Here is how it goes: wake up early, before the Greek summer heat. Get out of bed, put on your boots and walk. I usually leave breakfast until the first uphill is over or until the first spectacular view. Everything tastes better when you are surrounded with beauty. My schedule for this morning is ,… Continue reading The best holiday of my life isn’t available to 99% of you
Category: TRAVEL
The perfect day in Santorini (you don’t need a second one)
It has featured in lists named like “Top 100 things to see in your lifetime” or equally click bait sounding titles from prestigious travel magazines. Half a volcano submerged, leaving a magically enchanting scenery which is truly breathtaking. But spending more than a day or two on Santorini is simply stupid. Here are the things… Continue reading The perfect day in Santorini (you don’t need a second one)
No, I’m not burning alive: What you need to know about Greek wildfires
We have a lot of forest. Since the second world war Greece’s forest coverage has increased. I remember the first time I went walking in England with an Ordnance Survey map how shocked I was that every single tree was on the map. This would be impossible in Greece, we have a lot of wild… Continue reading No, I’m not burning alive: What you need to know about Greek wildfires
The best thing on my holiday you can do at home
Instagram dictates modern tourism, learn how to use it It was our last day in Reykjavik and we headed past the scenic old port. To a simulator. That’s right. After two weeks in Iceland and a whole lot of very impressive experiences, we went to a helicopter fly-over machine. We had been on glaciers, inside… Continue reading The best thing on my holiday you can do at home
Time travel now available in Greece
Many of my friends think I hate Greece. It is true I am very tough on its people, businesses and government. I openly support the famous marbles from the Parthenon taken by Lord Elgin staying in the British Museum. I fully justified austerity measures as well deserved. I even downplayed the massive recent success of… Continue reading Time travel now available in Greece
Lightly disguised insults
At Miletus, the people aren’t stupid. But they always seem to do the things that stupid people would do. (Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle quoting)
Losing track of our sites
At a place called Elis, there was a building in the marketplace. It looked like a temple, had no walls and its roof was supported by columns of oak. I asked the local people about this and they all agree it is a memorial, but nobody remembers what it is commemorating! Guide to Greece –… Continue reading Losing track of our sites