Tag: Alexander the Great

  • Thessaloniki: Greece beyond the islands

    Thessaloniki: Greece beyond the islands

    Having completed our amazing cruise, we left the busy port of Athens behind but our adventures were far from over!  Northern Greece called, with an opportunity to explore the home of our ancestors.  Our journey began in the gateway to the north, Thessaloniki! A bit about Thessaloniki Just a short, 1 hour flight from Athens…

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  • Temple Run Part 2

    Temple Run Part 2

    Welcome to part 2 of our visit to ancient Egyptian temples! Temple of Karnak Karnak is one of the biggest temple complexes in the world. It is dedicated to the god Amun, who is usually depicted with the head of a ram. For this reason, there are many carvings of the god with a ram…

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  • Our Big Fat Aussie Family – (Part 3)

    Our Big Fat Aussie Family – (Part 3)

    Coming from a big fat Greek family split between Canada and Oz, there are lots of relatives for us to visit, however with limited time we couldn’t meet with everyone. But lucky for us we were able to meet with some cousins of my grandfather. This time, we went to a beautiful town called Point…

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