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Titan Travel Italian Lakes and Azamara Greek Islands Cruise Review

…h and enjoyed one of the beaches close to the centre. MYKONOS Mykonos Town Greece Mykonos Town Greece Mykonos Town Greece Waterside Bars The party island of Mykonos was the final port of call. Popular and trendy in the 1970s and 1980s with celebrities like Jacqui Onassis, it had fallen out of favour but is now back and very much in vogue. We took the free shuttle bus from the port into Mykonos Town and strolled the complex and winding streets that…

Windstar Star Breeze docked next to Norwegian Jade

Windstar

Windstar Cruises Venetian Passageways Highlights and Review

…inute of the passage through the soaring land mass on either side. Nafplio Greece Nafplio Greece from Palamidi Fortress Epidaurus Nafplio Greece Our last day was spent in Nafplio Greece. I went on a Windstar excursion that took us to the magnificent 12,000 seater Epidaurus amphitheatre. This acoustically perfect complex was at the site of an ancient healing centre that Greeks would travel days or weeks to receive treatment. Little is left of that…

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

Athens / Greece / Top Tips

ATHENS, GREECE: Observations and top tips for visitors

…e on Athens. They gave the city an impetus and focus to reinvent the city. Greece was, of course, the founders of the Olympics games and the people of Greece felt cheated and were very unhappy when they lost out to Sydney the right to stage the Millennium Olympics Games in 2000. There was a belief among some in the Olympic Movement that Athens was not able to stage the games due to its infrastructure. But I suspect that this was actually a good mo…

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Eastern Mediterranean And Greek Islands Cruise Tips And Watch Outs

…ean. Many of them start in either Venice or Athens and they cruise down to Greece or from Greece, stopping at places along the Adriatic like Dubrovnik and Kotor in Montenegro. They also include, of course, a number of stops at some mainland parts of Greece and on a number of the islands. They do tend to focus on the bigger and more popular islands. The second cruise you can choose is a Greek island only cruise. These tend to be operated by Greek o…

Greece / Kefalonia

Kefalonia Greek Island. History, Holidays, Hotels And Things To Do.

…ia Greece Fiscardo Kefalonia Myrtos Beach Kefalonia Petani Beach Kefalonia Greece Avithos Beach Kefalonia Greece Other Things To Do Assuming you are there for a week, seeing all the amazing beaches will take up most of your trip. However, there are a number of other well worth things to do and see if you want a distraction from the beaches. These are my 5 top tips: Argostoli. Although it has been rebuilt after the earthquake and is not as quaint a…

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Athens, Greece Revisited – Tips For Travellers Podcast 193

…llers.com shares his insights, observations and tips on visiting Athens in Greece. During the show he covers: Observations History General tips for visitors Best time to go Getting there and getting around Must-do things to see and do including: Acropolis Area Hadrian’s Arch Area National Garden Area Syntagma Square Area Museums This episode is supported by DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cruise Guide to Europe and the Mediterranean Check out this epi…

Friday Travel Photo: Fishing Boats in Fiscardo, Kefalonia, Greece

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Friday Travel Photo: Fishing Boats in Fiscardo, Kefalonia, Greece

…Fishing Boats in Fiscardo on Kefalonia Island Greece by gary bembridge This is the start of a new feature on the site called “Friday Photo”. Every Friday I will post a travel photo to inspire, excite and help to think about places you have visited – or want to visit. Most will be photos I have taken but also would love to share any great photos you have. If you have any suggestions then please leave a comment with a link to the photo online….

Korianna House: A Modern, Stylish Villa To Hire on Kefalonia Greece

Greece / Kefalonia

Korianna House: A Modern, Stylish Villa To Hire on Kefalonia Greece

…visiting any of the main holiday destinations in Europe like Kefalonia in Greece, is to avoid hotels and resorts and find a place of your own by hiring a villa. This is often a more cost effective option if you are travelling with friends and children. Most will have a pool and so also means that you can stay at the villa some days, and avoid packing up for a day on the beach. On a recent trip to Kefalonia we hired a stunning, modern and new vill…

Hotel Pentelikon (Athens, Greece) Review and Video

Athens / Greece / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video

Hotel Pentelikon (Athens, Greece) Review and Video

I have stayed the Hotel Pentelikon in Athens a few times over the last few years, and usually been very happy with staying there. Though it is not ideal if you are a tourist as it quite far from the centre and where you may want to go sightseeing. The staff at the hotel are always friendly, chatty and very welcoming. The people who work there are charming, and always trying to please.However, I did discover a part of the hotel that they seem to b…

ATHENS: GRECOTEL CAPE SOUNIO HOTEL (ATHENS, GREECE)

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ATHENS: GRECOTEL CAPE SOUNIO HOTEL (ATHENS, GREECE)

I have stayed at this hotel twice in the space of 3 years, both actually for conferences rather than as a tourist despite its deign primarily as a tourist venue. This hotel opened as a Grecotel in 2OO4 in time for the Olympics held in Athens that same year. It is about 65 Kms for the centre of Athens and about 35 Kms from the airport and on the Aegean coast. The hotel is on a small natural bay and looks directly across to the ruins of the still i…

Athens, Greece: Part 1 Hotel Pentelikon Review & Video

Athens / Greece / Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video

Athens, Greece: Part 1 Hotel Pentelikon Review & Video

I have been to Athens 3 tiems (so far this year): at the end of January for a meeting, in June for a conference and then again for a short meeting. In January and now in August, I stayed in the Hotel Pentelikon. Below is a video of the room which was very nice indeed and a review. I did not make another video for this trip as the room was identical (just faced the pool this time). The Hotel Pentelikon is situated in Kifissia which is a suburb of…