Greece

Visitors, especially overweight ones, are being asked to give the island's cliff-climbing donkeys a break.

Groups from Venice and other heavily-visited destinations meet to talk and plan for their future.

Better known as Corfu, Kerkyra holds a charm for GarryRF.

On an early morning visit to a neighbor of the Acropolis, SeeSaw has a view of history as well as beauty.

Professor Abe's fun and insightful series on visiting Ikaria concludes this week. Be sure to check out the great story and accompanying photos

Professor Abe's visit to Ikaria continues, with some great sightseeing spots. We drift to local fresh foods and cuisine. You'll be salivating by the time you reach the end of this post!

Professor Abe's visit to Ikaria continues, this week looking at some of the island's geothermal springs which drew some of the first tourists to the island. Today the Greek island is a spa destination with a number of charming small towns and villages.

Professor Abe begins the first in a four part series about visiting the beautiful Greek island of Ikaria. The landscape is lovely and the wildflowers were especially remarkable during his visit.

A small Greek island plans to cut itself loose from carbon-based power and set an example.

Wilbur's exotic train journeys continue, today with stops in Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Meteora (Kalambaka), Skopje, Niš, ending in Sofia. If you love train travel stories, you'll love this post.

Hydra, the Greek island where Sophia Loren's classic, Boy on a Dolphin, was filmed, commemorates with a statue.

SeeSaw visits a gritty neighborhood in Athens, one she skipped at first, and falls in love with its lively atmosphere and fascinating mix of people.