Our Foray into Greece & Climbing the Acropolis

*Arrived in Athens on August 19th and Departed on August 21st Our two day trek from Italy to Greece didn’t end with the 16 hour overnight ferry experience. We still had to get from the port in Patras to Athens. The first choice we had to make was either a private bus transfer for 20 […]

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Random Observations

1. Chris just finish Atlas Shrugged…little long (1000 pgs) and a bit drawn out, but a masterful work none the less. “Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to become the means by which men deal with one another, then […]

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Experiencing Italy, Part 5 – Amalfi Coast & Beyond

*Our Journey from Sorrento through Bari to Greece on August 17th & 18th Our time in Italy was coming to a close and we had a ferry reservation on August 18th from Bari, Italy to Greece. Bari is on the other side of Italy from where we were in Sorrento and the most direct train […]

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Experiencing Italy, Part 4 – Sorrento and Capri

*Arrived, Sorrento on August 14th and Departed, on August 17th A fast train, a slow train, a late train and an uncomfortable train; finally we were standing in Sorrento trying to figure out in which direction town was and how best to get there. Every train or bus station should have one of those maps […]

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Experiencing Italy, Part 3 – Rome and Naples

*Arrived, Rome on August 10th and Departed, Naples on August 14th Chris has been looking forward to Rome since the trip started. He’s fascinated by the old Roman Empire, how they were able to have so much power, rule so much of the world, and then lose it…plus Gladiator is his favorite movie. We arrived […]

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