So off we went on a huge ferry transporting trucks and holiday makers going to Mykonos for the last weekend of the summer holidays. We tried booking a place online, but the only available budget space was for USD 50 per night for camping (!), so we opted to let our new motto of "letting life surprise us with what we need" do its work. Off the boat and into the arms of Michael and Vassos with welcome drink to boot (more on that later). A beautiful lit...

Athens:The Classical World Aristotle, Socrates, Democracy (although not according to popular Indian belief) and Classical Architecture: this is why we decided to go to the land of the Olympian Gods - we were sure that we would be able to find some of the soul that we have been yearning for in this ancient world. Our train trip from Istanbul requires some special mention: keep in mind that we are used to anything from 6-bed clean and efficient Chinese sleepers ...