When our tour group was slated to take a ferry to the island of Santorini, our director Rachel wanted to lighten our load for this side trip. She suggested that we send our unneeded suitcases to the hotel we would use on our return to Athens. Hauling excess luggage across town was a big job, so she took my husband Steve along, and they cut costs by riding the Metro back. Rachel knew that taking the Metro was dicey. During the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, Greece had no resources to prevent illegal immigrants from flooding in, so Athens […]