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Saga Continues...Naxos Island

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October 27th 2008
Day Three: Arrival into Naxos Six am wake up and off to the ferry port to head to the Greek Island of Naxos. It was about a ten minute walk through the dark, breezy streets but we got to the port in plenty of time before departure. The ferry is much bigger than we were expecting and we suddenly felt like hey we are going on a cruise (vivid flashbacks of the bliss we experienced o ... 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