The Place: Interior Crete Island, Greece
The sizes of Mykonos, Delos, Paros, and Santorini together equal only five percent of the island of Crete, our next and final stop in the Aegean. One hundred sixty miles long and shaped like an elongated water bug, Crete is the…Continue reading→
The Story: Santorini
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Strogili Island, summer of 1641 B.C. “I refuse to go!” Kitane kicked the flounces of her long skirt. “You…Continue reading→
The Place: Santorini Island, Greece
Before the ferry from Paros landed at the port of Athinios, our small group descended three stairways into the bowels of the ship. As we waited in dim light, the crowds got larger and denser, the enclosed area hotter. After what…Continue reading→
The Story: Paros Island
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Maria Georgiou woke to the sound of rain on the roof. Easing her feet into slippers, she wrapped a…Continue reading→
The Place: Paros Island, Greece
The ferries that transported us to our islands in the Aegean are more cruiseship than ferry — sleek, modern, and huge, several stories high, with parking for hundreds of vehicles and seating for well over a thousand passengers, equipped with everything…Continue reading→
The Story: Delos Island
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! Peta searched for a hiding place in the mountainous terrain on the remote side of Delos. Although dressed in…Continue reading→
The Place: Delos Island, Greece
In October, John and I went on a Road Scholar trip to Greece, traveling on large ferries to several islands in the Aegean. (I’ll focus on this trip for several blogs.) We were submerged in archaeology and ancient history—stepping around rubble…Continue reading→
The Story: The Great Ocean Walk
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! George picked his way along the bluff as the last rays of sunlight dimmed and the pastel sky faded….Continue reading→
The Place: The Great Ocean Road, Australia
I took a personal interest in Australia decades ago, when college friends talked of emigrating there (they never did). It has always remained in my mind as a faraway place of immense skies and wide-open semi-desert landscapes linked by rough, straight,…Continue reading→
The Story: Clear Lake, California
Author’s note: To get the most out of this story, I recommend you first read the previous blog about the place. Thanks! “The businessman was back.” Setting her tablet on the chair next to her, Luna tilted her head slightly and…Continue reading→