Greece
Simply Santorini
Have you ever sat at your desk and dreamed of getting away to Greece? Spent hours staring at the Greece calendar hanging on your cubicle wall and fantasize of romantic vistas of whitewashed houses? Stacked up sugar cubes and imagined them as a Greek Island village? [Okay, I understand if I’m the only one who […]
Travel by Tastebud
If there’s one thing I learned growing up in a warm climate and without air conditioning, it’s that it’s often too hot to be in the kitchen. It’s a problem my mother solved with a delicious solution: cooking outside. In my mind, summer is very closely associated with charbroiled flavors from the fire (or grill). […]
Flowers that Transplant Me
When ever I see the long, spidery tendrils of bougainvillea they transplant me to the sun-drenched islands of summertime Greece. The thorny, wood-like vines with their green leaves and purple, red, or white flowers hanging from the roof tops and balconies of whitewashed homes along narrow village streets is one of the images of Greece […]
Get Lost (with Arthur Frommer)
Working in news, I’ve meet a lot of famous people. I’m seldom star struck (with the exception of meeting George Clooney) but a back in March I had a moment to meet and talk with one of my heroes, Arthur Frommer of Frommers Travel Guides. Frommer is the man who, during his time in the […]
Happy Easter
Happy Easter! I know, you’re thinking “that was a month ago!” but not if you’re Greek Orthodox. The Orthodox Church does things a little old fashioned by using the old Julian calendar, which sets Orthodox Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox (and Passover must always come before Easter). As […]
An Active Vacation on Andros
When we travel to Greece (Zeke has made the trip four times now), we like to visit Andros Island. Located just off the mainland, Andros is where Zeke’s great-grandmother, Anna Frank, was born. The strong family connection inspired our first visit, and the slow pace of Greek island life keeps us going back. While we’re […]
The Olympics: Visiting an Olympic City
I call on the youth of the world to gather … The opening of the 30th Modern Olympic Games in London this past Friday was a spectacular event and despite the grumbling you might hear from some Londoners about the crowds and the traffic problems, I truly believe that they are loving it. The Olympic […]
Traveling Vicariously
I find one thing a lot of us who have the travel bug also have is lots and lots of books on travel. I have a book shelf full of them. I have a massive collection of frommer’s, fodor’s and other planning books but they are not my favorite. I love the good narrative. When […]
Greece or Not to Greece?
With the American vacation season upon us and people thinking about where they want to go many of my coworkers and friends turn to me with questions – and one question in particular, is it safe to travel to Greece? My answer is, simply, yes. Greece has been one of the safest places to travel […]
Greece 2010: Life on Andros
Most Americans celebrated Easter last Sunday, but since I married into a Greek Orthodox family (which I highly recommend) we’re celebrating today — on Orthodox Easter (Χριστός ἀνέστη!). In keeping with the Greek theme, here’s a blog I first composed during our second trip to Greece in 2010: Ahh, Greece. My husband and I are […]
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