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athenaeum hotel, london

Posted in British Airways, Greece, Heathrow Airport, athens, hotel, sightseeing, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From the Athenaeum in Athens to the Athenaeum in London – what are the chances? But it just so happened that the next hotel we checked in to was called the Athenaeum as well, but this one was, well, in London and not an InterContinental property. We flew British Airways from Athens to London in [...]

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two days in athens

Posted in Europe, Greece, Seabourn Odyssey, athens, cruise, footwear, israel, shoes, shopping, sightseeing, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As I mentioned in my last blog post, the view from my room at the Athenaeum was of the Parthenon. Yes, the Parthenon. I can’t quite describe the feeling. The Parthenon is a fixture from textbooks, not something I’d ever really expect to see while lying in bed. But there you have it. If you [...]

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welcome to the athenaeum intercontinental, athens

Posted in Europe, Greece, Seabourn Odyssey, athens, cruise, hotel, sightseeing, spa, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Our Seabourn Odyssey cruise deposited us in Athens. While the ship was continuing on through the Mediterranean, Athens was our last stop. And although I was sad to disembark the luxury vessel, I was very, very excited to explore the ancient city of Athens. More on that later. First, the hotel. We checked into the [...]

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seabourn odyssey takes us to kusadasi

Posted in Ephesus, Europe, Greece, Seabourn Odyssey, Turkey, cruise, sightseeing, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

OK, before I bring my reporting on the Seabourn Odyssey cruise I just did to an end, I want to share some pictures from one more incredible place I visited. Ephesus (or Efes, as it’s known in Turkish) is a huge historical attraction and is easily accessed from Kusadasi, which was one of our ports [...]

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seabourn odyssey takes us to navplion

Posted in Europe, Greece, Seabourn Odyssey, beach, cruise, shopping, sightseeing, souvenirs, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , on July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Sometimes the places you have the lowest expectations of turn out to be the most wonderful. When Seabourn Odyssey deposited us off in Navplion, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Surprisingly, Navplion, the port I knew nothing about and, quite frankly, had never heard of, was perhaps the highlight of the entire cruise. From the [...]

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seabourn odyssey takes us to santorini

Posted in Europe, Greece, Seabourn Odyssey, Turkey, beach, cruise, shopping, sightseeing, souvenirs, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , on July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

As I mentioned yesterday, I traveled on Seabourn Odyssey through the Turkish and Greek islands. We went from Dikili, Kusadasi and Bodrum in Turkey to Santorini, Mylos, Navplion and Athens in Greece. While each port was beautiful in its own way, some, for me, were more special than others. My two favourites were Santorini and [...]

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saying goodbye to seabourn odyssey

Posted in Europe, Greece, Istanbul, Seabourn Odyssey, Turkey, cruise, sightseeing, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just disembarked Seabourn Odyssey and as my little suitcase and I trundled down the gangway, I felt a palpable sense of sadness. Not only was I going to miss the luxurious life I was living on board this incredible cruise ship, but I was going to miss the friends I’d made in a mere [...]

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sailing on seabourn odyssey

Posted in Greece, Istanbul, Seabourn Odyssey, Turkey, cruise, sightseeing, travel, vacations, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Checking out of the spectacular Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul was tough! It’s such a beautiful hotel and every time I saw the Bosphorus flowing gently outside my window, I had to rub my eyes and make sure I wasn’t dreaming. But our time there had come to a close and it was time to jump [...]

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