An Arduous Journey

Fira was still somewhere in the distance.

September 27th 2012
I arrived on Santorini on a Blue Star Ferry out of the port of Piraeus still jet lagged and unsure. I hadn’t found my traveler’s legs yet, and now it was time to disembark. The port of Athinios, where most people first step foot on this island’s soil is rather other worldly. It feels like some abandoned old quarry at the water’s edge of a caldera. I walked off the boat expecting to find a ... 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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I am 41 years old. I am currently living in New York and enjoying my life as a semi-retired teacher. Although I spend a most of my time in domestic tranquility it is my aim to take one major solo trip each year. My three most recent journeys are a pilgrimage through the Holy Land, a crazy month in Cambodia, and a return to India. Life is one gloriously unpredictable mess. My travels have taken me to many different places and I hope to experience and venture out to many more. I have filled in many of the gaps between my 2000 graduation up until today. Well apart from the five years living in... full info

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