Sep 14th, 2007 at 9:12PM: I recently came across this story about three Norwegian tourists who planned a trip to Rhodes in Greece, only to end up in the French town of Rodez instead. They booked their trip through the Internet, you see, and made a mistake when typing the destination. Despite efforts of Rodez locals to make their stay pleasant, the confused tourists promptly returned to Norway. But while Rodez probably ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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It's Important to Type the Name of Your Desintation Correctly
Sep 14th, 2007 at 9:12PM: I recently came across this story about three Norwegian tourists who planned a trip to Rhodes in Greece, only to end up in the French town of Rodez instead. They booked their trip through the Internet, you see, and made a mistake when typing the destination. Despite efforts of Rodez locals to make their stay pleasant, the confused tourists promptly returned to Norway. But while Rodez probably ...Greetings from Crete: Santorini Is Therapy for the Photographically-Challenged
Sep 13th, 2007 at 4:32PM: Seriously. If you want to boost your picture-taking self-esteem, head over to the Greek island of Santorini. I am convinced it is not possible to shoot a bad photo of this place, which is essentially a rim of a volcano. Even I was able to score a few good ones and I am a really impatient photographer.
The white buildings against the deep blue sea, the shocking cliffs, colorful fishing boats, ...Greetings from Crete: 4000-Year-Old Flush Toilet No Longer Flushing
Sep 13th, 2007 at 12:00PM: If you can handle waiting in line for tickets for more than an hour, you shall be rewarded: the largest and most famous Minoan palace, Knossos (just south of the city of Iraklion, on Crete) is well worth the trip. It's a Bronze-age palace excavated only in the last century, and holds many interesting features that still tell us relatively little about the Minoan culture or lives. It does reveal ...Greetings from Crete: Driving a Fiat Like It's a Ferrari
Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:30PM: Coming back to the hotel last night, we passed by a major traffic accident: a head-on collision involving several small cars. One was flipped over and crushed, and at least one other was completely destroyed. All in all, we counted six involved cars.
I've found that there are exactly three rules of the road to driving in Crete:
1) Ignore the speed limit
2) Ignore the double center line and pass ...Photo of the Day (09/03/07)
Sep 3rd, 2007 at 8:30AM:
Great photo of Athens, Greece by Jan Pulpan.
These are the happiest damn pig heads I have ever seen in my life. I am not sure if that makes eating them easier or harder. Not that anyone cares. I also find it interesting how much more "visible" men are than women in Greece. Men are the ones you can see hanging out in cafes as well as meat markets. And, of course, cafe-turned-meat markets.
If you'd ...Going Alone: Tips for a Safe and Pleasant Solo Journey
Aug 10th, 2007 at 1:23PM:
My first trip anywhere alone began in Athens 9 years ago. I grew up in the suburbs of Seattle, and had never even taken the bus, let alone experienced a foreign city. As my plane descended I watched the sprawling white city become clearer and clearer through the smoggy sky, and as we got closer I became more terrified. The plane touched down -- and I started bawling. It took several Heinekens and ...Reminder: Talking Travel with Barbara Sjoholm Contest Ends June 6
Jun 4th, 2007 at 10:20PM: Last week we ran an interview with Seal Press founder Barbara Sjoholm, who answered questions for us about her book Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer. Barbara also offered tips for writers and shared insight about her personal experiences as a traveler, writer and publisher. For over thirty years, Seal Press has been publishing edgy and thought-provoking books from a diverse ...A Canadian in Beijing: Theatre of Possibility
May 12th, 2007 at 11:14PM:
George and I walked through the Forbidden City gardens en route to the Forbidden City Concert Hall and I was struck by the history in the trees. They twisted up and around as though the weight of the stories that they held had bent their limbs, contorting them towards the sky. The grounds were lush and colourful with flowers of all kinds and beautiful stone walkways beneath my fancy shoes. We ...Detour Worth Making: Get High in Meteora, Greece
Apr 21st, 2007 at 10:25AM: The Greek word meteora means "suspended in the air," and one look at the images of the monasteries here, and you'll know why the Greeks named it that. Pretty much in the middle of -- but high above! -- the country, the rock here has eroded into fantastic, weathered peaks struggling for the heavens. The monasteries of Meteora were originally settled by monks who lived in caves lower down the rocks ...
