Where in Heaven is Mozart?
April 16, 2008

This is our little "Mozart" and she is 18
months into a multi year, open ended trip
around the world, we started when she was 5.

Greece-Italy-Croatia Ferries
August 28, 2007

We took back to back ferries from Patras, Greece to Bari, Italy,
then onto Dubrovnic, Croatia from Bari, after waiting there almost
twelve hours. There is no easy way to get from Greece to Croatia

Olympia
August 26, 2007

We wrapped a wreath of olive branches around Mozart’s head just
like the original Greek Olympic athletes, as she pretended to win
races and events. More dreamy than dramatic, Olympia is
the perfect place

Mycenae & Agamemnon
August 15, 2007

Homer called Mycenae “rich in gold” and Schliemann’s discovery of
the “mask of Agamemnon” here in 1876 brought to light a legendary
but hitherto unknown high civilization. Agamemnon was the leader

Naplio & Tolo
August 14, 2007

The golden sun slowly set on a  charming, tiled roof  house, perched
high on a small rock island in the middle of the azure sea, as we
arrived and hunted for the right campsite.

Hello, Goodbye Santorini
August 13, 2007

Sweat tricked down my brow as I exited another ferry into the heat,
even though it was 4:00 A.M.. Still we were overjoyed to be back
“home” in Santorini as we had wonderful memories of our month here

Delphi
August 13, 2007

The views from Delphi are spectacular, as its location on the side
of Mt. Parnassus, overlooking the gulf of Corinth is one of the most
impressive in all of Greece. Needless to say, my little camera can

Life Is A Beach!
August 12, 2007

The cool wet sand squished thru her fingers as she dug deeper in front
of the Manoulas restaurant, at Agios Yiannis beach where the movie,
“Shirley Valentine ”was filmed.

Mykonos Town
August 11, 2007

Pretty girls in full make up, very high heels and micro mini skirts
look odd at 7:30 A.M. in the bright sunlight, next to still drunk boys
also getting home after partying all night and

Ferry To Mykonos
August 10, 2007

I love this quote that I recently stumbled upon and felt it was
appropriate for our travels in Greece and with our many unschool
“field trips” of late to great historical sites which have been

Ferry To Samos, Greece
August 9, 2007

As our van rounded the corner, we were surprised to see such a
beautiful coastline so close to Selcuk and I wished I had taken
Aija up on her invitation to take the kids to the beach one day,

Lindos & Greek Dancing
July 9, 2007

Go Zorba! How could we leave Greece, without seeing traditional
Greek folk dancing? Okay, maybe it was not DaVinci’s favorite cup
of tea, but we girls really enjoyed the show under the stars and I think

Rhode City Old Town
July 8, 2007

It was a shock to meet a family from our little town in California at
our small pension (The Spot Hotel) in Old Town, Rhodes. We run
into so few Americans on our travels, so it is always surprising

Crete to Rhodes
July 6, 2007

The old GA ferry blasted a loud bellowing horn to it’s sister ferry as
we passed by with both going in the opposite direction. These are not
my favorite ferries because they are old so everything is

The Palace of Knossos
July 5, 2007

Inhabited since 7000 B.C. and home of King Minos, famed Minotaur,
Labyrinth and related Greek myths (which Mozart loves) including
Daedalus, Icaris and Thesius, we knew we could not miss

Archeology & Folk Museum
July 4, 2007

Drawing and taking pictures of things that she finds interesting in a
museum has been a way that helps Mozart to learn as she goes and
gives us time and silence to explore more of what we want to look at.

Byzantine Art
June 30, 2007

It was the beautiful terrace that caught our eye, hidden down a long
corridor filled with art. We were just wandering the streets one early
morning when we just stumbled upon it quite by accident.

Chania, Crete
June 29, 2007

Chania, Xania, Hania are all names for the old capital in Crete with
its charming, softly hued Venetian buildings, lovely harbor and idyllic
beaches. We got a cute room with lovely sea views and terrace

Santorini to Crete
June 28, 2007

Greek music played in the background as I quickly packed for Crete,
Rhodes and several weeks in Turkey in the wee hours of the morning.
I had just read a few hours earlier about a man on a fast ferry

Sunsets & Celebration
June 26, 2007

The Oia, Santorini sunset was spectacular on the night we celebrated
DaVinci’s birthday! Mozart loves celebrations so did not mind it a bit
that we were doing another celebration of his birthday

Heaven On Earth
June 24, 2007

The panoramic view is breathtaking and the incredible peace at the
edge of the volcanic cliff or caldera (rim) was simply astounding and
mesmerizing.There is nothing like this on the planet

Santorini Wine & Vineyards
June 23, 2007

The grapevines are wound around each other to create a basket form
and “watered” by the mist rolling in from the sea aided by the volcano
rim, creating a kind of artificial rain.

Beaches And Views
June 21, 2007

The road sign says “I love life, I drive safely” but I am not sure anyone reads them. Nevertheless we ventured out in our tiny rent a car a few times to explore the island as it is the best and most

Santorini Camping
June 19, 2007

We feel like the Swiss Family Robinson in our profoundly peaceful spot
in nature with an ocean view, near one of the biggest trees in Santorini
and shaded well by it and bamboo, grapevines, smaller trees

Athens to Santorini
June 17, 2007

The huge semi-truck lumbered wearily straight up the precarious cliff,
pausing at each switchback to be able to make the sharp turn, while
mopeds and small cars took advantage and recklessly passed on the

Athens Archeology Museum
June 16, 2007

A long haired, lively taxi driver gabbed away as he drove us to Athens’
renown Archeology Museum and laughed about how people who live
in Athens never or rarely see these great sites.

Acropolis & Parthenon
June 14, 2007

Athens is a wild and crazy place, but we were awed by the Acropolis,
Parthenon, and all the ancient sites and museums there, which
were astounding in person and very peaceful.

RTW Meet In Athens
June 12, 2007

“Kidsnall” left Toronto going west around the same time we headed
east to Europe and during our planning stages, we discussed possibly
meeting in the mediterranean some where as it seemed our paths

Adriatic Birthday Rainbow
June 10, 2007

What a lovely birthday gift. “Wow, there is a rainbow!” DaVinci noticed as he looked out the porthole window in our cabin while in the middle of the Adriatic sea on our ferry from Venice to  Greece.