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Greece

Athens, Yacht Week, and a week in the Peloponnese Region ☀️🇬🇷🍯🧜🏻‍♀️🌊⛵🧿

  • OPA!

    I’m headed to Greece, one of my favorite countries!!! This trip is three different parts:1. Athens with friends – getting acclimated to the timezone and enjoying Athens2. The Yacht Week with friends – joining a floating festival of catamaran boats to sail around the region southwest of Greece3. Renting a… READ MORE

  • Athens

    I visited Athens in the summer of 2017, with one of my best friends, Allie, during our post-graduation travels. She is also on this trip to Greece! What a treat! Last time we were in Athens, it was rainy. Neither Allie nor I remember it being this cute. Now there… READ MORE

  • Poros Week

    Poros is an island in the “suburbs” of Athens. We started our The Yacht Week adventures on a Saturday and ended them on a Friday. A week on a boat sailing around – how glamorous! All the catamarans tied up together. We were the beginning of the “floatilla”. Eventually it… READ MORE

  • Peloponnese

    Now I begin my road trip around the Peloponnese. I figured that I would be tired of the water and the islands, so I opted for a mainland adventure! Even though I didn’t get my sailing fix, I am so glad to be in Peloponnese. It is tourist friendly and… READ MORE

  • Spending the night on a giant rock

    I planned to spend a night in Monemvasia. On the way, I stopped to have lunch at Kyparissi. This pebble beach had brilliant blue water with huge waves. Kyparissi The waves were so big that I did not go in very far. Although the huge waves beckoned me, I did… READ MORE

  • The Mani Peninsula

    On my route, I drove through a town Gytheio. I think next time that I travel through the Peloponnese, I will try to stop here for a meal or maybe even overnight. It looked like a nice, happening town, but the parking situation stressed me out. So I kept driving.… READ MORE

  • The Mountains

    The mountains in the Peloponnese have some darling towns and lots of trees. Stemnitsa On my way through the town Stemnitsa, a cat was lounging in the middle of the street and would not move. I put my car in park and carried the cuddly cat to the side of… READ MORE

  • Layovers

    My journey home included an overnight layover in Madrid. This was my best travel option at a reasonable price. I was excited at the opportunity to practice my Spanish for a couple of hours. My flight landed in Madrid late at night. My half asleep brain spoke Spanglish at best.… READ MORE