We finished off our day in Athens with an initiation to my new favorite food: Greek yogurt and honey, offered to us free of charge by our Athens restaurant. We were so appreciative that they then brought us a couple of glasses of ouzo, which I was less enthusiastic about but I did try to […]
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Toilets in Athens vs. Istanbul: an empirical analysis
We had one day, basically, to see Athens before we are picked up tomorrow morning by Private Greece Tours for our 5 day trek around Nafplio, Delphi and Kalambaka. That meant we had to cover the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum and all the guidebooks indicated we needed hours for these two sites. I was […]
Ron’s travel underwear journeys to Greece!
Good morning from Athens! We’re just up here after the typical long and sleepless post-travel day. The above pic is the Acropolis view from our room – grandeur and eternal elegance. The below pic is the sad contrast… the goings-on in our room – Ron, washing his underwear in the sink. He spent 36 hours […]
Rest in peace
I left you all in July, in the midst of a very difficult year, and I have vowed to return in 2019 with a travel vengeance designed to smother the turmoil that terminal illness inflicts upon a family. I’m not sure if the plan will work but I know for certain that my […]