If you're traveling in Greece right now by car, keep an eye on your gas tank. A nationwide strike has left many gas stations high and dry as tanker trucks ... Read More

Island hopping by ferry through the Greek islands is something everyone should have the opportunity to do. The Greek ferry culture among the sleep-on-deck set alone is worth experiencing - ... Read More

Right now, many a real hotelier in Greece is facing truly unfair competition - the fictional "Villa Donna" from "Mamma Mia the Movie". The Villa Donna doesn't exist - ... Read More

I hear it every time I'm in Greece - a well-meaning tourist inadvertently calling an aged Greek woman a squid (or a close maritime equivalent). Here's how you can ... Read More

Feeling uncomfortable? It might be the right time to reposition yourself in Greece by taking a "repositioning" cruise from Greece to the Atlantic shores of Europe, or even across the ... Read More

Sometimes the simplest information about traveling in Greece can be the easiest to miss - so here are some handy links to figure out how to call Greece and what ... Read More

On this day in 1922, the Greco-Turkish War ended. This led to the traumatic exchange of citizens between the two countries, as those of Turkish ancestry left Greek territory and ... Read More

Readers trying to confirm or rearrange flights out of Greece are telling me that Olympic Airlines may be poised to go out on strike this coming week. This may be ... Read More

An eclipse on this date in 1251 B.C. at Thebes in Greece is thought by some to be the date when the mythical hero Hercules or Heracles was born.

September is arguably the best month to travel to Greece, with generally delightful weather, warm waters, light crowds, lower prices ... the list goes on and on. And with many ... Read More