Greece Travel Blog

Santorini immediately impressed us with its beauty

Greece Travel Blog — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:42:59 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.com At our first stop, in Paros, we had an hour to grab some snacks and stroll around. Lots of backpackers were on that island. We watched an old man make a produce delivery to a grocery store with his donkey. We then sat at the port among all the outdoor seating for the cafes and [...]

At the Clubs and Bars of Mykonos

Greece Travel Blog — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:40:00 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comThe flight to Mykonos on Aegean took just a half hour. We stayed at the Mykonian Ambassador hotel, which sent a shuttle to pick us up. It, like most buildings there, was in the Cycladic architectural style: white stuccoed stone buildings, blocky and terraced into the hills with brightly painted balconies and trim (mostly blue, [...]

Athens – A labyrinthine collection of small alleys

Greece Travel Blog — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:34:47 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.com Athens presented itself as a labyrinthine collection of small alleys passing as streets and small streets passing as boulevards. Marble shows up casually and unexpectantly on curbs and sidewalks. Crumbly buildings from antiquity stand next to refurbished and new ones with iron balconies and window sills with geraniums. Our first impression of Athenians was that they [...]

Discovering an idyllic scenery in Kefalonia

Greece Travel Blog — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:40:38 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comWe were up bright and early today. We had a vague plan to travel up the east coast of Kefalonia. From Skala, this would take us past Poros and then Sami. I fell in love with the means of travel immediately. From the start the scenery was idyllic: towering mountains on the left; sparkling blue sea [...]

I regard Greeks as the most hospitable and philanthropic people I’ve ever met

Greece Travel Blog — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:23:22 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comWhen I visited the popular Syntagma Square, where I regularly stopped to eat lunch with my travelling companion, people were throwing crumbs for the birds. They have since upgraded to hurling firebombs, marble and other objects at police, who have used teargas and baton in response. The violence came on the first anniversary of the [...]

Growing Younger in Santorini

Greece Travel Blog — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:54:33 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comRed Beach is an impressive location, with towering red cliffs hanging over a beach of black sand and pebbles. We had a bit of a look around and then headed off for our next destination. I saw a sign saying lighthouse. Ever a sucker for a lighthouse I turned the car in that direction. We came [...]

Wandering in Athens with my dad

Greece Travel Blog — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:05:05 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comAh, how I love the smell of Europe in the morning! We awoke not too early after a good night’s rest, and finished posting some pictures and some blog posts. There, the admin is done. Immediately thereafter, we headed down for breakfast, which consisted of cereal, coffee, and what was supposed to be toast. I [...]

Wintertime Views of Corfu

Greece Travel Blog — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:43:06 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comBenitses is a small fishing village that has turned into a summer holiday town, so basically that means there are lots of tavernas, shops cafe and bars which are all shut down. This is a recurring theme in Corfu – actually there are three or four places open here so it is one of the [...]

It is impossible to capture the haunting beauty and the perfect stillness of Santorini

Greece Travel Blog — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:22:34 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comWe had a smooth trip, playing cards and practice with jacks to while away the hours. Highlights including visiting Paros, Naxos and Ios along the way, watching the loading and unloading of the ferry as we went. We arrived at the port of Santorini pretty much on time. Sailing into the caldera (the large bay [...]

Discovering the Ancient Asine

Greece Travel Blog — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:19:29 +0000

www.GreeceTravelBlog.comMerely 100m from our campground was a lovely rocky shoreline, But taking a look around, I saw ruins up on some hills beside the beach. We had unknowingly stumbled into Ancient Asine. A tiny little place, all but forgotten except for one tiny line in Homer’s Iliad mentioning them as participating in the Trojan War. [...]