Our trip to Santorini commenced in the dark at 5am! We had a ferry to catch and a train to catch in order to get to the ferry. By 12am we were on Santorini. Santorini was once complete island, a mega volcano. Approximately 2500 years ago (or more), the volcano blew its top in such a manner that the caldera collapsed, the sea rushed in and what was left consisted of a half moon of land and a few islands. The eruption left a trail of destruction and is credited wi...

Our full day in Athens meant we had a lot to see in a short space of time. First up, the Acropolis. It was a hot walk up the hill to the top. The view from the top meant you could see all the way out to the sea. The ruins on the Acropolis are mostly, well, ruins. Unfortuntely this also applied to the Parthenon which has suffered extensive damage. Its still a sight to behold though. After wandering around the marble ruins, we visited the Museum at the base of the...

My arrival in Athens was without fuss. I was to meet Julie and Kristen at the airport in Athens-they were flying from London and their flight arrived about 20mins before mine. Their baggage claim area was next to mine-however we were seperated by a glass partition (as they were flying into the EU region and I was flying EU-EU). We actually managed to find each other on opposite sides of the partition and mine that we will meet up at the arrival gates (quite amazi...

In an effort to save some euros, my last dinner in Rome consisted of a trip to a supermarket (just a small one) for a few supplies. Shortly thereafter I was armed with freshly baked crusty bread (still warm), a tomato, tiramisu (complete with fork-I have a pocket knofe but neglected to acquire the all important spork) and buffalo mozzerella. As some would know, and the fork marks in the back of their hands will attest to, I have a slight obsession with buffalo mo...

Today was a day dedicated to death. Firstly, a trip to the catacombs on Via Appia Antica on the outskirts of Rome. We visited Catacombe E Chiesa di San Sebastiano (aka the catacombs where saint sebastion was buried which catacombs are located under the basillica of saint sebastian). It was originally a roman cementary which housed the ashes of romans and was later used as a christian cementary. Later the church was built on top. It is said that Saint Sebastion wa...