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I Visited the Monasteries in Meteora, Greece
I don’t think I knew that the cliff-top monasteries in Meteora, Greece, existed before it was listed on the Contiki itinerary. Okay, I probably did – they’re pretty famous, and they’re in movies – but I had forgotten, or they weren’t at the front of my mind. But when I saw them listed on the European Adventurer Contiki list of…
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8 Top Tips for Travelling to Greece on a Budget
Aaah, Greece! The birthplace of democracy and the world’s oldest wine-producing region. Greece is a land steeped in history. From Socrates to Alexander the Great, the country has produced many fine figures that have left their mark on the ancient and modern worlds. It was one of the things I absolutely loved about doing Classical Studies in both high school…
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8 Top Places to Visit in Athens
Looking for places to visit in Athens? Taking a trip to Greece? Looking for places to visit in Athens? I got you! But first, let me tell you a story. I was 16 years old when I started Classical Studies at high school. It was only offered to the Year 13 students (form 7/last year in school), but they had…
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10 Things We’ve Learnt from Alexander the Great…
In year 12 of high school (so, that’s the second to last year of school in NZ), my friend Roz and I took a year 13 Classics class, and it was actually the best.class.ever. Our Principal was our teacher, and it was so much fun, and I loved the topic. Because of that class, I went on to do Classics…
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Greece is the Word // Part two…
We left off at Sunday yesterday. As I was saying, Sunday was a day where we didn’t do much at all. We wandered around in town a bit, but didn’t do anything too exciting. So let’s carry on… Monday On Monday, we decided to buy tickets for one of the Hop On Hop Off sightseeing buses. You may recall I…
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How to Spend a Week in Athens, Greece
I spent a week in Athens, Greece One of my very good friends from high school days (we’ve known each other since we were 13) came over to England for a few months, and we seized the opportunity to make one of our high school dreams come true. We took Classics class together back when we were 16 and absolutely…
