Acropolis as viewed from near the Observatory

September 6th 2014
I don't like to leave a day out when travel blogging but there's not so much to write about our final day. We flew out Kos at 6.30am to Athens where we had almost a day to spend there. The thing was that we'd spent three days in Athens only last year and had already seen the big stuff and previously wandered around many of the streets. Had I planned in advanced, I would have booked us on the Al ... 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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Claire Wade

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I started these blogs as a record for myself- something to read and comfort me when I'm old, cold and broke, wondering where all my money went... With time, my blogs have developed as it turned out other people were reading them! This has inspired me to improve my writing (well I try) and add more photos. I hope you enjoy reading my blogs and please do leave comments. The photos in the blog are taken on my phone, but when I return home, I always have lots of images from my DSLR, that I upload to Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wadeyc ... full info

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