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Experience Amazon Peru Jungle in a safe way with plan Amazon jungle tour plus car 4 days. Peru Jungle is the true Amazon jungle area named Puerto Maldonado, where you watch the amazing wildlife with amazing vegetation. We start this trip from Cusco city by car, through the incredible landscapes of the Andes mountains, which is full of llamas and alpacas animals, then in the low jungle we will be rewarded by wildlife exploring in the national park named Sandoval lake.
Then, running through the mega mountains of the Andes range, where you will see some llamas and alpacas along the drive road and plus local people.
Then, we start the way down to the beginning of the Amazon jungle and enjoy the most beautiful scenic views like watching waterfalls and some plantations of Chili pepper, and little by little we see already native bananas plantations, and afterward the jungle comes flat no more mountains.
Also, we have some options for jumping in some streams, and then we pass through some bridges on the way to the city of Puerto Maldonado jungle with some stops for photos and snacks.
We ride our thrilling private transport through the diverse natural ecosystem of the Andes and the beginning of the Amazon jungle, and then, through the proper low jungle, then enjoy exploring the national park of the Sandoval lake with full real jungle life in Peru country.
Peru Jungle Tours & Puerto Maldonado Jungle City
On the way riding, we see some small towns and plenty of magic palm trees surrounded by jungle vegetation, and finally by the end we arrive at the city, where we will spend the overnight in a lodge with some vegetation, where sometimes in the morning you can be greeted by some monkeys and some tarantulas at night in this city lodge.
So, this lodge is the right place to stay overnight. The next day start our trip to the jungle, and stay the two overnights in the jungle lodge surrounded by the wildlife in a safe way, then on the last day you will be back to Cusco city by plane or you can fly to Lima city from this city Puerto Maldonado.
Note: This program is uniquely organized by us, named Amazon jungle tour plus car 4 days to see way better the beginning of the Amazon jungle in Peru.
This adventure by car to the jungle is riding a car through the Andes mountain and seeing llamas and alpacas animals, then arriving at the beginning of the Amazon jungle, and see some waterfalls, then passing some nice bridges, and so arriving at the Amazon jungle and have some tour to watch some wildlife, then come back to Cusco city or your option to come back to Cusco city can be by flight.
Itinerary: For Amazon wildlife Peru
Day 1: Cusco Puerto Maldonado
We pick you up at your place and ride our minivan the way to Puerto Maldonado and observe the nice scenic views along the way and plenty of llamas and Alpacas on the way to the mega pass which tells us the beginning of the Amazon jungle.
On the way, we have a boxed lunch with some amazing views of some nice waterfalls and then we continue running through the jungle area with some stops for photos, and maybe some baths in some streams, and afterward, we arrive by night to our lodge in the city of Puerto Maldonado and have some dinner so the arrival time will be by 7:pm.
Day 2: Puerto Maldonado– Amazon Jungle
Welcome to the jungle, we go to the port of the river to ride our motorboat straight to the jungle lodge, once we are here, we have some breakfast and then are accommodated in your boomgalos, where there will be optional room, like single and double then matrimonial, and afterward, we explore the jungle and then back to the lodge and have lunch.
Then, we go by motorboat the way down on the river for 30 minutes for the monkey island, where we will see the type of monkeys, and then when is close to getting dark, we will be back to the lodge, watching along the bank of the river at night some native caimans or alligators for an hour then get back to the lodge for the dinner and overnight.
- Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Sandoval Lake
Wake up and have some breakfast, then be ready for your day tour, which starts with riding your motorboat for 30 minutes then time to walk through the national park named Sandoval, and have a walk for 2 hours watching some wildlife on the way to the lake so here we ride wooden canoe around the lake to find types of wildlife, like monkeys and otters and some type of wild geese and sometimes some alligators.
Peru has the greatest variety of butterflies in the world with 3,700 known species along the road, and afterward time to come back to the bank of the river and ride the motorboat and go back to the lodge for the lunch and then have some free afternoon time in the lodge, so before dinner, we have the night jungle walk close to the lodge for finding some night creatures.
Then some dinner and overnight in the Jungle Lodge.
Included: Breakfast and lunch, then dinner
Day 4: Time To Find Some Parrots
Today is the time to wake up very early to enjoy the daybreak in the boat on the way for the parrots and macaws, mainly before breakfast we go for an hour riding the boat looking for the species of parrots from small to big ones, finding them at cliffs of the bank of the river, licking some clay, where they find some minerals to eliminate the toxin they eat from unripe seeds.
So, before sunrise, this show will be for an hour, and then we will be back for the lodge and have plenty of breakfast, and then we leave the jungle lodge in the motorboat on the way out to Puerto Maldonado for your way back to Cusco by bus or by flight and this the end of amazon jungle tour plus car 4 days program.
- Included: Breakfast
Included For Amazon Jungle Tour Plus Car 4 Days
• Transportation by land and river (Airport / Lodge / Airport)
• Overnights at a real jungle lodge
• Full meals
• Bottled water
• English and Spanish interpreter service
• Basic equipment for each excursion
• Entrance fees to Lake Sandoval (INRENA)
Not Included For Amazon Jungle Tour Plus Car 4 Days
- Flight Tickets
- Some gratuity
You Bring For Amazon Jungle Tour Plus Car 4 Days
• Get a shot for the yellow o dengue fever
• Lightweight tight weave long cotton pants & long-sleeved cotton shirts
• A fleece and a windbreaker are advisable for cool evenings
• Light raingear (poncho) for sudden downpours
• Sneakers or other low-heeled walking shoes are essential
• Sun hat/glasses, sunscreen
• Insect repellent with DEET
•Your passport, yellow fever certificate, and extra money in plastic bags
• Some sandals
• If you have extra-large-sized feet, we may not be able to find rubber boots in your size for the muddy trails as they are generally not available in Peru….so please bring old shoes for the muddy trails.
Price Amazon Jungle Tour Plus Car 4 Days
• US$650.00 Per Person
• Based on Double / Triple accommodation
Note: We do some discounts for our customers for this program called amazon jungle tour plus car for 4 days
How I Book This Jungle Tours?
To book this tour, you have to send us a deposit of $50 dollars through our PayPal account, and PayPal charges 7% from any amount of money to send, so that means you need to send us $53 and then the rest of the money in cash when you arrive in Cusco city and then, you need to send us the following details to our Gmail: firstname.lastname@example.com
- The date of the tour and type of tour
- Number of people
- Address at Cusco city to pick you up for the following tours
- Gmail or WhatsApp to keep in touch
Then, we send you an email confirmation of the deposit and the tour.
Note: The $53 dollars deposit, is for any number of people, for booking this tour, then the rest of the money in Cusco city in cash, it can be in dollars or soles, this is up to you, and also please the final payment with good US$ bills, because the broken dollars bills no working in Peru.
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I've camped in places so wet a blow torch couldn't start a fire. Some places were cold, where a campfire would have been nice, but there was nothing to burn anywhere.
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Always be aware of your surroundings. Think campfire safety.
When planning to have a campfire I often bring my wood from home, or buy it along the way. Campground hosts often sell wood for a few dollars. It's worth it, nicely split and dry! It's difficult to find wood near high traffic campgrounds. Ripping limbs from trees is tough the environment.
Wood form live trees doesn't burn well....it only smokes.
Dead wood on the ground is often needed for other plants to survive and sometimes wood gathering is forbidden anyway.
If camping in a location where firewood gathering is allowed, make sure to get enough wood together to start and maintain the fire for the evening. Especially if camping alone, it's not safe practice to leave a campfire unattended, while out in the forest while looking for additional firewood.
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Bookbinding Adventure - June
I just finished two Japanese Stab Books - one with a soft cover and the other with a hinged hard cover. Each month since January I researched a book structure and made one or two books to increase my skills.
January: 2 Coptic books
February: 2 Long stitch leather books
March: Flag book with samples of paste papers I made that month
April: 2 Accordion books
May: A portfolio
June: 2 Japanese stab books - with Classic 4 hole stitching pattern
I make case bound watercolor books for my daily sketches/paintings and discovered that I love making books. This is a fun project for the year partly because I love the reading, research, and problem solving. Now I need to decide on additional structures to make in July-December.
Soft Cover Stab Book: Size - 8"wide x 5.5" high 16 Pages Canson Mi Tientes cover and text paper pages. Black waxed linen thread. A Gelli print was added to the cover. My research notes and methods are in this notebook and I made it to practice the stitching pattern.
Hinged Hard Cover Stab Book: Size 8.5" wide X 7" high 24 Pages Tex Libris book cover, Strathmore 400 Drawing paper, Paste paper was used for the inset on the cover and the end papers, Waxed black linen thread. I will use this book for figure drawing practice when my current sketchbook is completed.
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A very Happy New Year to all Gooners worldwide. One that was made all the happier in the dying minutes of Wednesday's match of course!
Just like our previous home game, we awoke to some horrible weather after the New Year's Eve celebrations and once again travel wasn't easy as a result. When you are top of the league however, it takes more than dodgy conditions to reduce enthusiasm.
News before suggested the battle in Newcastle had taken its toll on our squad with many either missing or needing late tests to ascertain their availability. With so many fixtures over the festive season, 'squad rotation' as it is called these days, was always on the cards. Injuries and suspensions can make this a necessity rather than a choice.
Compared to our last two games at Upton and St James Park, a number of different players took the field to warm up. I say 'warm', not an adjective that could be used for all us Gooners attending the game! The wind was blustery and the rain continued to fall not just at kick-off time but throughout the game.
In usual situations I am a believer that preventing a game from feeling a little 'flat' is a two way thing between the team's performance and the atmosphere we create as fans. But when the weather is as uncomfortably grim as Wednesday afternoon, we really needed something to warm us all up!
Despite enjoying most of the possession in the first half, our play lacked that all important cutting edge.
Half-time was welcome not just to take stock and go again but to try and warm the cockles before heading back out for the second period.
As the game wore on it looked more and more like being one of 'those' days, intensely worrying and frustrating given all our hard work over the last couple of away games. Great saves, the woodwork and wayward finishing all contributed as the clock ticked ever faster.
After intense pressure for thirty minutes or more, Nacho curled in a far post cross and Bac done well to send a header on target. Cardiff's keeper made yet another course and then it happened. Nicky B smashed home the rebound and we leapt around like lunatics in our weather-beaten garments! An absolutely massive moment to turn one point into three. Get in you beauty!
Theo's cool finish to complete his good second half performance not only gave a more accurate reflection to the scoreline but had us all heading home with the kind of warm glow that looked a million miles away for much of the afternoon. That will do nicely!
The world's greatest cup competition comes next of course and of the 63 teams we could have been paired with we get to enjoy the small matter that is a tie against our nearest and dearest neighbours.
With that in mind, although it provides a short break from the continued fight at the top of the league, it can hardly be called a 'break'!
Up for the cup?! Looking at days in May I remember, the joy of 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2005 are enough evidence to make sure we all are.
Come on you mighty reds!
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Healthy Weapon now on Android
Ludosity have just published their second game from Regnslöja - Healthy Weapon!
The first proper fighting game on Android that is truly made for touchscreens! Challenge anyone sitting next to you to a brutal fruit smackdown - Or just play single player in one of four modes: Arcade, Practice, Survival and the frustrating Unfair.
Controls with touch devices in mind
2 player versus on the same device
6 charming main characters, 3 more unlockable
Even more characters in a special mode...
Wield variety of dangerous fruits and vegetables
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Sin-less Strawberry Tart
- 1/3 cup oat bran
- 1/8 cup Muscle Milk strawberry egg whites
- 1 scoop Phormula 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch
- 1 tsp coconut butter
- 2 tbsp stevia
- 2 cups of fresh strawberries
- 2 tbsp of Sugar Free vanilla pudding mix
- 2 tbsp stevia
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House of Art is now in business! The first kit was revealed on Monday and its called Carnival Ride. Its full of Prima goodness. It's been so fun to see Ariana's baby bloom! Here's hoping that lots and lots more people subscribe to really make all her efforts worthwhile.
I created 3 layouts with the kit as well as a hair thing for Liliane. Here they are so you can take a gander if you wish:
House of Art Reveal
By Taraleigh Gray at March 16, 2011
Labels: House of Art, Scrapbooking
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All the layouts are great. You have very nice handwriting. Like how you inter-wine the title alpha with the journaling. Great family photos too.ReplyDelete
- Candi VuykWednesday, March 16, 2011
Wow! I am lucky to be related to such a talented lady! They're beautiful, I'm biased I know. The subjects of the layouts are really my favorite though.:)ReplyDelete
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Remote rendering on a supercomputer
date: 31.08.2011
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Mayor: Cary Moon
The 2017 election season began in earnest when former mayor Ed Murray, once considered a shoo-in for reelection, was felled by charges of sexual assault. Twenty-one people put their names in the running, and things have only gotten more interesting since then. For the first time in Seattle's history, women came in first, second, third, and fourth, and you had to go all the way down to sixth place to find a white guy (former mayor Mike McGinn, for the record, at 6.5 percent). That's amazing, but of course, it shouldn't be—the fact that Seattle hasn't elected a female mayor in nearly a century (and has never elected a woman to a full four-year term) is a sign of how far this "progressive" city has to go.
Perhaps predictably, there have been complaints from certain quarters that neither of the two women who made it onto the general election ballot—Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan—has the requisite "experience" or "gravitas" to be mayor. While it's true that neither Moon nor Durkan has experience directly relevant to the job of mayor—neither has ever served in elective office, nor run an organization with thousands of employees—I think concerns about "experience" are overblown. Durkan has experience managing a US Attorney's office with dozens of staffers and a complex portfolio, and is familiar with the way the city works from her time working on the historic consent decree between the US Department of Justice and the city; Moon has a long record as a civic activist working on land use and transportation issues in Seattle, most notably on the waterfront, where she fought against the downtown tunnel (and, for the record, was right). Either candidate will face a learning curve; both bring skills and knowledge that will serve them well as mayor of Seattle.
I'm endorsing Moon because her vision of Seattle is the Seattle I want to see—a Seattle where people of modest means can afford to live in city limits, where all parts of the city are accessible to all people via high-quality, high-frequency transit, and where solutions to homelessness don't begin and end with market-based vouchers and punitive encampment sweeps. Homelessness is a go-home, bottom-line issue for the future of Seattle; the next mayor can choose to pursue half-measure solutions that only help a few people on the margins while pushing the rest from place to place while dozens more join their ranks every day; or she can go big, tackling Seattle's homelessness problem like the crisis that it is.
Moon is best known for her work to stop the construction of the downtown waterfront tunnel, which she argued would do little to improve traffic flow through downtown while decimating the waterfront with a massive highway-like "boulevard" that cuts off the waterfront from the rest of downtown as surely as the elevated viaduct does today. Moon was right about that (and about the inevitability of cost overruns) and her vision for a car-lite waterfront remains the single most forward-thinking proposal for the future of downtown in the last 20 years. Although her idea for the waterfront was ahead of its time, the vision Moon showed back in 2004 demonstrates her capacity to think about the city at a 20,000-foot level, and—importantly—to prioritize people over automobiles. Her opponent has expressed general support for transit, sidewalks, and electric cars, but Moon's record demonstrates a real commitment to, and understanding of, the fact that thriving 21st century cities cannot put cars—any kind of cars—first.
As the city grows at an astounding pace, we don't have time for leaders who cater to narrow constituencies (like the aging minority of Seattle residents who own single-family homes) or spend their days rushing from crisis to crisis (sweeping homeless people from place to place to placate housed residents who would prefer that humanitarian crises happen somewhere else). When asked whether she would revisit the portions of the city's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda that preserve 1950s-style single-family zoning indefinitely, Durkan has been noncommittal, suggesting that HALA is the best we're going to get; Moon has said she supports reopening single-family areas to row houses, townhomes, duplexes, and stacked flats, which is the bold plan that Murray abandoned as soon as he came under pressure. Both candidates are clearly committed to increasing density to accommodate population growth, but Moon will make pro-housing policies a priority.
More than any other issue, Seattle's response to the homelessness crisis (and the separate but related addiction epidemic) will determine what kind of city we will be in the coming decades. Under Murray (and on the basis of two reports by out-of-town consultants), the city has pushed homelessness policy in the direction of "market-based," "results-oriented" solutions that look good on paper but won't pencil out in an expensive city where homelessness is directly tied to a lack of affordable housing. The city's Pathways Home plan, which Durkan supports, assumes that a majority of homeless people will be able to go from living on the street to making a living wage within just a few months—an unrealistic plan that privileges the easiest-to-house while leaving people suffering from addiction, mental health issues, or simply long-term joblessness behind. Moon is the only candidate in any race who has zeroed in on this plan, criticizing its unrealistic promise to "permanently" house thousands with short-term housing vouchers.
At a time when Seattle is deciding what kind of 21st century city it wants to be, it needs a leader who can think in broad strokes, not one who promises more incremental changes. Moon has shown the capacity to be that kind of leader. More than Durkan, she has expressed broad support for big-picture solutions, and a healthy skepticism that the "free market" will solve problems like the lack of affordable housing for low-income and homeless individuals and families. She has also demonstrated a willingness to listen to people and perspectives that have historically had trouble getting a foot in the door at city hall, and—importantly—to reconsider her views when challenged with new information. Mike McGinn, the former mayor to whom Moon is often compared, had a fatal flaw—he didn't listen. Moon listens, even to people with whom she disagrees. She's collaborative, not combative, and driven not by ego but by a genuine desire to build a more inclusive city, even if that means listening to people with whom she disagrees.
Moon's platform isn't perfect, by any stretch. Her plan to expedite Sound Transit expansion by offering to extend loans to the agency is almost certainly unworkable and unaffordable. Her commitment to city-funded broadband, after study after study (and mayor after mayor) has failed to justify its expense, feels like pandering. She has continued to insist that Vancouver-style property speculation is a major driver of housing prices here despite evidence that this is not the case. And her commitment to "inclusiveness" and "collaboration" in city government could tip too far in the wrong direction—listening to stakeholders is important, but excessive stakeholder input is a major reason Seattle is stuck with a 1990s zoning code in 2017.
All mayors learn on the job. My hope is that, if elected, Moon will learn which of her campaign ideas are realistic and worth pursuing and which should be abandoned. If she achieves a fraction of the vision she has outlined, the city will be visibly changed for the better. I'm voting for that vision.
The C Is for Crank endorses Cary Moon.
City attorney: Pete Holmes
City attorney Pete Holmes has a long record of fighting for progressive causes. He defended protections for hotel workers against a lawsuit by their employers; ended the widespread practice of prosecuting drivers who lost their licenses (and often their cars and livelihoods) because they couldn't pay their traffic fines; and reduced sentencing for minor crimes to protect undocumented immigrants from unjust deportation. He has also been deeply involved in the city's efforts to counteract the Trump Administration's efforts to crack down on progressive cities, defending Seattle's status as a sanctuary city.
Holmes was active in the creation of the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program, which connects drug users with health care, human services, housing, and treatment instead of throwing them in jail for minor crimes, and has worked to reform laws against drugs and prostitution—most notably, by directing police to target sex buyers, not sex workers, in prostitution stings. He was an early, vocal leader on drug reform, working to pass I-502, which legalized recreational pot, while leading a crackdown on shady (and illegal) "medical" dispensaries and home-delivery services that gave the legal weed industry a bad name. And he has led on police reform, navigating a tricky process in a way that has, at times, angered both the police union (which has opposed efforts to impose additional oversight on its members) and some police reformers (who want the power to reject or approve contracts and to hire and fire the chief of police.)
Holmes' opponent Scott Lindsay, a former public-safety advisor ex-mayor Ed Murray, has shown a troubling affinity for law-and-order approaches to the problem of homelessness and downtown "disorder" (a Rudy Giuliani-style dog whistle if ever there was one). Earlier this year, Lindsay leaked legislation sponsored by council member Mike O'Brien that would have provided additional protections for homeless people living in their vehicles, in a transparent effort to torpedo the proposal. Lindsay's willingness to violate city officials' trust for political ends speaks to a lack of judgment that's concerning in a candidate for a job that requires strict attorney-client privilege. Lindsay raises concerns about declining prosecutions for domestic violence that appear to be legitimate, but it's hard to know whether to believe him when, for example, he also claimed recently that Seattle has the highest property crime in the country, an alarmist assertion that turned out to be misleading. (Holmes disputes Lindsay's interpretation of the domestic-violence numbers). Lindsay has also exaggerated the impact of the Navigation Teams (groups of police and social-service workers who do outreach to homeless people living in unauthorized encampments) and suggested that homeless people are far more likely to commit crimes than data suggests—a disturbing tendency toward alarmism for someone seeking an office where measured realism is a far more important quality than the ability to rally a reactionary base.
Holmes could be more active on certain issues, like expanding LEAD to the rest of the city and promoting restorative justice for people accused of low-level crimes. However, sometimes a steady hand is better than an itchy trigger finger. The C Is for Crank endorses Pete Holmes.
City Council Position 8: Teresa Mosqueda
The C Is for Crank stands by its endorsement of Teresa Mosqueda, a longtime labor leader who has spent her entire career fighting for workers, women, children, and other marginalized people. Back in July, I wrote,
As the campaign chairwoman for Raise Up Washington, Mosqueda helped draft and lead the successful campaign last year for Initiative 1433, which increases the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 an hour and requires employers to provide paid sick leave. As legislative director for the Children's Alliance, she fought for implementation of Apple Health for Kids, the state's Medicaid program. And as campaign director for the Washington State Labor Council, she was deeply involved in this year's paid family leave negotiations, which resulted in a bill that will provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave for workers who take time off to care for a new or newly adopted child, to recover from a serious illness, or to take care of a sick family member. Mosqueda continued to work on family leave even after she declared her candidacy—a reflection both of her strong commitment to women and families and the fact that she, unlike some of her opponents, can't afford to quit her job to run for office full-time. If she wins, she'll also be the only renter on the city council. (No wonder the Seattle Times didn't endorse her.)
Much of Mosqueda's work has been behind the scenes—the kind of efforts that tend to go unnoticed but have lasting and important consequences. As the head of the state's largest health care advocacy coalition, the Healthy Washington Coalition, Mosqueda served on the state's health insurance exchange board, where she fought to require insurance companies to disclose what services they provide, including reproductive health care. She also insisted that the state of Washington provide information about voter registration to people buying plans on the exchange, an ACA requirement the state tried to circumvent. These issues aren't flashy. They don't make headlines. But they matter.
The C Is for Crank endorses Teresa Mosqueda.
Seattle City Council Position 9: Lorena Gonzalez
Lorena Gonzalez, the capable head of the city's public safety committee, a leader on gender equity issues on the council, and the first council member to publicly call on former mayor Ed Murray to step down, is being challenged by Pat Murakami, a Mount Baker neighborhood activist who has spent decades fighting against density and light rail in the South End. The choice in this race is obvious. If you'd like to learn more about Gonzalez's record and plans for her first full four-year term on the council, I encourage you to read my interview with her from earlier this year, where we discussed a wide range of issues, including displacement, homelessness, and police accountability. And then vote for Lorena Gonzalez.
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Your Guide to Navigating Transportation in Santorini
I've come to realize something in my travels: the first time I do something, it's stressful because it's unknown. I make mistakes. I ask bumbling questions. But if I pay attention, the second time gets a lot easier.
This applies to getting around in Santorini.
Getting from the Port to Your Hotel
Initially I thought I would take the city bus to my hotel (turns out it would have been a stressful walk along a busy highway, so glad that didn't pan out). The bus stop at the port is pandemonium right after a ferry arrives. Tourists and taxis everywhere.
If you do take the bus (it's around $2), it's an affordable and easyish option. You'll most likely have to take the bus to the town of Fira and then transfer to one that takes you where you want to go.
But if you're hot and stressed like I was, go for a taxi. I paid 20 euros to Megalachori, which is an inland town about 15 minutes from the port. Another driver quoted me 30, so don't be shy about walking away if it's more than you want to pay.
The nice thing is that you can now sit back and enjoy the view of the caldera as your driver navigates up the steep switchbacks away from the port!
Local Buses in Santorini
Oh, that first bus adventure wasn't all that fun! I sat at the bus stop on the wrong side of the street for a while before realizing my error. The bus stops are usually marked with a green sign with yellow map. But in Oia, one bus stop simply had "bus stop" spray painted on the ground. So, yeah. Confusing. Ask a local if you're in doubt.
You'll have to look at the map to see which route stops at the town you're headed to. For example, to get to Megalochori, I had to take the Perissa bus. It stops at points all along between Fira and Perissa.
Here's another annoyance: the city buses look like the hundreds of tour buses on the island! Why they don't just paint them some uniform color I don't know. So you peer at the bus approaching you and look for the green and yellow Local Bus sign (or one with an electronic destination sign above). If it has a white or other colored card, it's a tour bus so don't make an ass of yourself by trying to flag it down.
The bus schedule will tell you when the bus is expected. Don't believe it. You'll stand there far longer than you think you should, but trust this philosophy: the bus will come. Stomping your feet will not make it come faster.
Get on the bus and sit down. The ticket man will come around and ask your destination, then charge you appropriately.
If you have to change buses in Fira, keep calm. You will hear a million frantic tourists ask when the bus to X is coming. If you're quiet, you'll hear one of them ask about the place you're headed. And the attendant will call out the town when the bus is loading.
If it's super crowded going or coming to Oia from Fira, you may have to stand. I don't recommend it. That's a long haul, and it's a winding road, so you'll annoy everyone around you by bumping into them. Wait for the next bus.
Taking the Ferry
Foolish me. I'd watched Mamma Mia and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and thought that a ferry to Santorini would be a small boat that could hold about a dozen people, weather permitting.
The ferry system is a streamlined money-maker. These boats are near cruise ship size and probably hold 500 people when they're full. Wait at the port until the announcement is made to board, then follow the lemurs on board. Stow your big bags in the cargo hold below then go upstairs.
An employee will vaguely wave you to a large room with seats. If you don't pay attention, you'll think you can sit anywhere. You can't. Yet. You have a seat number and letter, so look for your seat.
I was traveling in June and the ferries were never full, so people moved around once everyone had found their seats. That's nice when you're sitting next to a chatty Greek child or behind a couple who lay their seats back so they can sleep.
On the way to Santorini, about 3/4 of the way through, the staff told everyone they got a free upgrade, so we were able to move to the slightly nicer seating area. I don't think it would have been worth it to pay for it, though.
Every ferry takes a different amount of time to get you to your destination. The two I took were 4-6 hours total. They stop at different islands, so it's fun to check out where you want to visit next time. It's so enjoyable to stand on deck and watch the islands pass by.
There's a bar/restaurant on every ferry, so you can get your snack on while you travel. The food sucks and is overpriced, but what are you gonna do?
Oh and there's no wifi, so bring a book!
Other Transportation in Santorini
I saw a ton of people who'd rented quads (four-wheelers) to get around the island. This puzzles me. They're not going off-roading, and it's probably incredibly hot with the sun beating down. So why not rent an air-conditioned car (which there were plenty of)? Maybe the quads were significantly cheaper. Either way, I didn't want to deal with driving in Santorini.
Drivers are sane enough, but sometimes it's iffy to know where to park. And of course, in the summer, it's so crowded. So I stuck to public transportation and taxis.
Whatever transportation you opt for, please don't ride a donkey! It's cruel and incredibly cheesy.
Hope this helps you navigate transportation in Santorini!


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The Methodology of Aristotle's Metaphysics and the Problem of Modern Atheism
Kevin Flannery SJ FAITH Magazine November – December 2010
Fr Kevin Flannery SJ argues that Aristotle, saw human knowledge of the immaterial as that which completes our knowing of the physical rather than being a deduced conclusion from it. He is a founding editor of the New Jesuit Review and a professor of philosophy at the Gregorian university in Rome.
One of the remarkable features of Aristotle's Metaphysics is the absence of any attempt to set out principles, definitions, arguments, and conclusions according to the structure of an Aristotelian science. This is striking because he calls what he is doing in that work 'science' (episteme) and, according to his own Posterior analytics, a science ought to be so arranged. Also absent at key junctures is argumentation itself. An argued transition, for instance, from the analysis of material to immaterial (supersensible) substance - in effect, the transition from physics to natural theology - is not to be found. In the sixth book, Aristotle makes it apparent that the itinerary he intends to follow has as its destination immaterial substance. At thebeginning of the seventh book he tells us that a reasonable approach to that takeoff would be a study of material substance; and, by the end of the ninth book (which completes the study begun in the seventh), we have been led to understand that the immaterial (formal) aspect of material substance is more important than any material aspect. Following the intervention of two books that have little to do with the preannounced itinerary, in book twelve we finally get a discussion of immaterial substance: Aristotle's God, the unmoved mover, thought thinking of thought. But we are never told how we got to that point: what warranted the move from material to immaterial substance?
Now it is perfectly reasonable to argue that this interpretative difficulty has nothing to do with Aristotle's metaphysical methodology but rather with the historical accident that he died before finishing the work and that what we now call "the Metaphysics" is the result of his disciples' attempt to complete the project by appending (among other independent treatises) a treatise on immaterial substance. There are textual indicators to support this thesis. But there is also reason to believe that, even had Aristotle been able to complete the Metaphysics, the gap we find (or feel) would not have been filled by any attempt at logically compelling argumentation.
Nothing in the work as we now have it suggests that he is setting out the principles from which he will eventually deduce the conclusion that immaterial substances exist, let alone that there is one among them which is primary and serves as cause (either final or efficient or both) of things below it. Indeed, since the movement of the argumentation (such as it is) is towards first principles - including this single first principle - and since scientific argumentation is from first principles, any strictly-speaking demonstrative argumentation would have to be limited to preliminary and ancillary issues, such as whether material substances are properly-speaking forms or rather composites, etc. Aristotle's metaphysical methodology is a paraenetic one in which he engages inanalysis that involves concepts proper to the theses to which he hopes to bring his interlocutors (or readers). Having brought these concepts to their attention, he then asks, in effect: "What if we simply cut these things -form, act, intelligibility, unity - off from matter. Does this not give us what all men desire to have: an explanation of why the world is as it is?" He clearly believes that immaterial substances are the best explanation of why things are as they are, but he realises too that, in the end, he can only coax his interlocutors toward them. He cannot compel assent.
This understanding of how metaphysics proceeds helps us to understand why the arguments of theists against modern atheists (Dawkins, Hitchens, and co.) are invariably inconclusive and, for one who does not understand the limited potential of metaphysical argumentation, ultimately unsatisfying. Such arguments are certainly worth engaging in, for in doing so we come to understand better the dependence of creation upon its creator; but any argument toward first principles, especially a first principle whose relation with His effects can be described only analogically, must be more of an invitation to take an argumentative leap than to recognise how propositions already held oblige certain conclusions. In science or in philosophy, argumentative leaps are usually bad things; in thiscase, however, they are the only way forward. If they give intelligibility (explanation) to the base from which the leap begins, they are good things.
This Aristotelian approach also helps us to understand how atheism (or, at least, agnosticism) can become as widespread as it apparently has become, especially in scientific circles. This is not to say that atheism/agnosticism has won the day in such circles -just that it is very widespread. The reason for this is that such a position can itself be held in good faith, as far as it goes: one can, without logical inconsistency, maintain that the laws of nature (if completely understood) do (or could) explain the phenomena studied in the sciences. Even complex phenomena, such as the emergence of the human eye, can be explained by studying simpler versions of the same structure and positing some evolutionary succession of events. A scientist might even acknowledge that such a succession ofevents involved huge increases of complexity over short spans of time and yet deny (again, in good faith, as far as it goes) that there is a God. There is nothing inconsistent in saying that nature just works that way and in declining to take the explanation to another level, the level of natural theology.
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The government will take 12 different actions to combat sexual harassment and assault, the committee tasked with confronting these announced Thursday.
The committee includes Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, the ministers of interior, education, social solidarity, and endowments, head of the National Council for Women (NCW) Mervat Al-Tallawy, and representatives from Al-Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church. They met for the first time on Thursday.
In a statement following the meeting the committee said it would intensify security measures in public squares and crowded areas and seek to implement the sexual harassment law that was recently passed.
The interior ministry also expressed plans to assemble an "integrated security team" that would focus on curbing sexual harassment and assault and added that it would increase the number of personnel working in its human rights division in coordination with the NCW.
The committee added that it would call on the National Centre for Social and Criminal Research to closely document cases of harassment and violence against women in an effort to develop further strategies to confront them.
The Ministry of Education pledged to prepare studies and recommendations of education's role in stopping sexual harassment and the committee said the government would "intensify awareness and media campaigns to uphold the positive value of respecting women".
The committee also said it would intensify efforts to make citizens aware of a hotline set up by the NCW to file complaints of harassment. It also directed all hospitals and operating rooms under the Ministry of Health to give special attention to treating victims of sexual harassment or assault, and admit all cases.
On Wednesday the United Nations commended the new anti-sexual harassment law, which punishes harassers who verbally or physically engage in any obscene sign. Offenders are to serve a minimum of six months in prison and will be fined a minimum of EGP 3,000. The amendment also includes a punishment that is twice as severe in the case of repeat offenders.
"The UN calls upon authorities, civil society, and stakeholders to join forces and take a firm stand against all forms of gender based violence in Egypt," read the statement, calling the new law "a major step towards achieving safety of Egyptian women and girls in public spaces."
A report issued by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in April 2013 revealed that an overwhelming majority of Egyptian women (99.3%) have experienced some sort of sexual harassment and 96.5% of women had been sexually assaulted.


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The Cicada Missions news category contains articles that involve travel to do work with other researchers and colleagues or to expand knowledge of distribution of cicada species around New England and other parts of the United States. Articles usually involve overnight stays in a location for a particular research subject.
Brood X Magicicada Day 2
Saturday started off rainy and cold. The cicadas surely wouldn't be chorusing today. We decided to still attend the estate auction. Darius and I arrived fairly early and picked a good parking spot. The estate auction was advertised in the local news papers so a big crowd was expected. Darius and I decided to scout around to see if there would be anything of interest. We took a walk in the back woods and spotted the car that he was interested in. A 1965 Chevy Corvair. He's only interested in thi
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Brood X Magicicada Day 1
Friday started out as a rather glorious day here in New England. I started out for the long 500 mile drive to West Virginia around 8:00 am. It was sunny and mild and in The low 70's for temperature. I chose 8:00 am because it would put me, in terms of time, before the main rush-hour work traffic outside of Worcester, MA. and after the morning rush-hour traffic outside of Hartford, CT. and helped with a smooth driving time clean through to West Virginia. From previous experience in doing this dri
Date Posted: 2004-06-04 Comments: (1)
Brood X Magicicada Introduction
When I heard on the news back in February of this year that this spring there would be an emergence of the 17 year Magicicada species happening in the mid-eastern states I started thinking about the possiblity of planning a trip to see them. According to the News, the Brood X cicadas were expected to appear in parts of New Jersey all the way to North Carolina. My siblings live in Maryland and West Virginia and I surmized that they fell within the range of the Brood X emergence. When I heard th
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