by Tanya dePape | Sep 8, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
This is the familiar place I have been craving. I have been homesick for this feeling, realizing this feeling doesn’t come from anything external. It is inside me and the closest to me as I get. Three years of covid. We have all had our individual experience in the...
by Tanya dePape | Sep 10, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
Let’s start with… I broke my glasses. I can sense the faint sigh of many who know me well as they read this. I’ve had little resistance to aging other than that moment a colleague hovered behind me as I squinted to read my charting notes. Him:...
by Tanya dePape | Sep 13, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
Choosing which islands to visit in Greece was somewhat of a challenge. I had been to Greece once before when I was 19 years old, backpacking around Europe with my friend. I can’t say we saw much of Greece however. We stayed on the island of Corfu at the notorious Pink...
by Tanya dePape | Sep 15, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
Today is the day I have been waiting for. A large part of my passion for traveling includes tasting and understanding the food in which each part of the world experiences it. Food, for me, is the conduit for connection. It is through food that we share time and space...
by Tanya dePape | Sep 17, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
I had spent the remaining days exploring the beautiful island of Sifnos in, what grew to be, the trusted tercel. Apollonia is the capital of Sifnos and is located in the center of the island. For those traveling without a vehicle it is a central place to stay with...
by Tanya dePape | Sep 19, 2022 | Greece Turkey Sicily
I took the 3pm plane to Athens to connect to another flight to Istanbul. My final destination would be Izmir, Turkey. It was a clumsy itinerary but I could make it work… I thought. My first flight was late with only minutes to spare and I had to recheck my luggage in...