Solo woman in Turkey
Is it pleasant and safe for a woman to travel alone in Turkey? I had heard various good things about Turkey over the years. Apparently the people were friendly, the food was great, and the […]
Archive for category: On the road
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Beyond the Acropolis
So, what else do you do in Athens besides eating and making day trips to nearby islands? Well, for starters, there are museums and archeological sites galore. Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities, […]
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Food of Athens
Greek food goes far beyond souvlaki and baklava. Athens alone offers a wide variety of foods and produce and I know I have barely scratched the surface. The events at TBEX helped me discover much […]
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Sailing to Aegina Island
I have been in Athens since late last Sunday night to attend the TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange) conference happening from October 23 to 25. I’m staying in an AirBnB apartment 10 minutes walk from the […]
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Málaga and Nerja
We arrived in Málaga early last Wednesday afternoon from Capileira, and started peeling off layers and switching back to more summery clothes to enjoy the 25C sunny weather of the coast! Making the most of […]
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Capileira – a village in the clouds
Last Sunday we rode the bus from Granada to Capileira, a small town of 600 in the Alpujarras mountains. It rained the whole two hours and a half, as the bus negotiated increasingly tighter curves […]
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Seduced by Granada
A three hour bus ride last Thursday (October 9) brought us to Granada, home of the world-famous Alhambra. The Alhambra is to Spain what the Taj Mahal is to India. With its location at 738 […]
