Travels to a Different Time: June 24, 1970, Letter From Rhodes from Margaret Mary Stephen to Son Andrew Stephen (travelling deck class with the hippies and eating Chelsea buns aboard the USS Roosevelt)

Dear Andrew: Robert and I have a morning swim each day around 9:30. today We have had our breakfast of orange juice and freshly baked buns from the runny nosed baker down the street from our hotel. They eat loads of bread here with every meal. We were invited on a U.S. aircraft carrier theContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 24, 1970, Letter From Rhodes from Margaret Mary Stephen to Son Andrew Stephen (travelling deck class with the hippies and eating Chelsea buns aboard the USS Roosevelt)”

Travels to a Different Time: June 22,1970 Letter to My Nanny Stephen

From Robert to Nanny Stephen: Dear Nan: I am now in the country of Greece on the island of Rhodes staying in the city of Rhodos. So far in Greece we have met many people including a couple from South Africa named Jenny and Charlie Horse. Jenny is a doctor. We also met another doctorContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 22,1970 Letter to My Nanny Stephen”

Travels to a Different Time: June 21, 1970, Letter Home from Rhodes

From Robert to brother Andrew; Dear Andy: Yesterday we returned from our trip to Lindos. We all went there on a motorcycle! Yes I had to coax Mom to ride one. They broke down a few times and ran out of gas. We saw the Acropolis at Lindos and swam at a great beach thereContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: June 21, 1970, Letter Home from Rhodes”

Travels to a Different Time By a 12 Year Old Boy: June 1970 On Board the TMVK Knossos to Rhodes

We took a taxi from Athens to its port city Piraeus which was somewhat on the raunchy side of things. We had a cold greasy lunch and then boarded our ship the TMVK Knossos bound for several islands including our destination Rhodes. It would be an overnight trip and Mom had purchased second class ticketsContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time By a 12 Year Old Boy: June 1970 On Board the TMVK Knossos to Rhodes”