On the return journey to Rome, our ship stopped at three different Greek islands: Rhodes, Mykonos, and Santorini. Here are our thoughts and pictures of each brief stopover. Rhodes While technically belonging to Greece, we found Rhodes to be much closer to Turkey, not just geographically, but culturally. Nothing is left of the Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue that straddled the entrance to the bay and one of the ancient seven wonders. But...

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It’s been a whirlwind at home for us as we’ve moved back to Houston, picked an apartment, moved in, and started new jobs. That’s at least my excuse for such a long delay in wrapping up our travel blog. But on we go with the final round of posts and the next port-of-call on our cruise, Athens. We happened to visit on the hottest day of the year – a high of 42°C/108°F. But we both grew up in Houston and thought,...

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