to Paros, waited an hour for a bus to Punda because it was too windy for the normal passenger ferry, which then took us to the car ferry to Antiparos. We arrived after Midnight, trying to find our hotel (it was one we'd not stayed at before). In bed by 1am. There are no pictures from this day. (I have to explain, the were no seats left on the ferry when we booked it in July so we got stuck with Economy, which means you have to sit outside--if you can find a seat--with a million ... read more