Dr. Siafakis and me on his boat

Its a hard knock life...

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April 20th 2009
After an exhilarating and tiring four days in Egypt, Sarah and I spent a day back in Athens, mostly regrouping, and then headed out to Crete for the remainder of spring break! We arrived in Crete around 6am and waited at a passenger's center (nice building with a little shop and chairs) for about an hour when we decided we would be likely to find a bus. Our first destination was Rethymno, a li ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete

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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