Xánthi, Greece

Arrived in Lagos and spent the night at an insignificant but conveniently located beach with a few local fisherman wading in the shallows. The beach was flat enough for some football, and we slept undisturbed until morning.

From Thessaloniki I got a train to Xanthi, Evi my CS host met me at the station. We went out a few times in Xanthi with her room mate and some of thier friends. I met some more guys studying here from abroad, one from Palestine and one from Jordan who ...

Spent hours in an internet cafe in Xanthi today, resolving visa issues and emailing parents. After several failures and detours, we eventually found a garage that would change Molly's oil.  It had been a source of some concern and I was glad to have ...

... PM! We thought we were late for supper, but many people were heading into the restaurant to eat with kids at 10! Xanthi was a famous tobacco-producing area, and now, several old tobacco-magnates' mansions still line the narrow, cobbled streets. Some have ...