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Patmos: Hot But Chill And Revelation
Read more: Patmos: Hot But Chill And RevelationYesterday I arrived in Patmos, another Aegean sea island. This one is special. According to Christianity, John of Patmos had a vision and wrote the Book of Revelation of the New Testament here. There is a large monastery a top a hill as a result, which I will write about in a later post. Aside…
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Leros en route to Patmos.
Read more: Leros en route to Patmos.I arrived safely early am in Leros on the ATR 52-600 airplane, at the municipal airport. Leros is an Aegean Island with a significant coastline, and forested mountain tops, that fall into open rectangular valleys. The harbor where the ferry is located is on the southern tip of the island, where the terrain transforms into…
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Athens Arrival: The Journey Begins
Read more: Athens Arrival: The Journey BeginsI arrived in Athens yesterday morning, following tiring and delayed travel. The problems started when the pilot returned the plane to the departure gate to remove a woman from the plane who refused to exit the bathroom during takeoff, causing a cascade of weather and related delays that continued on into Greece. Severe turbulence made…
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One Quick Day in Innsbruck
Read more: One Quick Day in InnsbruckSadly I left Italy, traveling from San Candido to Innsbruck, about 84 miles, over 2 hours. I am now in Austria, but only for a short time before heading home. I have less than a full a day to take in some sights, ever mindful of a 3:00 am transfer to Munich airport. I entered…
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The Dolomites and San Candido/innichen, More hiking
Read more: The Dolomites and San Candido/innichen, More hikingI arrived in a small village just shy of the Austrian border that, depending on your language, has different names: San Candido (Italian) or Innichen (German). You will find this picturesque village in Tre Cime Natural Park of the Dolomites. Prior to WWI, the village was in Austria, the reason for its dueling names. (See…
