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View of the Parthenon at the Acropolis

Athens

June 22nd 2014
Athens : The name Piraues roughly translates to “the place over the passage” and throughout history it has been an important port dating back to ancient Greece. The city proper consists of a rocky peninsula, originally an island featuring three natural harbours situated on the Saronic Gulf. Greece has always had a maritime culture and so this port, the largest in Greece has prospered for ... read more

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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

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Welcome to Jim & Colleen's travel blog for 2014, on Tuesday the 20th of May we depart on a 102 night cruise visiting many and varied exotic and not so exotic ports. We depart from Brisbane and return to Sydney on the 31st of August. One of the highlights of this trip will be meeting up with an old Navy mate in Mumbai. From there we head out to Agra for a visit to the Taj Mahal, which will be very exciting. It is a four day trip where we catch planes, trains, rickshaws, and get to spend much time with the locals. After visiting the Taj, we then pick up the ship in Duba... full info

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