Mykonos Beach Party Guide – Top 6 Beach Bars
If you are planning to visit Mykonos anytime soon then make sure to make a comprehensive research about the places that are a must visit in the area. You do not want yourself to be caught off guard and be completely lost as to which places are definitely not-a-miss if one wants to make his […]
49 Reasons to Love Greece, but theres more ofcourse…
Recently the most amazing of posts appeared on Buzz Feed featuring 49 Reasons to Love Greece, and I thought it would be a great post to share. As the saying goes, pictures are worth much more than words…Enjoy and visit Greece and her Islands Soon! Here are just a few of them: Click here […]
The Sailor’s Gastronomic Guide to Crete
Greece is famous for its thousands of beautiful, diverse islands but there is no island more famous than Crete. The largest of all the Greek isles, Crete lies in one of the sunniest spots in the Mediterranean, so if you are looking for a holiday that combines great weather, spectacular scenery, fabulous food and plenty […]
Dario Ciriello’s ‘Aegean Dream’, a Greek Island Tale
In Dario Ciriello’s ‘Aegean Dream’ Dario and his wife Linda gamble everything on their dream—a new life on the tiny Greek island of Skópelos. They’ve studied Greek, done their research, and have a simple goal: to set up a small business and live happily ever after. But the Greek Gods have other ideas, and before […]
Crete, Freedom or Death by Basil Boziotis
The Enamored Greek Island of Crete, a part of the world that has risen from the depths of conquest and adversity many times over, has transformed to a land of endless feasts, legends and dreams where the fine art of unpretentious hospitality is religiously practiced. Crete has an unparalleled character and atmosphere, which cannot […]
Greek Island Journey by Basil Boziotis
According to legend Leto gave birth to Apollo on the island of Delos bringing to this world the music of light. This invisible harmony burst over the Aegean turning to stone and bringing the Cyclades to life. Deriving their name from the word “kyklos” meaning circle they surround the uninhabited sacred island of Delos forming […]
Ancient Greek Ship Wreck Discovered
According to a report published in the Sacramento Bee, Greece’s culture ministry said the two third-century wrecks were discovered earlier this month during a survey of an area where a Greek-Italian gas pipe line is to be sunk. The ships were located approximately 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) deep in the sea between the Greek Island […]
Akrotiri, Santorini Reopens for Business
According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Department of Culture and Tourism in Greece is reopening a major archaeological site on the tourist island of Santorini, which was closed for nearly seven years after a roof collapsed, killing a visitor in 2005. The culture ministry said in a statement that the bronze-age […]
Santorini Island, Volcano Due to Explode?
The Greek islands of Santorini, site of one of history’s most colossal volcanic eruptions, are rumbling again. Santorini’s volcanic activity during the past 2-500,000 years has been dominated by very large explosive eruptions at intervals of few tens of thousands of years. The present-day crescent shape of the island of Santorini is essentially what remains […]
Greek Islands Economy, fat and non productive
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Tourism plays a great role in the Greek Economy and with the economy poised to shrink again this year it is a hot topic with Greek Policy makers trying to get […]
Greek Islands: Island Hopping Tips and Hotel Deals
According to a story I read earlier this week from Toronto Star’s travel editor Jim Byers, a study by Tripadvisor in the UK showed hotel prices in Greece have fallen as much as 20 per cent over all thus far. The company looked at nine popular Greek Island destinations and found that all but two […]
Greek Carnival, Great time to party in Greece
In Greece the Carnival started in Ancient times, believed to be as a worship to Dionysos, the God of Wine and Feast. In the Orthodox tradition Apokries is the preparation period before Lent. Patras, Greece is the largest and most popular ranking within the top Carnival Celebrations on the planet. Some Refer to this holiday […]
Greek Islands are NOT For Sale
Headlines have been screaming of reports such as the one I came across today: “GREECE may be forced to rent out The Acropolis and sell some of its famous holiday islands to pay its debts.” The aforementioned headline appeared in an Australian News Outlet Frankly I am sick and tired of these sensationalized headlines that […]
Crete; Young Cancer Patients Enjoy Retreat via Sarah Hope Foundation
The Sarah Hope Foundation Runs a Retreat on the Greek Island of Crete to offer Normal Family days for Children Suffering from Cancer. The charity is run by Sara’s parents Ged and Julie, who earlier this year moved along with son Mark, 21, and six-year-old daughter Faye, to Crete to man the holiday home full-time. […]
Greece Top Ten Destinations
Athens – The Acropolis Athens – The National Archaeological Museum Near Athens – Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion Island of Santorini Island of Mykonos Ancient Theater of Epidaurus Mycenae Crete Island Crete – Knossos Island of Hydra To Read a description of the Greece Top Ten Destinations List Please visit Here
Greek Islands: Sex and Kamaki
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the women visiting Greece during those times landed in a country that had just shaken off a seven-year military dictatorship and where courtship between Greeks was tightly regulated by strict tradition that still kept unmarried girls inside the home. Some believed that the practice boosted tourism as many of […]
Greek Islands found to Help get your Groove On
A survey of female travel habits by the Female Travel and Lifestyle Report where nearly 8000 people took part in the online survey featured on an Australian Travel Website, found that the Greek Islands were one of the top 3 best places for a fling. Las Vegas and Ibiza were also within the top 3 […]
Cavemen Vacationed on Greek Islands over 100,000 Years Ago
Meganisi – a small and beautiful strip of land four miles south-east of Lefkada is where the Greek Reporter published the findings of archaeologist Nena Galanidou, professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Crete which stated that Neanderthal men and women were the first inhabitants of the Ionian Sea over a 100,000 years ago […]
