Mainland Greece: A Perfect Itinerary
Here is a 3-week itinerary for a winter trip to explore Greece – the Cradle of Western Civilization, flying in and out of Athens. Monemvasia, Greece Athens, 4 nights Bus […]
Tag Archives: Greece
Cost of Travel: Greece
Last time I promised I would tell how we became millionaires. It didn’t happen in Greece, and I assure you it doesn’t involve black market antiquities. I also have photos […]
Greece’s National Treasure
The National Archeological Museum in Athens is the largest archeological museum in Greece and is one of the most important museums in the world devoted to Ancient Greek art. It […]
Do Laundry… or Go Naked in Greece
The very first Olympic Games were held at Olympia, Greece in 776 BC and held every four years until 393 AD, a period of 1169 years. The duration of the […]
Our Peloponnesian Odyssey
Greece, located on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, is situated at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is a mountainous land of many peninsulas jutting out […]
A is for Athens
A is for Alpha, Attica, Athens, Acropolis, Agora, Archeology, and my aching feet. There are layers and layers of many millennia of history, legend, myth, culture, art, religion and war […]
The Greek Cuisine
Fresh and good! We are eating well in Greece. Greek yogurt and honey! Fresh grilled pike with lemon and olive oil sauce. Spaghetti and shrimp. Mousaka has layers of potato […]
Footsteps of Paul: A Trip Report, Part 2
The Footsteps of Paul tour was a huge success! Many, many thanks to Paul at Inspired Voyagers, in Athens for working with me to organize our tour and making all […]
In the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul
The massage therapist’s strong hands vigorously worked tightly knotted muscles in the tender areas of my ankles, calves and knees – souvenirs from 2 weeks of climbing steep steps and […]
Finale to a Dream Trip
In the course of planning our dream vacation I compromised with my husband to satisfy his desire to cruise by giving up days in Italy and he agreed to take […]
