Greece!

I was worried I'd be short on money before I was able to make it there, but after going over my finances it looks like I'll be able to pull it off. I'll be spending four nights in Athens and then heading out to Rhodes for three more nights. I think this is going to be one of my favorite stops of the trip; in college I did a research paper on the Ottoman siege of the island in 1522, and actually got to give a guest lecture on it back at Whitworth a few years later.

I'm also hoping to make it to Turkey to see Istanbul, but I'm not going to plan that part out... if it happens, it happens. As decent as the money situation looked, I have to keep in mind that the Euro is still around $1.30, so my money won't be worth quite as much.

For those of you interested, I'm using Hostelworld to plan out my stays in the various cities I'm visiting. It's a nice service, and the user reviews are (for the most part) really helpful in choosing a hostel to stay at.