Jul 2nd, 2012 at 9:00AM: In the northern port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, workers of Metro's construction company found ancient ruins during the building of a new subway. Archaeologists say the 230-foot section of uncovered road was built by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago.
The site was shown to the public on Monday, when it was announced the artifact would be raised and put on permanent display when the subway ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Ancient Road Found In Greece During Subway Construction
Jul 2nd, 2012 at 9:00AM: In the northern port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, workers of Metro's construction company found ancient ruins during the building of a new subway. Archaeologists say the 230-foot section of uncovered road was built by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago.
The site was shown to the public on Monday, when it was announced the artifact would be raised and put on permanent display when the subway ...Hospitality: What We Can Learn From The Greeks
Jun 27th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Twenty minutes into an uphill walk on a sizzling hot day on the Greek island of Syros, we gave up and decided to take a taxi. My wife and I were pushing a 2-year-old in a stroller, and cajoling our 4-year-old to brave the heat, much to his chagrin, but realized that our destination, the Catholic neighborhood of Ano Syros, perched high above the city, was too far away.
But taxis don't randomly ...The Problem With Guidebooks, Or How I Came to Hate Lonely Planet On A Sunday in Crete
Jun 25th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Have you ever been so annoyed with a guidebook that you wanted to track down the author and bludgeon them to death with a rusty hatchet? Neither have I, but yesterday I came close.
I almost always invest in a guidebook when I take a trip. But I'm not sure why, because I've been led astray on so many occasions. After arriving in the Greek isles at the start of a six-week trip, my wife and I ...Samos, Greece: The Land Of Wine And Honey
Jun 22nd, 2012 at 11:00AM: My introduction to the island of Samos was a trunk infested with thousands of tiny, prowling insects, feasting on an open bag of fertilizer. We had just arrived in Pythagorion, a port city named after Pythagoras, the famous mathematician who was born there, and the owner of the hotel we were to stay in had come to pick us up. But just as I was about to hoist our bags into the trunk of her car, I ...A Sunset Mosh Pit In Santorini
Jun 21st, 2012 at 11:00AM: Tourism is supposed to be way down in Greece this year, right? Then perhaps someone can explain why there were approximately 35,000 tourists jostling and clawing for space to capture the perfect shot of the setting sun last night in Oia, on the island of Santorini?
I knew before we arrived that Santorini is the most popular (and expensive) of the 200 or so inhabited Greek islands, and I visited ...4 Hotel Bargains In the Greek Isles at $75 Per Night Or Less
Jun 20th, 2012 at 2:00PM: With the Euro sliding and many tourists avoiding Greece on the faulty assumption that the country isn't safe, this is a great time to visit the Greek isles. If you can travel outside before outside July and August, you'll find some amazing bargains.
I've spent the last month in the Greek isles with my wife and two young children and these are three of the best deals I've encountered for ...Why Do I Continue To Patronize Crap 'Mexican' Restaurants Around The World?
Jun 19th, 2012 at 11:00AM: I love Mexican food. In fact, I love it so much that I keep getting suckered into eating at "Mexican" restaurants with about as many Mexicans as there are Peugeot dealerships in Alabama. I've patronized "Mexican" restaurants in places like Newfoundland, Big Fork, Montana, Budapest and Macedonia in order to have a break from the monotony of the local cuisine and because I love Mexican food. But my ...How One Greek Village Voted
Jun 17th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Greek voters went to the polls on Sunday and I spent a chunk of the day getting to know people at a polling station in a small village on the island of Naxos. By evening's end, I'd witnessed a sea change in the village's political preferences, a bar fight and the counting of 355 ballots for parties ranging from Communist to neo-Nazi.
Checking out polling stations and talking to voters isn't ...Party Time In Greece As The National Side Stuns Russia In EURO 2012
Jun 17th, 2012 at 11:00AM: There's nothing like being in a soccer-mad country when the national side scores a big win in an important tournament like the World Cup, The European Championships or the African Cup of Nations. On Saturday night, Greece shocked Russia, 1-0, to send the Russians home and advance to the quarterfinal round of this year's Euro 2012 soccer tournament, and I was in Naxos, a Greek island in the ...Picture Perfect Patmos
Jun 12th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Have you ever fallen in love with a place before you've even been there? Several years ago, I became obsessed with the Greek island of Patmos, after reading "The Summer of My Greek Taverna," Tom Stone's highly addictive account of his adventures operating a taverna on the island.
Stone fell in love with the place and decided to move there with his family after a Greek friend suggested they open ...A Monday Morning Party in Samos
Jun 10th, 2012 at 10:00AM: It's 10 a.m., Monday morning and I'm surrounded by intoxicated Greek senior citizens on a lonely mountain road on the island of Samos. Empty ouzo bottles litter the plastic tables encircling the dance floor, and I'm stuffing my face with loukoumades, little Greek-style donuts drenched in honey that are worth selling one's soul for.
The band plays a melancholy ballad, loud enough to be heard in ...A Honey Crawl In Samos
Jun 8th, 2012 at 12:00PM: I've never been a big honey consumer. Sure, I usually have a messy plastic jar of the stuff somewhere in my kitchen, gathering dust, but it usually only comes out when I have a sore throat and want a cup of tea. But shortly after we arrived in Samos, a verdant, breathtakingly gorgeous Greek island in the eastern Aegean, I heard that the island was famous for its excellent honey.
The first time ...Living Naked And Free On The Beach In Greece
Jun 5th, 2012 at 9:00AM: I spent seventeen years in Catholic schools and that's probably why you'll never see me lolling about naked on a beach. I have no moral opposition to naturists, but like many others, I've observed firsthand that nudists tend to be a bit older, with many old enough to qualify for senior citizens discounts, and some aren't exactly easy on the eyes. There's something about the aging process that ...Searching For Patmos's Ancient Acropolis
Jun 4th, 2012 at 9:00AM: I've spent the better part of the last two decades getting lost all around the world. I wish I could boast that my extensive travels have left me with an impeccable sense of direction that allows me to find even the most poorly marked sites, but that would be a lie. The truth is that I spend an awful lot of time wondering where the hell I am.
Yesterday, I set off to visit an archeological site ...10 Reasons To Visit The Greek Island Kos
May 31st, 2012 at 3:00PM: There are more than 200 inhabited Greek islands and travelers can feel a bit overwhelmed trying to decide which ones they should visit. Most Americans stick to Santorini, Mykonos or Crete but there are scores of other viable alternatives that are just as alluring as these famous locales.
Over the next several weeks, I'll be reporting on some Greek islands you might want to consider for your ...The Greeks Are Not Lazy
May 30th, 2012 at 3:00PM: The reason why Greece is in such serious trouble is because the Greeks are a lazy people who while away the days drinking ouzo on the beach, playing backgammon in cafés, smashing plates and dancing the Sirtaki - Zorba's Dance. Now their culture of irresponsibility is finally catching up to them and they're in danger of bringing the entire global economy down with them.
Not everyone has ...Touts Feasting On Tourists Like Hyenas Scavenging For Fresh Meat
May 24th, 2012 at 2:30PM: Walking through the harbor area in Kos, a Greek island that is part of the Dodecanese group in the eastern Aegean, it's easy to imagine what a Playboy Playmate might feel like were she to take a stroll through a penitentiary buck naked carrying a sign reading, "Kiss Me!" A bit of exaggeration there, perhaps, but not much. Touts, who aggressively peddle meals, drinks, excursions and God knows what ...What 50 Euros A Night Buys In The Greek Isles Right Now
May 22nd, 2012 at 3:00PM: The day before we left for Greece, the newspaper headlines made it sound as though the country was about to disintegrate. "Greece on Brink of Collapse," blared the U.K broadsheet The Daily Telegraph in a front page above the fold piece last week, after the International Monetary Fund said that Europe's leaders should prepare for the possibility of Greece leaving the Euro zone.
We've been ...The Best Island Photos From Instagram
May 14th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Instagram frequently leaves me with a serious case of travel envy, particularly when my dashboard is filled with photos of islands. There they are: fringed with palms, festooned with colorful fishing fleets and bathed in the gold-pink light of sunset. Then come the rocky, overgrown and uninhabited islands, which poke out of the sea just for a photo op. Do they go back to sleep underwater when no ...10 Extraordinary Islands To Visit On Your Next Vacation
May 10th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Summer is the time of island vacations. It is time to put as much distance between you and the real world as possible. It is time to stand outside of your everyday life and to see how it all looks from a paradise perspective. Here is a collection of islands for escape – places to recharge, gain perspective and explore. From an island in the land of the gods to a tropical Amsterdam at ...
