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Rhodes - Restaurant and Hotel Reviews

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Greece , and I've saved it for the last article. If you're a foodie traveler like us an...

Three Slow Days in the Medieval City of Rhodes

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Our first glimpse of the walled city of Rhodes (Rodos) came shortly after the sunrise as our ferry slowly sailed into the busy Mandraki har...

Symi - Restaurant and Hotel Reviews

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No seafood lover should leave Symi without tasting its unique contribution to Greek cuisine, a local species of miniature shrimps known sim...

My Favorite Greek Island - Symi

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I had one of those magical moments that I can't really put into words.

Santorini - Restaurant Reviews

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Q: When is out-of-this-world scenery not a good thing? A: When it unfairly eclipses your fantastic culinary offerings to such a degree ...

Santorini's Traditional Back Side

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To most travelers, the word Santorini immediately conjures up the image of its world famous sea-filled volcano crater, and the whitewashed ...

Four Leisurely Days on Santorini

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Like most first-time visitors, I met my first sight of Santorini's caldera with a deep breath and a sigh, followed by a slight feeling ...

Doing Nothing For a Day on Paros

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Between longer stays at the bustling cosmopolitans of Mykonos and Santorini, we did manage to squeeze out a day of total relaxation at laid...

Day-Trip to Delos

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While Mykonos doesn't boast any must-see sight on its main island, it is the perfect jump-off point to visit one of the most impressive...

Best Uni Sashimi of My Life ... in Mykonos, Greece?

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The best travel memories often arise from chance discoveries -- anonymous villages, unmapped paths, or best of all, unheralded dishes.

Getting to Know Thyself at Delphi

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My Balkan coworker asked me upon my return from Delphi, "Did you get to Know Thyself ?" That's a great question for any sel...

Traveling from Meteora to Delphi through another World Heritage Site -- Hosios Loukas

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This article is for fellow independent travelers facing the same popular logistic problem ... how does one get from Meteora to Delphi using...

Hiking Among Meteora's Cliff-top Monasteries

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We’re normally not hikers. But if you have to fly 11,000 km just to arrive in Greece, you wouldn’t want to rush through one of the world’s ...

Athens - Our Neighbourhood Ouzeri and a 150-Year-Old Taverna

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I must admit that I have a fondness for small, informal eateries serving the home country’s authentic peasant grub. In Greece this translat...

Visiting the Poet-Sandalmaker of Athens

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"The lesser hermit harbors within a forest; the great hermit harbors within the city." -- my translation of an ancient Chinese q...

Famously Cheap Food in Athens

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Being self-guided budget travelers, one of the most important questions on any of our trips has been ... What is the PINNACLE OF CHEAP PEAS...

Athens - a Photo Gallery

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Hopping from one ancient culinary influence to another, we took our tastebuds to the sun-blessed terrain of Greece this past summer. Raw ...

Savory Greece in 18 Days

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This is the INDEX PAGE of our 18-day self-guided trip of Greece, with stops at Athens, Meteora, Delphi, Mykonos, Paros, Santorini, Rhodes, a...

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