**Tsiknopempti 2012 & Carnivale** Tsiknopempti or “Smoked Thursday” is February 16, 2012 Carnival Period begins February 5, 2012 Main Carnival Weekend: Friday, February 24 – Sunday, February 26, 2012 Clean…
My favorite little museum in Athens has just announced an extension of the Sol Lewitt, Line & Color exhibit they’ve been hosting since the fall. The Sol Lewitt exhibit is…
I find it’s something a lot folks planning trips to Athens ask me about. And while there was a time long ago when I could stay up late enough to…
Visiting Athens this February? Plan your stay to include a Thursday afternoon at the Acropolis Museum and you’ll find yourself being serenaded. Every Thursday afternoon in February, the Acropolis Museum,…
Psirri is a neighborhood that is difficult to describe. In most travel guides it is described as a great tourist attraction with excellent restaurants, vivid nightlife and chic stores. That…
Koulouria, not bagels (the only bagel I’ve ever found in Athens was in the restaurant at the IKEA near the airport. Sadly they would not sell me a dozen, although…
Athens has lots of popular walks, but most visitors would never consider taking a walk to Athens’ “most excellent suburb”, thinking, of course, it way to far to attempt on…
Growing up monolingual in America I was lucky enough to have parents who somehow understood that language was an important part of experiencing other cultures. Exposed young to an at…
Now that the Christmas and New Year holidays have passed, it’s time to start planning for your Spring break holiday in Greece. Spring is a fabulous time in Greece, and…
Debating whether to travel to Greece? Perhaps this will inspire you to book your flight.
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