Skimming along the Agean Sea on our high speed ferry.

Sifnos - Our Home Away From Home

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September 9th 2006
I sit here now, on my little twin bed (most of the rooms we rent come with two twins) where I have spent the last 19 nights. It is the first time in our travels that we have settled somewhere for any length of time. Sifnos has turned out to be the secluded, quiet island that we hoped for. In the port town of Kamares, where we arrived, we rented a scooter so we could set out to see the island an ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean

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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