So you are planning a visit to Greece. have fleshed out the Athens portion of the trip. Have decided the island resorts are out of your price range. What to do with the remaining few days? Stretch the stay in Athens to the breaking point? Shorten the entire trip? How about visiting the rest of […]
Think of the perfect vacation in Greece. Would it involve strolling through Athens to gaze upon the Parthenon and various antiquities in museums? How about picking grapes at a vineyard and learning about the process of making wine all the while sampling the wares? Or walking along a white sand beach on one of Greece’s […]
4:45 AM my alarm went off. Rolling out of the bunk I clicked on my headlamp, grabbed my disorganised kit and made my way through the dark refuge to the dining room to eat something resembling breakfast and put my gear in order. As I was running through my morning preparations, one by one, my […]
We set forth from the pension in Litochoro. Our first stop was 55 Peaks an outfitter just off the town’s center roundabout. I had questions about Olympus and wanted a difficulty gauge from a local who had some experience on the mountain. I spoke with the proprietor who gave me more information and time than […]
Mt. Olympus, 2918M or 9573 Ft tall, the tallest mountain in Greece, the tallest mountain I have ever attempted to climb. Somehow I found myself leading an expedition of my predominantly ill prepared malaka friends; Sam Chris and Rick to the summit. The hike up Olympus was part of a larger trip through Greece and […]
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