Funeral

"A nicotine addiction, fleas and an Irish accent"

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January 31st 2008
These past couple of weeks in Greece were incredible and it is hard to put it into words but a few come to mind. Overwhelming, breathtaking, challenging, humorous, enlightening, memorable, exciting, bittersweet. The last word took on two meanings for me, one at the beginning of the trip and then at the end. In the beginning, I was sad to leave home and everyone behind but at the same time excit ... read more

Europe » Greece

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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