Luke at the Acropolis

Greece: From Athens to the Islands & back

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August 18th 2006
After the other boys decided to spend a week or so in Tunisia on the beach on the North coast of Africa, Luke and I were faced with a decision as neither of us were interested in that trip and had both heard fairly average reports of the country. Steve had his heart set on the Ukraine which, again, Luke and I weren't particularly interested in, so in around 45 minutes we looked at the map of Europ ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thessaly » Meteora

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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