the white tower

September 11th 2022
The eyes of the hare are not the same as the eyes of the owl… ~ Greek Proverb HE SAID... Today we were travelling north from Athens to Thessaloniki– by train. Having checked out of Hotel Attalos earlier in the day, we caught a taxi to Larissis Station in the mid-afternoon, made our way to the open-air platform and waited for our train to arrive. The platform soon ... read more

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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

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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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4th March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Thessaloniki - seems like it's worth visitng after all
I had a colleague whose husband was from Thessaloniki. She has over the years spent a lot of time in Greece and most of it Thessaloniki. She told me that Thessaloniki was a very boring city and that there is nothing to see there. You have just proved her wrong, very wrong in fact. It looks like place I'd like to go to. /Ake

5th March 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Thessaloniki - seems like it's worth visitng after all
I suppose I can understand your colleague's point if she meant that it's not a city that has an obvious touristy centre or internationally notable attractions etc But I'd never describe it as a boring place! It was a very every-day city with lots of vibrant areas. In some ways I think cities like Thessaloniki give us a much better insight into a country that the 'attractions' do :)

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