Climbing Mount Olympus in Greece became a dream of mine after my next-door neighbor told me he had climbed Mount Olympus. At the time, I wasn't sure whether Mount Olympus existed in real life. So I couldn't tell if my...
The best beaches in Crete are easy to find with this ultimate beach guide to Crete. I also provide interesting side trip ideas that are close by to a few of these awesome beaches. In this post I have carefully selected...
The Blessing of the Waters is an annual Greek celebration held in Greece and many other countries around the world in early January. Think of it as one of the top Greek festivals! Countries such as the United States, the...
Yanis Varoufakis: Political Satire Comic In this amusing political satire comic, the ever-charismatic Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister, has a knack for selective memory — he's turned a blind eye to those intense economic crisis meetings of yesteryear! You...
George is the Greek travel blogger behind the website Letters to Barbara, who also reviews and contributes to the Greek lessons on this site, which makes speaking Greek very easy. I got to know George by reading his travel blog...
If you're close to the vicinity of northern Greece, why not stay for a few nights on the island of Samothrace? Samothrace (aka Samothraki) is a small oval island, 17 km long, situated off the Macedonian coastline in the northern...
My interview with Alexandra from "Do You Speak Greek?" came about after watching many of her Greek lessons on YouTube that teach people how to speak Greek. Greek Gods Paradise offers basic Greek lessons to assist tourists in Greece speak...
Jennifer Barclay is the author of Falling in Honey and several other books set in Greece, including An Octopus in my Ouzo, Wild Abandon, and Taverna by the Sea. Jennifer, who calls Greece home is a very interesting lady and...
The unexpected twist behind this Miss Universe comic featuring Greek god Hermes as a judge is as legendary as Paris judging the beauty of Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite — an act that sparked the Trojan War and the legend...
An interview with The Smooth Escape came about after I stumbled upon a web page about the Greek island of Milos. Initially, the awesome pictures taken in Milos on The Smooth Escape drew my attention. Then my admiration grew as I...