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The Adventures of Travel Cat: Santorini, Greece

Kitty cats. They rule the internet and, whether we realize it or not, pretty much the world too. Ever noticed how cats sometimes stake out the coolest spots in a city? This new feature—Travel Cat—focuses on exactly that. Submit a photo to be featured by tweeting or Instagramming it to us (details below).

Travel Cat spotted in: Santorini, Greece.

This week's Travel Cat is from Jaunted reader Amanda Abrams, who tweeted this photo to us of "cats having a conversation in Santorini, Greece." It's quadruple the Travel Cat fun this week! You can follow Amanda's adventures both in and out of her home country of Canada on Twitter, as ACityMouse.

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Terrifying Travel: Another Day, Another Beheading

Do. Not. Want. Less than a week after a grizzly slaying in Canada, another decapitation, this time on Santorini, has tourists in Greece feeling skittish.

A 31-year-old Greek man allegedly beheaded his girlfriend before slashing a police officer with a clever and injuring two other women on the island. A police official told Reuters:

He was walking around, carrying her head and telling the astonished villagers not to stop him.

Another woman was hurt when an errant police bullet struck her as officers gunned down the suspect. The Greek Tourism Minister says he's working to stop violence on his islands before it has further impact on visitors.

Related Stories:
· Alleged Greek Clever Killer in Critical Condition [AP, via Google]
· Greek Man Beheads Girlfriend on Santorini [Reuters, via]
· Crime coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Santorini: Wolfgang Staudt]