Hello Geneva!
Made it to Geneva, after an overnight flight and layover in Lisbon.
Jet lag sucks. More tomorrow.
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Aristotle!
On Tuesday, we decided to try take our minds off the U.S. midterm elections by hiking to the top of Lycabettus Hill, with the highest point in central Athens and breathtaking views in every direction. The hill is behind the parliament building, which attracts a small crowd to Greece&
Ancient Athenian Democracy
Greetings from Athens! Let's walk and talk about ancient democracy. But first, a detour through England. In 1947, Winston Churchill famously declared that "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is
Bonnie's conflicting emotions
Enjoy a special guest post from Bonnie today: Santorini, Greece is an island of contradictions. The views of the Aegean Sea, the purple and pink bougainvillea flowers, and the landscape of the Caldera are spectacular. Volcanic mountains drop into the ocean while iconic blue and white buildings cluster in the
A Throwback Story
Get comfortable, friends, for a throwback travel tale you might find hard to believe. I was a philosophy major in college, with a special interest in the ancient Greeks. I had transferred from Duke to the University of South Carolina, in my hometown of Columbia. Accounting classes were boring, English