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300 Stairs to Heaven

Day:197-198 Location: Kastraki, Thessaly, Greece Weather: a bit rainy but ok! June 17-18, 2018 When I started planning the Greece trip, I asked friends for recommendations.  Most came back with the obvious: the islands.  However, on two separate occasions, various friends recommended a destination in Greece I had never heard of: Meteora.  I was told this Read More

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Catalonia’s Favorite Saint

Location: Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain November 16, 2017 A good old Google search for “best day trips from Barcelona” saw me board a train that brought me to the foot of the mountain of Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat.   From there, the way up was by travelling 1350 metres up the mountain in a Read More