Kataras Pass, Greece: It Means Curse

We knew it was going to be a big day, so we were up at dawn and wheeling out of the campground in Meteora by 7:30 in the morning.  It was a gift of 10 level kilometers before starting to climb.  We assumed the uphill riding position...

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Kastraki, Greece: Passes, Plains, and Pinnacles

Four days of cycling have passed since we left Delphi. We went up, we went down, we went across. And repeated the sequence again.  And it has brought us to a most wonderful place, where geology and human engineering meet to make something...

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Delphi, Greece: Navel of the Earth

The town of Patras is important for several reasons. It is a hub for large transport ferries that will shuttle people, cars and trucks to Corfu, a Greek island, and then to Italy. A few travelers in camper vans we met take this route to shorten...

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