Monthly Archives: April 2019

Athens (pop 3.8 million) Athens (Ancient Greek: Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical … Continue reading →

Istanbul – April 15-19, 2019 I left the Long Bridge town of Erdine early arriving at the Aquarium at 10am, almost a 3½ hour drive with all the morning traffic in Istanbul. TIPS AND OBSERVATIONS ISTANBUL 1. ISTANBUL MUSEUM CARDS. … Continue reading →

Turkey  Thrace April 14-15, 2018 Currency: 1 € – 6.35 TL (Turkish Lira) Observations. 1. Surprisingly about half the young women did not wear hajibs but had attractive hair fully displayed. I asked one and she said it was a personal … Continue reading →

Istanbul – April 15-19, 2018 I left the Long Bridge town of Erdine early arriving at the Aquarium at 10am, almost a 3½ hour drive with all the morning traffic in Istanbul. TIPS AND OBSERVATIONS ISTANBUL 1. ISTANBUL MUSEUM CARDS. … Continue reading →

Athens (pop 3.8 million) Athens (Ancient Greek: Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical … Continue reading →

North Macedonia – Pelagonia and West May 5-7 2019 I crossed the Bulgarian/North Macedonian border at 17:30 on May 5, 2019. It was painless on both sides. N Macedonia is easily the least problematic border to cross in the Balkans. … Continue reading →

North Macedonia – Pelagonia and West – April 11, 2019 Currency. On xe.com in May 2019, 1€ = 61.59 MKD (Denars). 100 MKD = 1.62€ As I had time to kill before having to be at the Istanbul Airport on … Continue reading →

SOME OBSERVATIONS AND TIPS Greece generally seems kind of “backward”. Even though it was the birthplace of democracy, literature, mathematics, drama, philosophy – you name it, it was done here first. But that was 2300 years ago. Now it seems … Continue reading →

Crete April 6-8, 2019 After 2 busy days in Athens, I caught the 9 pm ferry on Blue Star Ferries (€79 – quite a deal, but apparently a special price, regular €111) for the 10½ hour trip to Crete. Leave … Continue reading →

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska) is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country’s primary … Continue reading →