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Day 102: Sailing to Mykonos

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August 8th 2011
This morning we were up bright and early at 6.40am to start our Greek Island cruise. After an amazing and we mean AMAZING breakfast in the hotel we caught a bus to the Athens port with the rest of our Contiki tour group and started the process of embarking onto the boat. Once we were checked in we set out exploring the boat, which was INCREDIBLE!! We were expecting a boat similar to the one we wer ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

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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