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deTraci's Greece Travel Blog March 2006 Archive

By deTraci Regula, About.com Guide to Greece Travel

The Mining Museum of Milos

Friday March 31, 2006
The Mining Museum of Milos is fun to say and fun to visit - and on an often-missed island in the Cyclades. Check out what Milos, the biggest island of ... Read More

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Thursday March 30, 2006
This is an example of a WordPress page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can ... Read More

How To Pack A First Aid Kit For Greece

Wednesday March 29, 2006
Wondering what to tuck in the corners of your suitcase? How about a quick, cheap first-aid kit you can assemble yourself for your travels to Greece - and elsewhere. Plus, ... Read More

Canadian Flights to Greece

Sunday March 26, 2006
Air Transat is not a well-known airline to most, but beginning in spring, the carrier offers flights to Athens from Toronto and Montreal (not Ottawa as previously reported!). If ... Read More

Greek Easter Hiking on Rhodes

Saturday March 25, 2006
Celebrate Greek Easter and enjoy traipsing over the ancient island of the Sun on the beautiful isles of Rhodes, Symi, and Samos in the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Meander Tours ... Read More

Independence Day in Greece

Friday March 24, 2006
March 25th is a dual national holiday in Greece - Independence Day and the Feast of the Annunciation. Combining both the political and the religious, travelers will be surrounded ... Read More

Daylight Savings Time Starts in Greece This Weekend

Thursday March 23, 2006
On Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 3am, daylight savings time in Greece ends for this year. All clocks will be advanced forward an hour. Travelers be alert: existing plane ... Read More

Easter Answer Hunt

Wednesday March 22, 2006
I always know when Easter is approaching because the Greece for Visitors mailbox starts filling up with questions like: "When is Greek Easter?" This year, it's on April 23rd ... Read More

Eurovision Show Seeks to Match Olympics

Monday March 20, 2006
Eurovision frenzy continues to heat up, as the

Getting Shot for Greece

Saturday March 18, 2006
Do you need to get shots for travel to Greece? The law says one thing but savvy travelers may think otherwise. Decide what's right for you on your ... Read More

Floods in Northeast Greece Snarl Travel

Thursday March 16, 2006
Substantial flooding in Northern Greece near the Bulgarian and Turkish borders is causing the evacuation of many small villages and making travel almost impossible in some areas, the Sofia News ... Read More

Greece Adds New Tourist Attraction?

Tuesday March 14, 2006
The miraculously preserved body of a monk who died 15 years ago is attracting hordes of visitors to Lamia, eKathimerini reports. While oddly-preserved corpses are usually taken as a negative sign, ... Read More

Greece Selects Eurovision Song Entry

Monday March 13, 2006
Greece, last year's winner of the Eurovision song contest, is making the final selection of its song for this year's competition. As the host country, all eyes are on Greece ... Read More

Getting Negative on Greece

Sunday March 12, 2006
I believe in thinking positively - at least as much of the time as possible. But there's a thing or two to be learned from being negative - like suggestions ... Read More

The Most Dangerous Volcano in Greece

Thursday March 9, 2006
... is not Santorini. The small, flower-like island of Nisyros near Kos is home to a hotspot which some scientists believe is only a few years away from a major ... Read More

Chania Creativity Workshop

Monday March 6, 2006
Feel like exploring your soul while you explore the Greek island of Crete? The Cretan version of The Creativity Workshop runs from June 19th-28th and provides your hotel in beautiful ... Read More

Up In The Air with Olympic

Sunday March 5, 2006
Ekathimerini.com reports that the Greek government has extended protection from creditors for Olympic Airlines. Originally, it looked like major changes would hit the airline this month, but now, ... Read More

Carnival in Greece

Sunday March 5, 2006
This weekend is Greek "Mardi Gras", the festival of apokrias. The celebration is especially vivid in Patras, but more and more cities and towns are spiffing up their ... Read More

Piraeus

Sunday March 5, 2006
The Athens Metro, swooping up to the ferry docks, has made Piraeus a viable low-budget alternative to staying in Athens itself. And if you're lucky and any reconstructed ancient ... Read More

Eurovision Contest Tour Package

Saturday March 4, 2006
Windmill Tours is offering a special Eurovision travel package, including 3 or 4 nights in Athens and a ticket to the contest. Prices start at 690 Euro for the three-night ... Read More

Eurovision Madness

Saturday March 4, 2006
Before there was "American Idol", there was Eurovision - a trans-Europe song contest regarded with a fervor usually reserved for crucial soccer team matches. Last year, in 2005, Greece won ... Read More
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