We have seven stops before arriving back in New York City and we are enjoying our final moments in Europe. I can’t believe it is finally time to head back and I also can’t wait for our next excursion over here! Our first stop was Livorno, Italy. It was only a hop, skip, and 17 …
How does one describe Meteora. This area was not even a speck of a thought when we first headed to Greece, but the more local people we met, the more people were telling us, “You must visit Meteora!” We had purposefully left this portion of our trip unplanned knowing that the time of year would …
We find ourselves surrounded by a different tree for our first time in Greece. Orange trees are the life breathe of the plain of Argolis and we are staying in Nafplio for our final few days in Greece. While driving around today and seeing lots of roadside stands, we decided to stop and grab some …
Upon arriving back on the mainland of Greece, we quickly (ok, not quickly it took us FOREVER to ride the metro to the airport from the port and then WAIT for the rental car shuttle) but we EVENTUALLY made it into a car and on our way to Delphi! Our plan was to arrive in …
I have read that the night life is something that everyone needs to experience while visiting the city, so this evening we put our shoes back on and headed out after dark. Our destination was the National Observatory of Athens. We toured the visitor’s center and learned how Athens calculated the time until the 1960s. …
We are off to Greece! Check out of AirBnB – Check Fuel up rental car – Check Return rental car – Problem The rental car company is claiming there is damage to the car. They claim that while the car was in our possession someone probably attempted to steal it and inserted a wrong key …
It was a beautiful day, so we headed inland to a well known hiking spot. Pantalica is a prehistoric settlement that was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2005. The civilization found here dates from 13 to 7th century BC. The main part of the settlement that is still visible is the cliff …
The west side of Sicily is famous for its salt pans. These areas are large man-made shallows where salt has been produced since the time of the Phoenicians. Pools of gradually decreasing depth were built to bring in salt water and allow evaporation to occur thus leaving the valuable salt behind. We toured one of …
Another region of Italy = another food tour! We are only in Palermo for four days so I found a combined tour that allowed us to tour the markets AND the cultural sights of the capital city. Our guide, Paola, has a degree in architecture and museum studies and was quick to immerse us in …
We boarded a train in Pompei to head to Sicily. A train is definitely not the most efficient way to get to the island, but it sounded like a fun way to travel! Our first train of the day was a quick 40 min ride to take us from our apartment in Pompei to a …
