5 to 40: Travel Adventures: Greece and Italy

I'm turning 40 in 5 days!More travel adventures…Yay!

At the end of the summer of 2001 my sister Michelle and I headed to England to meet up with youngest sis Janell who was attending summer courses in London.

We spent a few days with her there and then the 3 of us headed off to Greece for a night in Athens and a week in beautiful Santorini.

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Of course the Pathenon was a must see in Athens:

…before we boarded the overnight boat for Santorini.

This was one of the best vacations and I loved this week with my sisters. We rented a small car and explored the island enjoying Greek food, beaches, a volcano hike, amazing views and more!

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We then headed to Venice (my second trip here) for a few days before
we parted ways. My sisters headed back to the US and I was on to
what remains one of my favorite places thus far…Cinque Terre Italy.

I met an English friend and her daughter here and we had an amazing time.

Cinque Terre is made up of 5 villages along the Italian coast. People come here to hike the beautiful land and enjoy the pristine beached. I did a bit of both along with some wonderful meals, wine and the company of a dear friend.

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I am happy to say that although my friend was unable to join me and I was not really in shape at the time, I did do all of the hikes between the villages on my own.

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I would say that one of my dreams would be to live in Italy for a period one day. I love the culture, people and places.

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