tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post5785631522506263334..comments2024-03-11T03:36:53.787-07:00Comments on TravelnWrite: The Gift of GreeceJackie and Joel Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-39922319009568730212013-04-09T14:56:49.683-07:002013-04-09T14:56:49.683-07:00What a fabulous trip Jackie! Your photo tour is so...What a fabulous trip Jackie! Your photo tour is so inspiring. What I wouldn't do to eat moussaka on a Greek island! Nanciehttp://budgettravelerssandbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-77977046027767956512013-04-08T08:39:00.105-07:002013-04-08T08:39:00.105-07:00This sounds like a wonderful trip -- a little bit ...This sounds like a wonderful trip -- a little bit planned but with plenty of room to explore; a little bit of a favorite, familiar thing but chances for discovery as well. I've never been to Greece, but this post makes me understand why you want to return.Michele {Malaysian Meanders}http://malaysianmeanders.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-24627540117984627492013-04-07T07:47:06.131-07:002013-04-07T07:47:06.131-07:00Thanks for your visit Michelle - hope you'll &...Thanks for your visit Michelle - hope you'll 'come along' with us the next few weeks as I unwrap the gift!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-76576174287543181642013-04-07T07:46:16.883-07:002013-04-07T07:46:16.883-07:00Thanks for stopping by Evan. I recall the first t...Thanks for stopping by Evan. I recall the first time we went to Greece I made a similar observation. It really is blue and white - just as the books and magazines have portrayed it all the years I spent pouring over them daydreaming about a trip to check it out for myself.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-42481613394684060942013-04-07T07:10:41.296-07:002013-04-07T07:10:41.296-07:00I love that nearly every picture I see of Greece h...I love that nearly every picture I see of Greece has blue colors, much like Spain seems to have reds. Have fun!Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512051184891695972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-20495803020014945202013-04-06T07:33:27.723-07:002013-04-06T07:33:27.723-07:00Beautiful pictures, and I love the cats! Greece i...Beautiful pictures, and I love the cats! Greece is definitely on our wish list as trips go one day, thanks for letting me dream a little through yours! Michelle at Having Fun in the Texas Sunhttp://www.havingfuninthetexassun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-33845948787031267102013-04-05T18:34:58.336-07:002013-04-05T18:34:58.336-07:00Thanks much for your visit today, Tracy, and good ...Thanks much for your visit today, Tracy, and good wishes for the trip and the birthday. Hope you'll come along with us during the next few weeks and that you will add comments as we spark memories for you!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-78779615704658449772013-04-05T18:33:48.358-07:002013-04-05T18:33:48.358-07:00Yes Denise those cats I photographed did seem to h...Yes Denise those cats I photographed did seem to have a 'tough life'! Thanks for your visit today!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-82254690638750846152013-04-05T18:33:04.731-07:002013-04-05T18:33:04.731-07:00Thanks much for hosting your Friday Daydreamin'...Thanks much for hosting your Friday Daydreamin' - it's a pleasure to be a part of it! Hope you'll stick with us as we head to Greece next week!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-80115017759699259862013-04-05T18:32:10.586-07:002013-04-05T18:32:10.586-07:00Oh Cheryl, do hope you follow our travels there du...Oh Cheryl, do hope you follow our travels there during the next few weeks and that we manage to inspire you to book a trip there. Since we start in Seattle and it will take basically two days to get there, we decided to spend some significant time on this trip as the return takes almost as long.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-4867455196926099902013-04-05T18:30:34.416-07:002013-04-05T18:30:34.416-07:00Oh Lisa, this comment made me laugh! Didn't w...Oh Lisa, this comment made me laugh! Didn't we all have professors like that? The kind who could find a topic and make it fit whatever lecture he/she was giving? Have a great week ahead and stay tuned for tales from the Peloponnese.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-967849493184814742013-04-05T16:01:43.063-07:002013-04-05T16:01:43.063-07:00Have a fantastic time in Greece and a wonderful bi...Have a fantastic time in Greece and a wonderful birthday. We only saw a little of Greece but we loved it, particularly Crete. It was so stunningly beautiful and friendly. Tracyhttp://www.ourtravellifestyle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-70821130772874622972013-04-05T16:01:01.788-07:002013-04-05T16:01:01.788-07:00Greek cats have a very though life!Greek cats have a very though life!Denisehttp://www.theartofslowtravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-63841588923994007372013-04-05T13:39:59.900-07:002013-04-05T13:39:59.900-07:00That is just awesome!!! I can't wait to hear (...That is just awesome!!! I can't wait to hear (and see) more about your trip!!<br /><br />Thanks for linking up this week!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116026852097580008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-49528260963132195862013-04-05T13:12:31.238-07:002013-04-05T13:12:31.238-07:00Beautiful photos. I have never been to Greece but ...Beautiful photos. I have never been to Greece but have always daydreamed about visiting one day.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more about your plans and then the actual trip!!! 35 days. WOW!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527893413281268499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-58037965280580070572013-04-05T09:55:43.392-07:002013-04-05T09:55:43.392-07:00Beautiful photos! Your post took me back to my day...Beautiful photos! Your post took me back to my days of studying International Relations with a professor who loved to talk about the Peloponnesian War - it was an ongoing joke among his students that he could bring up the Peloponnesian conflict no matter the topic of discussion (and we had only a vague idea of where it was)! I'm sure you'll have an amazing birthday trip to Greece!Lisa from Gone With The Familyhttp://www.gonewiththefamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-69706464332200555882013-04-05T06:37:17.604-07:002013-04-05T06:37:17.604-07:00Thanks for returning the visit! I do look forward...Thanks for returning the visit! I do look forward to getting to know you in this amazing blogosphere world. Come along with us as we head out -- I'll report on whether Greece lived up to or exceeded (as I expect) my hopes for adventure on this outing.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-64248816369172676162013-04-05T06:35:13.872-07:002013-04-05T06:35:13.872-07:00Mary, I hope you make it to Greece one day. We...Mary, I hope you make it to Greece one day. We've fallen under its spell since our first visit there and can't seem to keep from wanting to go back and explore just a bit more of it. . .Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-84240979961972697332013-04-05T06:34:10.755-07:002013-04-05T06:34:10.755-07:00We are using frequent flier mile for our trip from...We are using frequent flier mile for our trip from Seattle (via Portland) to Amsterdam so will be heading out this spring -- that's when the seats were available. Ended up buying the seats from Amsterdam to Athens because the flight was there but the quota of ff seats were gone. . .oh well, it could have been worse: no seats at all!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-10825089824113094252013-04-05T06:32:20.277-07:002013-04-05T06:32:20.277-07:00Thanks for stopping by Jessica. Hope you'll &...Thanks for stopping by Jessica. Hope you'll 'come along' on this adventure!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-68027334496764812302013-04-05T06:31:40.750-07:002013-04-05T06:31:40.750-07:00Oh Francesca, I think you might be the only other ...Oh Francesca, I think you might be the only other person I know who loves Crete as much as I do. I was thinking of you when I wrote this post and will certainly toast you with a glass of Cretan raki while there. (And next year, I will follow your Big Birthday travels and adventures!)Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-18955030163476827812013-04-05T03:30:40.083-07:002013-04-05T03:30:40.083-07:00Dear Jackie, thank you so much for stopping by my ...Dear Jackie, thank you so much for stopping by my blog. It is truly lovely to meet you. :-) I so enjoyed your gorgeous photos of Greece. I've only been there once (Corfu), but I loved it so much and cannot wait to return. :-) I look forward to getting to know you better through your blog. :-) Rambling Tarthttp://www.ramblingtart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-17331259875569176912013-04-05T01:04:16.305-07:002013-04-05T01:04:16.305-07:00What a fabulous birthday gift! I can't wait to...What a fabulous birthday gift! I can't wait to read about your adventures and this is a great preview with great photos. I love the cat lounging in Loutro. I have yet to visit Greece but would love do one of these cruises or island hopping one day.Mary {The World Is A Book}http://www.theworldisabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-27244965343357694932013-04-04T20:43:21.810-07:002013-04-04T20:43:21.810-07:00What a wonderfully long trip - sounds like heaven....What a wonderfully long trip - sounds like heaven. I would also love to revisit the Peloponnese Peninsula as I only saw it from a bus and it deserves a lot more time. When do you head there - before your birthday arrives? Great gift.Leighhttp://hikebiketravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-75932486944250164812013-04-04T19:30:43.992-07:002013-04-04T19:30:43.992-07:00What a treat! Enjoy the brilliant blues and white...What a treat! Enjoy the brilliant blues and whites!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503676327555462834noreply@blogger.com