# Any Greek dopers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 30, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268 "2006-01-30T22:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268/1 "2006-01-30T22:30:00Z")

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It’s official. The plane tickets are reserved and paid for. We have the itinerary.

**Mississippienne** and I are going to Turkey and Greece for two weeks in May! We’ll only be staying a day or two in Turkey, and then heading over to Athens. My question is this: Are any Greek dopers willing to give us a tour? We’re specifically interested in ruins and places of cultural and historical value. Also, is it recommended that we take the train from Istanbul to Athens, or a bus? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Adam

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268/2 "2006-01-30T22:31:10Z")

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Aw, dammit. Above post made by me. Not that it matters…

Adam

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268/3 "2006-01-30T22:38:35Z")

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Uh, me again. Would a kind mod whisk this to a more appropriate forum, whatever that may be? Thanks. :smack:

Adam

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**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268/4 "2006-01-31T01:43:25Z")

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> [@Agent Foxtrot & Mississippienne](#):
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> Also, is it recommended that we take the train from Istanbul to Athens, or a bus?

I’m not Greek, but I recently had cause to look into Istanbul -\> Athens, and it seems that the [bus](http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/WhereToGo/Istanbul/Transport/bus_ist_athens.html) (US$50 one-way, ~20-22 hours with stops for meals) is a better bet than the [train](http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/Transportation/Train/thessaloniki_train.html) (same price, but with a change of trains and a 7-hour overnight wait in Thessaloniki, overall time more \>26 hours).

Doper [Dog80](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) is in Athens – perhaps he’ll show up (his e-mail address is in his profile if you’re feeling bold).

Hope you both have a wonderful trip!

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-greek-dopers/342268/5 "2006-01-31T21:10:24Z")

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Thanks, I’ll be contacting him.

Adam