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WDYTYG? (05.12.10)

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

CFU – Kerkyra, Corfu, Greece – Lat: 39°36' North / Long: 19°55' East
The Top 5 websites.

PINK PALACE
You’ve gotta be in the mood for it. Drop the backpack and enjoy! ‘Nuff said.
CRUISE THE GREEK ISLANDS
If you’re arriving via cruise ship as I did, then this might be the best place to start.
GREEK ISLANDS SPECIALISTS
From [...]


WDYTYG? (10.13.08)

Monday, October 13th, 2008

HER – Iraklion – Lat: 35° 20' North / Long: 25° 11' East
(Sometimes spelled Heraklion – Pronounced IR-ACK-LEE-O)
The Top 5 websites.

GREEK NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANISATION
This is the official link to the GNTO – the Greek National Tourism Organisation. Since any trip to Crete usually begins in Athens, you’ll want to check this site out. [...]


BELIZE BITE #2

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

I used to always travel with a small rubber ball. Along with a piece of cord and some liquid soap, these three pieces of gear were the trifecta of doing laundry on the road.
But while the soap made suds and the cord worked as a clothes line, the rubber ball often failed miserably as [...]


BELIZE BITE #1

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

I’m currently on Caye Caulker, a small bar of sand off the coast of Belize. Due to intermittent networking issues, my posts will be brief and to the point. Longer posts about my experiences in Central America will follow in a couple of weeks.
If you travel, you know that getting connected can be difficult. Whether [...]


THE LODGE AT MOLOKAI RANCH

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

While Doug and I were preparing to launch Wanderism, I discovered that one of my very favourite places in the whole world had closed its doors. Why? Island politics would seem to be the likeliest reason after reading a recent article from the L.A. Times. I offer no comment on the breakdown [...]