Gallivanting Mainland Greece: From Athens to Meteora

Greece...the birthplace of ”modern civilization.” The place that filled us with wonder and intrigue about this foreign land from the first time we opened our ancient history books, glimpsed photos of the Parthenon, heard the mythology of the Zeus or Medusa, or tasted divine Kalamata olives. Our journey to dig deeper and experience the treasures of mainland Hellenic Republic took…

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Greece: The Eastern Isles of Nisyros, Kos, Leros & Patmos

The Greek Islands were not an intended stop on our world tour; they weren’t even on our radar since they are not known to be “budget travel” or even budget friendly destinations. We assumed there was no way to fit them into our $50/day “business model”... That is, until we discovered a HelpX opportunity that traded some manual labor in…

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