I’m really getting behind here so will have to hurry up with the updates. Here’s more from Mykonos. Monday 9th June. In the evening Sarp and I set out to get a good feed followed by some socialising with the natives. The narrow streets are filled with people at cafes, restaurants, shops, bars and clubs. Any place with the a tv was tuned to the soccer. The Greeks love their figurines with erections. Notice the [...]

Monday 9th June. After the sunset to rule them all last night Sarp and I agreed to team up as travel buddies and go to Mykonos, another Greek Island famous for being a party island as well as the arch rival in the trans Greek Island ping pong tournament. The port in Santorini. Waiting for our highspeed dingy to take us on the 4 hour ride to Mykonos. See larger. Sarp does a three way [...]

Saturday 7th June. Santorini morning provides a nice cool breeze, chirping birds and breakfast in the hostel. You have to cook your own egg and “bacon” is really a slice of processed ham, but sitting around a pool on a noice Island makes up for it. Kidding about the egg though, you eat it raw.

Hi all. İ’ll update you with the travels soon but wanted to just let you know that İ am well and in Turkey. Was nowhere near the earthquake in Greece and doing fine. Am off to work now but will continue my Santorini story later. xxx Elahn.

I was about to generalise and say that Greece has bad food, rude people and bad service but all that changed yesterday when I went to Santorini. The story so far – At the hostel in Athens I bought a ticket on a large ferry that goes to the Greek islands. My destination, Santorini. You see photos of Santorini everywhere. We even had them in our livingroom in Brisbane many years ago. The whitewashed houses [...]