Santorini before tourism: Tomato capital
Before the tourists there were the tomatoes. Santorini is still famous for the flavor of its tomatoes, and now a museum celebrates their past.
Before the tourists there were the tomatoes. Santorini is still famous for the flavor of its tomatoes, and now a museum celebrates their past.
Disney Cruise Line has cancelled both Greece and Turkey from its 2016 itinerary for Disney Magic's 12-night cruise. A spokesperson said the change was a result of monitoring conditions and activities in the region. Earlier, Costa Cruises had dropped Turkey stopovers for the last half of the 2015 season, and last month Celebrity announced it wouldn't overnight in Istanbul in 2016. The Celebrity announcement said it was due to cruise port construction in Istanbul, but it seems likely that...
Greece, which a year ago was losing tourist business because of fears of economic crisis, lack of cash in ATMs and possible disorder, is hoping to have a better time this year as crises in the Middle East kill tourism business there. Greece is...
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren't wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.
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Corfu International Airport, one of those to be managed by Fraport . Photo: Jean Housen / Wikimedia In one of the first effects of the Greek bailout deal, which requires Greece to privatize many public facilities, Fraport,...
Demonstration last week in Syntagma square, calling for No vote in referendum on austerity pact. After agreement, new demonstrations call for rejecting the agreement. The recent deal between Greece and European finance authorities is not...
Lisbon—a winner as the Greek crisis cuts into Greek vacation bookings One man's famine is turning into another man's feast. As tourist bookings for Greece stumble in the midst of the Euro crisis and uncertainty about supplies of money,...
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World events are pushing their way to center stage for travelers to Greece. Here's some practical information and advice for those who are committed to going (and some travel agencies and tour companies are offering cancellation or postponement...
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I admit that I don't 'do' beach holidays very well. So when I was threatened by "another day by the pool" I decided that it would be great to take the new high speed catamaran service from Fetihye in Turkey to the isle of Rhodes in Greece.
One of the great perks of a good road trip is not knowing where you'll stop along the way...just where you start and where you end (and sometimes, not even that!) So how about a 10-day cruise on a luxury ship where all you know is where it sails from and where it says farewell?
Eurail has enhanced its offerings for the new year with some new passes and some upgrades to existing ones. One of the best bits for families: children 4-11 now trvel free if accompanied by a pass-holding adult. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro...
Continuing my recent posts demonstrating my love for the magnificent views to be seen from the cliff tops in Oia, Santorini, looking out over the sea and down into the gigantic, flooded, volcanic caldera that lies in front of both of the...