Thoughts from working and travelling outside the USA
We had originally visited Athens in 1994 and I always wanted to return so it was one of the drivers for selecting this cruise itinerary (https://my-jc.blog/2025/08/24/week-603-athens/). But the cruise stop was only 6 effective hours so we decided to swing back through Athens on the way back from Istanbul to DC for another full day.... Continue Reading →
On Santorini, we did a hike in the morning up to the top of the Nea Kameni volcano – it is active but no signs that is was a volcano except some hot rocks - and then a swim where hot spring entered the ocean. Seemed odd to swim from crystal clear water with 20... Continue Reading →
In 1994, we booked a flight over on a whem from Athens in March when it was cold and overcast and rented a jeep and drove around and wondered why we spent all that money (https://my-jc.blog/1994/03/16/mykonos-1994/). This trip we planned ahead and booked our only “unofficial” excursion (e.g. not through the ship - so a... Continue Reading →
For some reason, we decided to forego a couple of more days in Athens and fly to Mykonos for two days – maybe because the ferry trip wasn’t scenic. Was relatively expense flight plus rental car there and generally wasn’t worth it. First, it was still a bit cold and out of season and second... Continue Reading →
This was the 2nd leg of my first frequent flyer “score'”. I had some miles on American and somehow I got a buy-one-get-one-free promotion on TWA. I don’t remember the specifics but we flew from Washington – Rome on American, took a ferry to Greece, and then flew a local airline from Athens to Cairo... Continue Reading →