Denver to Dominicana The pickup at the hotel for my daytrip was at 7 a.m., too early for the hotel restaurant to serve breakfast. I hate sightseeing on an empty stomach and asked the night before if they could cook something quick for me in the morning. The restaurant staff went above and beyond my
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Having spent 2 months at home in my cold Colorado, I began missing the warm seas again. Dominican Republic was one of the few countries that did not require COVID test results or quarantine amidst the pandemic. Moreover, it provided free healthcare and reimbursement for cancelled flights if a visitor got sick there. Not knowing
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The weather was pleasant, not particularly hot. It rained several times a day, very much like in Barbados. I divided my time between swims in the bay, work on the computer, walks on the hotel grounds, and chats with the other guests. I cannot say I was bored but all days were the same and
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After the quarantine at a government facility in Barbados, I wanted to try the other option – to quarantine at a private hotel. A 14-day quarantine was mandatory for everyone in St. Lucia. This meant staying on the hotel premises and no mixing with the locals. I could go to the beach, hike around, participate
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Barbados After a couple of lazy days, I suddenly realized that I was running out of time to make my next travel plans. My stay at the Airbnb room could not be extended; the host was expecting another guest. I had to either move to a hotel in Barbados or to go elsewhere. Stricken with
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Barbados was once populated by the indigenous people who probably came from Venezuela. The first Europeans to reach Barbados were Portuguese and Spaniards. They completely wiped out the local population, made the island uninhabited and left. The British settlers appeared in 1625. They turned the land into sugar plantations and brought slaves from West Africa
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Delphi The decision to go to Barbados from Europe instead of returning home may look rather wild to some people. But it did not feel like I traveled enough and saw many new places. I wanted more. The ticket Athens – Frankfurt – Bridgetown was only $400, too good to miss an opportunity to enjoy
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Thessaloniki Delphi is only 2.5 hours by bus from Athens. Many visitors do a day trip from there. But if you really want to enjoy Delphi it is better to stay in it overnight. I woke up to a misty morning. The hotel room overlooked the valley and the Gulf of Corinth. The view was
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Meteora, Greece Thessaloniki is the gateway to Halkidiki. One cannot get in and out without passing through it. The first time I visited the city was when Elina, my host in Greece, went there to run errands and she took me with her. I spent most of the day at her friends’ apartment and only
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Kalives, Greece A day trip to Meteora started from Thessaloniki at 8 a.m. and it took 12 hours. We traveled by bus in the typically unhurried Greek way with frequent stops for coffee. The first monks settled in the area in the 9th century. The lived in caves until the 14th century when the monk
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