Greece Travel Blog

Olympic Flame lit for 2012

Greece Travel Blog — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:12:58 +0000

The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening ceremony on July 27. After the choreographed … Continue reading →

A new film is being shot in Greece with famous international cast

Greece Travel Blog — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:12:35 +0000

A new film is being shot on location in Greece and Russia with a famous international cast, including John Cleese, Catherine Deneuve and Sebastian Koch. Based on true events, Koch stars as Ioannis Varvakis who became a fabulously wealthy caviar … Continue reading →

Enjoying the beaches of Vouliagmeni and the Marina

Greece Travel Blog — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:33:54 +0000

The hotel we are staying is on a magnificent gold cost with some outstanding beaches in the southern part of Attica. A few of these beaches are free. Lots of water sports take place in the beautiful bay throughout the … Continue reading →

Amazing days in Greece

Greece Travel Blog — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:56:50 +0000

It was amazing. After overcoming the initial shock of just how many passengers were on the ship (around 2 thousand or so) and just how pushy and rude the Italians can be, we settled into our cabin and began a … Continue reading →

Beautiful days in Greece – Nafplio, Aegina, Tiryns, Mycenae, Epidauros

Greece Travel Blog — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:56:33 +0000

Nafplion is so much cleaner and prettier than Athens and the restaurants don’t hound you. I love it! They even have a “Popeyes” restaurant (not the same as the one in Louisiana) but still has American-type food. We basically spent … Continue reading →

Richard Clark, A Notebook of the Greek Islands

Greece Travel Blog — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:40:34 +0000

Opening Richard Clark’s The Greek Islands – A Notebook, reading the first pages, a list with common Greek words that a tourist should know, descriptions of some food, etc, I thought this was going to be some sort of a … Continue reading →

Richard Clark, A Traditional Existence (A Day in Crete)

Greece Travel Blog — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:39:54 +0000

From Richard Clark, The Greek Islands – A Notebook, Occasional journeys through Crete, Corfu, Rhodes and other islands, pp. 243-7 My back felt as though it would go into spasm as we hit yet another pothole on the road which … Continue reading →

You just don’t get that kind of hospitality in other places

Greece Travel Blog — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:53:03 +0000

The hotel does a weekly Greek night which is fantastic, the food was amazing and they play Greek music and have dancers. As expected they loved getting the guests up to join in with the dances. I am usually rather … Continue reading →

Touring in Crete – Gortyna, Matala, Phaistus, Chania, Samaria Gorge

Greece Travel Blog — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:02:28 +0000

Crete was home to some early inhabitants in the neo-lithic (new stone age) that progressed to the Minoans in the bronze age. The Minoans were very advanced as big regional traders, superb architects, etc. Some big earthquakes around 1700 BC … Continue reading →

In love with Santorini

Greece Travel Blog — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:26:44 +0000

The boat took us to the volcano, which is technically still active, but there hasn’t been an eruption for a long long time – the guide did tell us but I can’t remember. Santorini used to be a round island, … Continue reading →