I'm in Mykonos, having totally lucked out on the accommodation front. I found one place for tonight (Euro90), and another place for the two nights following that (Euro60). I'm especially pleased with that last price. The only thing accommodation agencies were able to find for me were high-end hotels in the Euro170+ range ( Read more... )

You know you're bored when you do your visited countries / visited US States tally (again).  I started with countries, not counting airport-only stops (must have spent at least a couple of hours on the ground)

North America            Europe            Asia            Oceania
USA ( Read more... )

We finally got under way at 01:20.  It was a little touch and go ( Read more... )

Great Caesar's ghost, what a process!  I'm talking about the embarkation process for the ferry.  It's basically a mad rush for the boat once they've finished unloading it.  Or rather, a series of mad rushes, as they let through maybe 100-150 people at a time.  I was in rush number 2.

I'm up on the life vest deck at the top of the boat, where I am ( Read more... )

I've been hanging out by the harbor / seaside almost all afternoon, after an initial exploratory stroll through town to get my bearings.  It's been a pleasant afternoon of reading my guide book and otherwise just enjoying the breeze and sun.  It did warm up quite a bit, though.  About half the time I was in a cafe by the harbor, shielded from the ( Read more... )

O Fortuna  
velut luna 
statu variabilis, 
semper crescis 
aut decrescis; 
vita detestabilis 
nunc obdurat 
et tunc curat 
ludo mentis aciem...

And that's as far as I need to take it, because the rest goes a bit negative and things are decidedly looking up.  I even managed to get some sleep.  The train got in to Thessaloniki at around 10 am, two hours ( Read more... )

175

But they seem to mean it this time, since the train from Budapest has just arrived.

160

140

Now it's 130 minutes late, i.e. 00:20