As you plan your trip to Athens you’ll quickly learn about the popular Athens day trips: a half day to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Posiedon, a full day trip to explore the Argoloid peninsula with a stop in … Read More
It may sound like Delphi, but its not. In fact if you aren’t keen on a 2.5 – 3 hour drive (each way) to reach the site where the famous Oracle of Delphi held court, perhaps you’ll be intrigued to … Read More
A visit to this delightful spot may take an hour or a day. Whatever the duration, it’s a wonderful place to visit and interesting on many counts; the peaceful setting, the architecture and the history of both the 11th century … Read More
Sundays are for family and friends in Greece, and what better way to share it than around the table with good food and good company? Would you like to visit this off-the-beaten path village just 40 minutes by car from … Read More
Oh how lucky we are to have the fast road out of Athens. I’d heard my mother-in-law say this dozens of times as we headed out of Athens en route to the Peloponnese. She’d roll her eyes in that way … Read More
First published in 2010 – Reposted for the upcoming Athens Marathon in November 2011 With this year being the 2500th anniversary of the first Marathon, I’ve finally decided to make the rounds of that historic area 40 km from my … Read More
When my husband and friends were growing up in and around Athens, they and their peers had the opportunity to see wild animals only in a couple of not very well maintained places. This all changed a few years ago, … Read More
Happen to be in or around Athens on August 13 and looking to escape the crowds that will pour into the historical center for the Full Moon under the Acropolis (which isn’t actually going to be open … but there’s … Read More
Here’s a terrific video guide to the Amphiareion of Oropos created by AthensLiving:
Lots of folks write to ask me about the bus from Athens to Sounion and back. Since I’ve always driven there, and since I think the logical way to go there is by car (either renting a car yourself or … Read More