On the 8-hour ferry ride from Athens to the island of Santorini we happened to run into our roommates in Athens, Angela and Alison from Harrisonburg. Steph and I stayed at a hotel on the western coastal town of Fira which had great views of the sunset every evening. We were told that the Greek islands are absolutely dead at this time of year, and we found this to be too true. There were three other people staying at our hotel while we were there! The weather ...

A 5-hour bus ride took us from Olympia to Greece's capital, Athens, on Wednesday. The next day we relaxed and recouped from multiple days of traveling, spent a lot of time on the internet, hand washed our laundry, and left the hostel only to buy ferry tickets to Santorini and to grab a bite to eat. My Greek salad simply did not compare to Mom's! After we returned to our hostel after dinner, we met a girl sharing our room for the night. I noticed a southern Am...

A 6-hour train ride, a 15-hour overnight ferry ride, and a 2-hour bus ride later, Steph and I arrived in Olympia, Greece a bit worn out. We met a lot of cool people during the journey, however. Four 22-year-olds from British Columbia, a guy from Argentina, 2 girls from California, and my favorites, newlyweds Joe and Kaitlin from Alaska. Obviously Palin fans, they were the first Republicans that I have met on this trip. They fish 3 months out of the year for s...