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5 Ancient Things to See in Greece

For travelers seeking a little ancient history with their holiday, there is hardly a country more suited for the task than Greece. With countless sites to choose from, these 5 are guaranteed to satisfy those looking for something really ancient: [...]

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Alexander’s Boutique Hotel – The Best Hotel in Santorini? Very Possibly!

The postcards of Santorini all depict that same gorgeous scene, the white caves, the blue roofs, the Mediterranean sparkling. It is literally one of the most beautiful scenes in the world, so if you’re coming to Santorini, do it right. [...]

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Where is the most beautiful place in the world? Santorini? Possibly

There are too many places that claim to be the most beautiful place in the world, and I’ve been to a lot of them, but few really, truly compete for the title. Santorini however is certainly in the running. I’m [...]

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Backpacking in Athens, Greece; 5 Things to See in Athens

With all the chat about Greek’s financial woes, you’d almost expect Athens to be a city full of destitute people and burnt out buildings. And whilst sadly there are certainly an increased number of homeless, a lot of empty shops [...]

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Delphi, Greece – Visiting the Greek Centre of the World

I’m starting to get spoilt on my European travels, another day another UNESCO world heritage site, I think that makes 6 this week. Delphi, though, has answered all my expectations about Greece. This is exactly the sort of thing I [...]

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How to get from Ohrid to Meteora, Greece:

I’m writing this post for everyone who googles this question and would otherwise have to spend hours researching how to do this journey, like I did yesterday! So here you go guys… Ohrid is in the south of Macedonia, and [...]

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The Monasteries in Meteora – the 8th Wonder of the World?

After the ridiculously long, 15 hour journey to get here yesterday from Ohrid, Macedonia I was expecting big things. Ohrid to Meteora shold be a 225km journey, 4 hours max. However, traveling is nothing but unpredictable to I ended going [...]

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Why I’m Still Visiting Greece Despite their Financial Problems

My readers who are based in Europe will know all about Greece’s financial problems, they’re debt, their bankrupt banks, their loans from the rest of the world and their potential expulsion from the Eurozone, for my North American readers that [...]

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