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Beyond the Acropolis
A guide to discovering Athens off the beaten path and some of the sweetest spots beyond Athens
Beyond the Acropolis
A guide to discovering Athens off the beaten path and some of the sweetest spots beyond Athens
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Where’s the best place to stay in Athens?
Posted on April 10th, 2008
Being a Chicagoan who spends half her life in Athens means that I’ve become the defacto expert on everything Athens … friends, family, friends of friends and family of friends fill my email box with questions as they plan their Greek journeys. Their queries are many and varied, but by far the one which causes [...]
Peloponesse journey
Posted on February 18th, 2008
Just 2 hours by car from Athens is a world full of history, nature, mountain ranges that hide villages where life moves at a different pace, beaches only locals know and fishing ports untouched by time and tourism.
Hidden gem guesthouse in Mystras
Posted on October 15th, 2007
It was getting late, and Basil and I knew we would not finish our work in Sparta before the office closed. Weighing the choice of driving back to Athens versus overnighting in Laconia somewhere, we both agreed that it made sense to find ourselves a bed locally. Of course, after a few years in our [...]
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