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Greece, Day 6 & 7: Athens and Nafplion

We visited the Acopolis on our first day in Athens before flying to Santorini, but we hadn’t really seen anything else in the city. Day 6 was the day to be a straight-up tourist in Athens.

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Greece, days 4 & 5: Pyrgos, Red Beach, Thera, Perissa

I’m lumping a couple of days together to cut down on the separate posts. I have a busy couple of weeks ahead and I’m three weeks behind on my blog! 😮

I had a lot planned for the third day on Santorini. Wine tasting, exploring a city, two beaches, ruins, and the lighthouse. It was a lot of traveling around the southwestern part of the island, and we’d need to rent a vehicle. Continue reading

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Greece, day 3: Oia

All of Santorini was great, but the second day on the island was my absolute favorite.

I had a hike to Oia planned, cliff jumping, and the viewing of what is supposedly the world’s best sunset. Continue reading

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Greece, day 1: Athens

I’ve always loved to travel. I grew up taking trips to see family in Wisconsin, Florida, and New York. We always drove everywhere, and I’ve seen almost every state east of the Mississippi from the ground.

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Travels with CL

2 years. I can’t believe how quickly 2 years have flown by.

2 years ago, I was on the road with my cat, CL. We were driving across the country from Michigan to my new home in California.

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Always, always have a headlamp

I LOVE Yosemite. In the two years that I’ve been a California resident, I’ve visited this phenomenal park probably two dozen times. I’ve done almost every Valley hike, and I’m making progress on covering the high country trails off Tioga Pass. It’s an addiction, and I want to hike every mile of the park.

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