Flag at stern of ferry

Our night at sea and landfall in Corfu

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June 24th 2011
I had my first taste of being on the sea through the night when I went from Copenhagen to Oslo, and most recently with Marika Will and Kim last year in the Caribbean. I love it – really, really love it – the rolling black seas, wondering what swims beneath, glimpses of dark shapes in the distance that may or may not be land and twinkling lights from other ships. When I awoke in the middle of ... read more

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu

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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