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Should we visit Athens? Part 7 - A suggested plan Introduction This post is about a suggested plan to visit Athens, Meteora and a Greek Island. This suggested plan facilitates the identification of our accommodation and costs the holiday, thereby enabling a final decision on the nature of our visit. You can catch up with [...]
Should we visit Athens? Part 6 - Greek Islands Introduction This post considers the question: “Can we experience authentic Greek villages, culture and architecture in the Greek Islands?” This post is Part 6 of our series called "Should we visit Athens" which can be found here. Perhaps we should spend more time in Athens? Is [...]
Should we visit Athens? Part 5 - Meteora Introduction The purpose of this post is to investigate a trip from Athens to Meteora. As mentioned in part 2 of this series, I have wanted to visit Meteora ever since we watched “Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage” which featured these cliff-top monasteries. So, what are the motivating [...]
Should we visit Athens? Part 4 Greek culture activities Introduction The purpose of this post is to identify activities to explore Greek culture. In doing so I will draw on our identified interests, tours, and cultural themes. In addition, it will be useful to start considering the time required for any visit to Athens, [...]
Should we visit Athens? Part 3 Seeking Culture Introduction We wish to focus more on the “culture” of the cities and countries which we visit. Hence, we need to identify the themes which contribute to the concept of culture. This sharpened focus on culture coincides with a desire to change the structure of our [...]
