Malta is an island country in southern Europe in the Mediterranean Sea. It has been independent since 1964 but has been ruled at various times by the French, British, Arabs, ad Italians and more. I felt that the Italian influence was the greatest however. The architecture, especially, was very Italian. My excursion did not leave…

Today was the day I was most looking forward to, excepting Santorini. I was going to travel to Mt Etna, an active volcano, on the island of Sicily. We drove about about 2 hours to get to the “top” of the volcano but actually the volcano starts much lower and there are towns and people…

What a beautiful island!! I have only seen 3 of the Greek Islands but this is by far my favorite of the three. It is green and mountainous surrounded by gorgeous blue water. We drove on the bus for about an hour to Lake Melissani. It is a crater with a collapsed roof and is…

We were scheduled to stop in Athens which I was very much looking forward to. But there was some kind of boat strike and the ship could not dock there. So Mykonos was added. I chose to go to Delos for my excursion and so glad I did. What a cool place! Delos is a…

Well, this port was one of the primary reasons I choose this itinerary. I have wanted to go to Santorini as long as I can remember. I had read that it is too crowded, etc., but I didn’t care. Santorini was on my bucket list. I found out that the Irish pub on the ship,…

Woke up to my alarm going off and I realized there was another sound….the hotel fire alarm was going off!!! I opened my door and ventured in to the hallway and no one was around: no smoke, no smell of smoke, no noise at all. The fire doors had closed but otherwise, nothing. So I…