Located on the Thriassian Plain just a 20-minute drive along the Saronic Gulf coast from Athens, this city of around 30,000 is now largely industrialised (home for example to the country’s biggest oil refinery) but its roots rea
Europe is of course filled with amazing scenic and cultural sights and experiences, but it's also known as by and large an expensive place to visit. Yet it doesn't have to be! There are still a number of European cities and countries where yo
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I recently caught this in The Guardian about how tourism is inextricably connected to the global warming crisis. Among other things, it observes that "one of the terrible ironies of the climate crisis is that some of the most beautiful – and popula
Read more…I recently found that boating around the Greek islands is the best holiday ever!
When my best friend Julia had the idea to travel through some of Greece's sunsplashed Mediterranean isles on a small sailing yacht with our buddies, I was
The small, circular Santorini archipelago (known in Greece as Thera) is nestled in the southern Aegean Sea's Cyclades Islands, with two inhabited islands and four others that are uninhabited. Its enchanting natural and manmade beauty makes it a g
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Sure, going out for an intimate dinner à deux is pretty much everyone's default on this day for lovers. But to make Valentine's Day extra special, seek out an experience that will make it truly memorable for years to come. High and low, on land and
Lichadonisia is an island complex of 15 uninhabited islands located between the island of Evia and Kamena Vurla .You can get there only by boat.
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In addition to providing efficient, inexpensive transport throughout some of the world's greatest cities, their most distinguished rapid-transit systems also provide an insight into history and society. Here are five outstanding examples.
The story of the Cyclades' Amorgos Island is a tale of beauty. Folklore has it that adjacent islands in the Cyclades told of a neighboring island where only beautiful women resided. This tale of omorfos (beauty) was about the relatively undiscovered
Not many countries in Europe can offer you the multitude of attractions of Greece, including sandy beaches with limpid waters; ancient ruins and citadels; lush forests; delicious cuisine; numerous cultural festivals; and relaxed lifestyle, not as
Spring 1990 brought us to the small island of Ithaca, Greece, in recent times known for little but its sheer beauty, but in literature famed for its king and hero Odysseus who, Homer tells us, was the brains behind the winning wooden-horse idea that
Read more…Greece’s second largest city and environs have a lot to offer the tourist -- especially the Jewish visitor:
There are not many of Israel’s neighbors in the eastern Mediterranean of whom it can be said that the Jewish people have fond memories throug
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“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”
― U.S. novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, & cultural critic Wendell Berry
If you’re a "seeker," who travels in part to d
Read more…I remember when I had to visit Athens last year. I had to properly research, including reading bloggers who had visited, It helped me quite a lot in making the most of my time there, and I made a good list of places to cover in a week. Now I in tu
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Santorini is a Greek archipelago nestled amidst the southern Aegean Sea. Its splendid natural beauty makes it one of the best holiday destinations in Greece. Whitewashed buildings atop the main island take its allure to unparalleled heights. Besides
As people start to think about fun getaways for the summer, it's worth noting that a number of key spots all across Europe draw multicultural people and gays/lesbians to unwind, let their hair down, and party their butts off, whether they're backpac
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If you’ve got even a passing knowledge of history and/or Greek mythology, you’ve probably heard of the Minotaur, the monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, imprisoned in a labyrinth by Minos, king of Greece's island ofCrete, and fed
Europe is of course the world's most popular and varied continent when it comes to travel marvels. Who isn't familiar with the icons of London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona and more? But there are also many lesser known places to explore in Europe, and I
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Are you thinking of visiting sunny Crete with your little ones? Here’s everything you need to know.
There’s a real sense of adventure to Crete. Unlike some more popular family destinations, Crete has managed to avoid becoming too ‘touristy’ – main
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Athens — home of the timeless Acropolis, and the place we were taught in school was the cradle of democracy — has for centuries been one of the cornerstones of the classical Grand Tour of Europe. Accordingly, it was o
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