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May 31, 2006
South of Sparta
Ok, ok, I'll finish up my stories about Mt. Athos, soon. Right now, however, I am in Krokeai, Laconia, (also known as Lavetsova) south of Sparta where my father is from. This is a small, somewhat isolated village. When I first came here back in 1982 or 1983, there was no local bank-- a van came around twice a week from a bank in Sparta so that locals could do their banking transactions.
Now, not only is there a local bank, but there's also an internet cafe that has recently arrived, and here I am, making a blog post from this village in southern Greece. Ah, technology. :) Though when I have a hand-held satellite transceiver that can give me broadband internet access anywhere in the world for a nominal monthly fee, then I'll know that all my concerns have been addressed.
Posted by Dean at May 31, 2006 5:23 AM
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