Greek Orthodox churches, chapels and shrines are still a drachma a dozen in the Peloponnese. It’s not uncommon, in fact, for The Idiot to spot two shrines on the same rural street corner.
Two shrines on a country road near Kylini in the northwestern Peloponnese.
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I was thoroughly enamored a year ago when I cruised under the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge that links the Peloponnese with mainland Greece. In fact, I interrupted a group reading of “The Odyssey” by passengers aboard the Corinthian II to rush to the top deck to admire the stunning 2.9-kilometer Read more
Like almost everyone else getting advice from the Oracle at Delphi on Sunday, I couldn’t resist marveling at the renowned bronze statue of the Charioteer of Delphi in the museum adjacent to the stunning mountainside archeological site.
The proud and erect Charioteer of Delphi.
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I promised the gods when I was on top of Mount Olympus that I would learn both ancient and modern Greek before I consulted the famous Oracle at Delphi for some tips about where to go next on my walking adventure around the Mediterranean Sea.
But all I could mutter during yesterday’s Read more
Like many captivated readers of “The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean,” I was inspired by the adventure travel narrative to embark on my own midlife project involving a “sea change” and with it a new career direction.
This personal life-altering experience began when I finished the book and joined author Read more
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