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The Summer 2019 Grand Adventure is Planned!
My special friends: Summer 2019 is on the docket! My wife and I, still counting as newlyweds I think, are headed for the Continent for a two-week honeymoon – much delayed and much anticipated. It’s a different experience for me … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2019, Travels
Tagged aegean, aegean sea, Alps, Amsterdam, Berlin, bern, Braubach, castle, Castles, cave house, europe, european tour, european travel, european trip, first time visit to europe, germany, going abroad, greece, Hamburg, honeymoon, leaving the country, romantic, romantic travel, santorini, switzerland, train, train travel, trains, travel, traveling, traveling by train, trip
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Naxos, Kyklades, Greece
What a difference to go from Santorini and its high-society, shopping-obsessed, shoulder-to-shoulder tourists to Naxos and its laid-back locals! It’s not that there weren’t tourists in Naxos – myself among them – it’s just that they haven’t yet taken over … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged aegea islands, aegean sea, backpacking, beaches, cyclades, europe, Europe Trip, island-hopping, kyklades, labyrinth, local culture, markets, maze, Naxos, Naxos Castle, Naxos Port, Naxos Town, Nightlife in Naxos, santorini, Slow Travel, travel, traveling
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Ferry Travel in the Aegean (and some tips / advice)
Travel by ferry, as I’ve done the past week or so in the Aegean, is more convenient and comfortable than traveling by airplane but less convenient and comfortable than traveling by train. If you have the opportunity to do it … Continue reading
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Tagged aegean sea, airplanes, backpacking, cyclades, europe, european travel, ferries, ferry travel, greece, kyklades, Slow Travel, trains, travel
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Tips and Advice for Visiting Santorini, Greece
Note: This post – truncated but still lengthy – deals with visiting the Aegean generally and with Santorini in particular. I’m saving Naxos for another post. Corfu is still a few days away – that will get its own treatment … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodations, aegean sea, aegean travel, backpacking, black beach, europe, Europe Trip, ferry, fira, greece, greek isles, oia, red beach, santorini, sunset views, sunsets, thira, travel, travel by ferry, visiting greece, visiting the greek islands
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