“To the City”

“Stin polis” is Greek for “to the city”, and the Turks simply converted it to “Istanbul”. We pulled into Galataport, a new grand and gleaming complex for ferries and cruise ships right atLeia mais
“Stin polis” is Greek for “to the city”, and the Turks simply converted it to “Istanbul”. We pulled into Galataport, a new grand and gleaming complex for ferries and cruise ships right atLeia mais
“Oh the streets of Ephesus/Are paved with marble./ Ancient footsteps/ are everywhere.” The Virgin Mary lived out her last years here. John the beloved disciple had his Revelations and is buriedLeia mais
Our second visit to a site of one of the Seven Wonders: Rhodes. The fabled Colossus, the same size as the Statue of Liberty, is always portrayed as astride the harbor. Actually, the gigantic bronzeLeia mais
The work speaks for itself.,.,
When I was 12 years old, I was torn between being an actor or an archeologist. My parents gave me a large coffee table book about Crete and Mycenae and I pored over it for hours, dreaming of Knossos.Leia mais
We sailed into the grand and ancient port of Piraeus at dawn: the growing light revealed an enormous billboard celebrating the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Salamis, which by saving the cityLeia mais
Pausanias was a Greek adventurer and geographer who was the earliest travel blogger, 2nd century AD. It was he who first branded the Seven Wonders of the World. Our journey is visiting the sites ofLeia mais
Today we sailed into the home of the richest mythology in the world and moored on the island that is believed to have inspired Shakespeare’s TEMPEST. Already everything seems touched by prehistoryLeia mais
The best experience of Kotor is approaching it, then leaving it -because it sits at the bottom of a fish-hook-shaped fjord that is gaspingly beautiful. Folding cliffs are fringed at the shore byLeia mais
ViajanteSo glad it was all you hoped for! Thanks for sharing!🙏🏻
ViajanteThanks for traveling with us!