Bronze Zues

Sydney - Bangkok - Athens

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July 12th 2008
After six months of Michelle and Stuart's planning, 1000 odd emails and a lot of saving we are finally in Athens. We took off at 4pm yesterday afternoon and flew to Bangkok, Thailand with Thai Airways. Flight was interesting, I took every alcoholic beverage on offer for the first 2 hours before promptly passing out for the remaining 6 and then woke with a stinging hangover. The passing out prov ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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