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Bummer News But She’s a Tough Cookie

We’re extending our trip for 3 more weeks in Greece . . . for not-so-good reasons. Last Saturday night in Nafplio, Greece. We were staying in the beautiful Latini Hotel located in the old town, and Geni woke up with a nasty toothache. The left side of her face was swollen…

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charliemagee October 29, 2015 February 16, 2024Greece, Travel 0

Santorini Four: Damn Good Timing

More on Beauty, Cruise Ships, Music Gone Missing On the one hand, Imerovigli feels a bit empty. Most of the restaurants are closed (but not Bella Thera with great food for very reasonable prices) and all the hotels are closed. It appears that we only see other people on the…

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charliemagee October 23, 2015 February 18, 2016Greece, Travel 0

Santorini Three: Zeus Plays with the Brightness Slider

Some of you may have read my comments about the brightness of the light in Crete. It turns out we were only halfway there. On Santorini Zeus likes to push the Brightness slider way past +100. For those of you that are blondes and redheads prone to getting sunburnt rather…

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charliemagee October 23, 2015 February 18, 2016Greece, Travel 0

Santorini Two: Zachos Leads Us Home

When we confirmed our Airbnb stay in Santorini, the owner, Stefanos, told us that his assistant, Zachos, would meet us at the bus stop and guide us to the house. I texted back that there was no need for that. All we needed was an address and we’d find our…

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charliemagee October 22, 2015 February 18, 2016Greece, Travel 0

Santorini One: Aphrodite Brings the Hammer of Beauty and Pulls a Fast One on Zeus and Christianity

We’ve had calendars featuring the Islands of Greece on our kitchen wall for decades. We read the captions every month, but the names really had no significance for us. The calendars were pretty pictures that we stopped seeing but they were great for keeping track of family and friend birthdays.…

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charliemagee October 21, 2015 February 18, 2016Greece, Travel 0

The Great Archaeological Smackdown

Throne at Knossos Palace Crete

Or, Who Gets to Interpret the Past? It turns out that, like most any field of human endeavor, there are factions within the archaeological community. Some say the limit is to dig up the artifacts, clean things up, put them back in place for viewing. Some say it’s okay to…

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charliemagee October 20, 2015 January 30, 2016Crete, Greece, Travel 0
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