Greece is For the Birds - And You Can Be, too
Monday October 29, 2007
The Antikythera Bird Observatory on the small Greek island of Antikythera is looking for volunteers for its early spring season. Starting in mid-March, they need people who can stay for ... Read More
The Greek Holiday Celebrating "No!"
Saturday October 27, 2007
No, this isn't a commemoration of a Greek version of the "Just Say No to Drugs" program. It marks the date of a very famous one-word telegram that succinctly told ... Read More
Daylight Savings Time Ends in Greece
Saturday October 27, 2007
At 4am on Sunday morning, October 28th, 2007, daylight savings time in Greece ends for this year. All clocks will be turned back an hour to read 3am. Traveling ... Read More
Quick! Take a look at these Greek destinations
Saturday October 20, 2007
Sometimes it's dizzying deciding where to go in Greece, and many great destinations get overlooked because of all the attention paid to the "stars" of Greek travel - Athens ... Read More
ATMs in Greece - How to Find Them, How to Use Them
Sunday October 14, 2007
You can't deny it - travel in Greece takes cash, and sooner or later you'll find yourself wanting an ATM. Here's what you need to know about using ATMs in ... Read More
What To See in Athens, Greece
Friday October 12, 2007
Almost everyone traveling to Greece spends a day or two in Athens. My advice? If you're combining a trip to Athens with visits to the Greek islands, do Athens first. ... Read More
Decadence at the Athens Airport
Tuesday October 9, 2007
Who would have thought the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport held such decadent delights? I confess, I'm one of those people who plop down in the well-padded black-leather automatic massage chairs and ... Read More
Heraklion Archaeological Museum Temporary Exhibit Open
Saturday October 6, 2007
While the main Heraklion Archaeological Museum on the island of Crete is being reconstructed, a small exhibit of about 450 choice finds has opened up in on Hatzidakis Street directly ... Read More
Greece in October
Monday October 1, 2007
With warm weather seeming to last longer into fall in recent years, traveling in October in Greece is a great opportunity to see Greece when it isn't as crowded and ... Read More
On this Day in Greece - October 1st
Monday October 1, 2007
Local Greek boy Alexander the Great defeated the Persian king Darius III at Arbela (more accurately, Guagamela) in 331 BC.
And in 1957, Greek actor Stelios Mainas was born on the ... Read More

