Last Ferry to Query
“I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a ‘learning experience.’ Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I’ve done as a ‘learning experience.’ It makes me feel less stupid.” -P. J. O’Rourke “There are a lot of mysterious things about boats, such as why anyone would get on one […]
Last Days in Athens
“You don’t leave because you have somewhere to go, you leave because nothing is keeping you there.” – Megan Leavey (2017) Go-Date: Day 36, Wednesday Feb 27. Lessons Learned: Find a spot where the locals eat and check it out. I don’t mean a bunch of 50 plus aged guys who wear Stalin mustaches and […]
WE ARE SPARTA & Dendra & Midea
“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” -Will Rogers Go-Date: Days 29th & 30th – Feb. 20 & 21 Lessons Learned: Renting a car was a blessing. We’ve seen and done […]
Cheap Things to Do In the Peloponnese
“Nobody can discover the world for somebody else.” ― Wendell Berry, A Place on Earth Go-Date: Day ……pick one – Various and sundry days, thru Feb. 20 Lessons Learned: You need not have an agenda, a list of locations, things to do, or UNESCO sites to visit. There are marvelous things to see just around the corner. […]
A Seaside Interlude
“My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can. “ –Cary Grant Go-Date: Day 26, Sunday, Feb. 17 Lessons Learned: Sometimes picking a road with no destination works out well. Today, we took a flyer […]
Argos Fuck Yourself
Lester Siegel, Tony Mendez: [on the phone] So I’m sitting in Jerry’s this morning, having breakfast, a waitress comes over to me, she’s waving a newspaper and she says, ‘You see what those Canadians pulled off? Why can’t we do something like that?’ And I said to her, you know what I said? Tony Mendez: No, […]
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
“This was how it was with travel: one city gives you gifts, another robs you. One gives you the heart’s affections, the other destroys your soul. Cities and countries are as alive, as feeling, as fickle and uncertain as people. Their degrees of love and devotion are as varying as with any human relation. Just […]
UNESCO Tour (Part III)
“We are all migrants through time.” ― Mohsin Hamid, Exit West Olympia (UNESCO site) Lesson Learned: Don’t ask for ground meat in Greece. You won’t find packages of hamburger in the grocery stores here. Ellen asked the butcher and even though most Greeks speak English (at least in the larger towns) he looked at her like she […]
UNESCO Tour (Part II)
“Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we’ve taken.” — India.Arie UNESCO World Heritage Sites Around Every Corner Go-Day 15 to 22, February 6, 2019 to February 13 Lessons Learned: There are a lot of stray dogs and cats here in Greece. I mean a bunch, like on every corner, […]
UNESCO Tour (Part I)
“I am not particularly interested in saving time; I prefer to enjoy it.” ― Eduardo Galeano Go-Day 15 to 22, February 6, 2019 to February 13 Lessons Learned: Pack your hiking boots (or shoes). They are comfortable, protect your feet, and you can walk in them all day long. You can wear them with shorts or […]