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Italy by trains; Greece by buses and ferries

    We had initially planned a trip to China in the summer. Unfortunately when we realized that the airfare was going to be as expensive as going to Europe, we decided to head back there for our summer family holiday. Our itinerary was influenced by Europe destinations serviced by AirTransat. Once we settled on our arrival and departure cities, we used once again our Lonely Planet travel guide to help us fill in the blanks between these two locations. As our travel itinerary firmed up, Jessica made arrangement to join us along our Greek Island hopping travel segment.

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    • Back to Athens for its main highlight

      2014.08.18 – Kos – Athens (Greece) Jenny and I went back for breakfast supplies to the same bakery as yesterday. As it was now Monday, we dropped by the hair… Read more

    • Greek Island hopping – part 2

      2014.08.10 – Ios – Santorinni (Greece) We apprehended somewhat our day as after our breakfast at the hotel, we would be essentially homeless. Our ferry from Ios to Santorinni was… Read more

    • Greek Island hopping – part 1

      2014.08.04 – Athens – Syros (Greece) We had an early wake-up at 5am as we had to commute to Pirareus for our 8am departure to Syros. We checked-out of our… Read more

    • Challenges getting around Greece

      2014.07.27 – Naples (Italy) – Corfu (Greece) We had an early wake-up this morning in order to catch our 7:10am flight to Corfu – an island of the west coast… Read more

    • All roads (and even flights) lead to Rome

      2014.07.22/23 – Ottawa – Rome (Italy) Leaving on a Tuesday evening flight to Rome allowed us plenty of time to wrap up our luggage the previous weekend. We worked most… Read more