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Part 9 (Santorini, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Santorini. The most picturesque of all the Greek Isles, as I had been told over and over again by friends and family that had been there and loved it. I will admit, my expectations were high heading into our third and final tour with The Travel Insiders. We chose a tour called, “The Highlights of…
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Part 8 (Kusadasi, Turkey) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
In the days leading up to this cruise, Turkey had a failed coup attempt. With that in mind, many cruise ships were skipping or replacing stops in Turkey with either a sea day, or another port in the area. Our cruise had made no announcement as to what the plan was at that point, and when…
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Part 7 (Thessaloniki, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Well, I am back from my Disney vacation and I will write more about that later, but let me tell you…I thought the Mediterranean in July was hot, it was NOTHING compared to Orlando in September! But! That’s a story for another day. Onward and upward (or not) to Thessaloniki, Greece. Thessaloniki is the second…
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Part 6 (Athens, Greece) – Cruising Venice, The Greek Isles, and the Eastern Mediterranean
Ah, Athens. If you are at all interested in history, mythology, government, religion, finance, politics, heck almost any subject can tie back to this ancient city in some way. And no surprise, it has been inhabited for the last 7000 years continuously. And not just inhabited, but a cultural, economical, and social centerpiece of the ancient…
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