Yearly Archives: 2010

Bulgariaaahh

Chels.arsenault June 28, 2010
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We were sad to leave such an amazing country but a new and unexpected city lay in front. Varna hugs the Bulgarian coast along the charming black sea, which is actually all we knew about it when we made the …

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Istanbul

Chels.arsenault June 27, 2010
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Throughout our travels and even before they began people had been telling us we needed to see Istanbul. It is split in two, a European side and an Asian side and the convergence of cultures has created a hybrid society …

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TreeHouses and Hippies!

Chels.arsenault June 24, 2010
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Lonely planet describes Olympos Turkey as a one time hippie hotspot, or something like that, so naturally we wanted to check the place out. We caught the midnight bus from Marmaris to the nearest major city, Antalya, and were pleasantly …

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Turkish Delight… Turkish Twist

Chels.arsenault June 24, 2010
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After a great nights sleep we decided to check out the massive outdoor bazaar in Marmaris. However, once we spotted the long beach front and the lively promenade we knew what we had to do. Even though we did not …

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Gaining back momentum

bradleyfarsenault June 24, 2010
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It was definitely tough saying goodbye to our new friends in Perissa. A Traveling has allowed us to meet wonderful people all over the place and no one area has been better than Perissa Santorini! Although we could have stayed …

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Perissa…we’ll miss ya!

Chels.arsenault June 11, 2010
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So after 4 weeks…we were still at Perissa Beach in Santorini…couldn’t seem to get away because now we had made all these great friends to hang out with and have drinks with! He had our favorite hang-our spots…Yazz when we …

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“ll be here a while, ain’t goin nowhere”

bradleyfarsenault May 25, 2010
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As we pulled into the port of Santorini it was clear why this is one of the most popular Greek Isles. The historic volcanic eruption that took place nearly 3500 years ago has carved out a dramatic coast with steep …

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Athens

bradleyfarsenault May 14, 2010
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FINALLY….we arrived in Athens where we found out there were no more ferries to the islands. At this point, we were pretty afraid (after Mum’s numerous emails about ATHENS RIOTING!!!!) Haha thanks for looking out Mum! But it was actually …

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Our adventures through Albania and into Greece!

bradleyfarsenault May 14, 2010
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The next two days of our life was pretty much spent in buses! Our first bus ride was to the southern tip of Montenegro..to a town called Bar. The whole time we were traveling, Zlatan was talking about how horrible …

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Montenegro!

bradleyfarsenault May 14, 2010
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From Dubrovnik…our plan was to make our way to Greece, but to stop at some cool places along the way! As we boarded the bus, we were both sad to leave Croatia, but excited to see a new country…especially one …

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