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We were picked up from the Petra by a local guide named Nicholas, who takes us to extraordinary historical sites. The first, tucked in windy hills above Patmos Skala, is the Cave of the Apocalypse, one of Christianity’s most revered pilgrimage sites. According to tradition, here in 95 AD the exiled Apostle John received the…

Day 3 brings cooking instruction by Petra, in the hotel kitchen, a small room stacked from floor to ceiling with equipment and supplies. My companions and I are seated tightly around a well-worn rectangular, grey marble topped table where Petra recipes are made into delicacies time after time. Over the next three or so hours,…

The day began with a quick breakfast at the hotel and then a long walk from the Petra Hotel south east toward Skala and the harbor, our port of arrival. Along the way, I dodged a few motor bikes and busses while photographing some of the foliage and landscapes. After heading back to the hotel,…

Yesterday 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…