Best Trip Ever

Okay.
What do i say here?
What even is happening?
Night after night the world is opening to us like a flower.
(well. except last night which was living Hell, on the endless bus - 12 hours from Izmir to Istanbul, then finally, with the lights on through the exhausting suburbs of Istanbul which last night I thought was misery on earth and tonight i think is the most exotic and perfect-for-me place maybe ever...)
Where was I?
I was on the beautiful island of Chios, and memories of it - untarnished with any miserable misundersandings or unfulfillments, wash over me most kindly... what a gem of living we've had! And now... I should sleep. Tomorrow will be a full day. We have been offered a trusting guide through the scarier places of Istanbul...
Perhaps also we will go to Troy.
I don't know.
Today, when I woke, I'd never seen the Cistern of Istanbul - 366 Roman columns underground, yet above water with koi swimming thereabouts in the half-dark- utterly dreamlike -- the columns reflected, suggesting other worlds, almost real, right there.... or the Blue mosque about which i now have a story.... for later.
okay. must sleep.
more soon.
all this diaring not to slight staggering Greece. just here not quite so far from electronics.

big love to all.............the travelling Peg.

A Vıctory

Donit know what else to call ıt all. An exceptıonalö consıstently adventuresome and rıch experıenceç
Here we are back ın Izmır - what a huge and most foreıgn-feelıng cıty. Sılly us - after 80 collectıve years of travellıng we stıll make mıstakes lıke assumıng traıns wıll run on Sundayç oopsıe. So. the founder and I are now awaıtıng an endless bus rıde to ıstanbulö havıng left the frere on a lovely beach ın Cesmeç Orıgınally we had hoped to ferry to ıstanbul from Chıosö but that ıs only possıble on wednesdayç Good thıng I am ın the mıddle of a great book - anythıng wıll help that keeps my mınd of the horrıfyıng freeways...

So anywayö back on thıs crazy keyboardö... one lıttle mınute to just get ın a lıttle noteç What a memorable tıme we had on the rugged lıttle specıal ısland of Chıosç. Such fantastıc new frıends we,ve made.
Most notablyö --huge thanks ıf you read thıs lıttle blogu to indispensible Mıtzı. Leıla. Marıa. Elenı. the beautıful Demos. Also. (here ö = a comma)The mayorö Panaotisö Katarınaö Evisö Evaö Sam and Ryan and Demetrıus. Thanks to yannı and anna for beıng such lıvely travel companıonsç And to all those who came to our readıngs ın the grove whether we got to speak wıth you or not. Exhausted as ı amö ı wısh we could do ıt agaın...

Love to All.
Deep Apprecıatıons and Gratıtude for showıng us and sharıng wıth us beautıfulö gentle and stırrıng hours.

-Laüra
Please feel ınvıted to share your thoughts here wıth us. Safe travels to all..

The Latest from Chios

It would be nearly impossible to fully describe the magic that was the Iliad Reading held here on Chios but we can always try. The night was full of reavealing moments for everyone who came, with the greatest overall impression being the enthusiasm of the Greek people for reading the work aloud and to each other and to an assembled congregation of mixed ages. A unique opportunity for the Greek readers, they made the most of it and delighted in bringing the Iliad alive to an engaged and entranced audience. An impassioned player of ancient Greek music provided a truly stunning ambience which helped to produce a reading of the highest caliber. Each person that left the event shared the feeling that they had been affected positively by the public reading and that there was no way to truly compare this new experience with previous exposure to cultural events. A magnificent evening and a deep tribute to founder Kathryn's efforts to bring the works of Homer to audiences throughout the world, but especially to the one on this island, the birthplace of the great Bard. Many thanks to all who participated and helped to produce and sponsor the event. A truly joyous, unique, magnificent evening.