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Rome to Istanbul – Day 7 (Santorini)

Today we visited the incredibly overcrowded but beautiful Santorini. Shipboard connectivity is strained today. I’ll redo this post (and images) later. Here is my favorite. P.S. Tomorrow we get to visit Ephesus. I am totally psyched!! UPDATES: After leaving hte parking lot and entering the main square, this is the first thing that grabs yoiur […]

Rome to Istanbul – Day 6 (Sparta and Mystras)

Today we visited Gythion the major port city on the Peloponnese peninsula of the Greek mainland. It is home to about ~12,000 people but still strategically important. It was the major port of the region in Roman times and the port for the key city of Sparta. While there is a lot of tourism and […]

Rome to Istanbul – Day 5 (Argostoli)

Argostoli (Αργοστόλι) was our port of call today. We decided to do a self guided walk of town rather than a scheduled tour. It is a rather plain port, nothing too exciting. It is the main port for the island so while there is a fair amount of tourism, there is more commerce than anything. […]