The Great Greek Odyssey of 2026

  • On our way

    Caroline and I meet at our gate at Dulles. She’s been traveling once 1:00 am Arizona time, so when we meet at 4:00 pm EDT, it’s already been a really long day for her. I only had a 20 minute flight from Richmond, so I had a whole 3/4 of a productive day. We board… Read more

  • Can an adult actually learn Greek??

    I always like to try to learn a little bit of the local language when I travel abroad. And usually, I’m pretty successful at a few phrases. But Greek? The alphabet is too different. My usual standbys of Rosetta Stone and Babbel were of no help, because I’m not really going to need to say… Read more

  • Logistics covered

    Caroline and I decided to try our hand at booking flights. It was impossible to find a place stateside where we could meet to do the international leg together. We were on the phone together for over an hour, both looking at flights from our home airports, and not seeing anything that would work. I’ve… Read more

  • Òpa! We’re going to Greece!

    It’s been 5 long years since I’ve gotten my passport stamped! Caroline and I are long overdue for a trip overseas, so after some discussion about places on our bucket list —Italy, Croatia, Poland—we decide on Greece. It’s been on our list for a long time and we deserve to go someplace warm after our… Read more