Tentative Itinerary

Day 1: Outbound.
Columbus --> Philadelphia --> Zurich (why Zurich? I've no idea) --> Athens.
Day 2: Athens.
Check in at Athens International Youth Hostel. Eat at a taverna and get my bearings.
Day 3&4: Athens.
Wander the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Day 5: Athens.
Wander the Monastiraki flea market. Day trip to Piraeus or Marathon.
Day 6: Thiva (Thebes).
Visit Leuctra where Thebes defeated Sparta in 371B.C. (maybe also Haliartus[Aliartos?]). Check into Hotel Niovi in Thiva.
Day 7: Thiva/Delphi.
Wander the Archaeological Museum of Thiva. Drive to Delphi. Check in Hotel Athina. Hike one of Mt. Parnassos three peaks.
Day 8: Delphi.
Wander the site and museum.
Day 9. Delphi/Olympia.
Drive to Olympia. Check in at Hotel Kronio. Wander site & museum (if time).
Day 10: Olympia/Messinia.
Wander site and museum if not finished. Check in at hotel in Langada Pass (if not burned up in forest fires).
Day 11: Messinia/Sparti (Sparta).
Wander Ancient Messenia (Mt. Ithome).
Day 12: Sparti.
Wander the Archaeological Museum of Sparti. Explore Eurotas Valley.
Day 13: Sparti.
Explore Eurotas Valley. Hiking in Taygetos.
Day 14: Sparti/Gythion (port city of ancient Sparta).
Wander through Mystras. Explore Eurotas Valley.
Day 15: Gythion.
Wander, eat, swim. (Maybe Diros Caves or Monemvasia).
Day 16: Argos/Corinthos (Corinth).
Wander Acrocorinth and Ancient Corinth.
Day 17: Inbound.
Drive to Athens. Athens --> Philadelphia --> Columbus

Liar!

Yep, I'm a lying bastard. July 1st? Hmm... Well, even so, I'm still not ready to get back to doing story words. Instead I'm going to use the blog for the next couple weeks as a travel journal. I'm going to Greece! I'll be researching the Classical Period of Attica and the Peloponnese for a novel about the decline of Sparta after their victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War. After the trip, I plan to resurrect Word-of-the-Day.