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A Greek island vacation usually means enjoying small island life, hanging out on the beach, taking a walk through a village, and perhaps...

Crete is Greece’s largest island and, therefore, has a number of cities and towns from which to choose.  Our trip to Crete was actually...

Except for the inventive cocktails we found at some Athens rooftop bars , the Greeks don’t really drink a lot of mixed beverages.  It...

The monasteries of Meteora. Can I be honest?   Greece wasn’t really at the top of my list for travel destinations I wanted to visit. ...

Photo courtesy Anoskeli When you think of wine, do you think of Greece immediately?  I’m guessing you probably don’t.  Yet the Greeks h...

Admittedly one day in Athens isn’t enough to really get to know the city, but oftentimes travelers to Greece spend very little time in ...

If there is one thing you do when visiting the Greek island of Crete, you must hike Samaria Gorge.  There are certain epic hikes through...

It really shouldn’t have surprised me, the Greek culture being one of the oldest in the world and all, but the Greeks have a ton of tra...

Look, Mom, no guardrails! We love a good road trip. We have circumnavigated Spain, managed a particularly worrisome rust-bucket aroun...

No matter where you are in Athens the Acropolis towers above, ever present.  Somehow, the sight of the Acropolis just never gets old.  ...

Greece has an abundance of food and dishes unique to the country and it can be overwhelming for a traveler to Greece who doesn’t have k...