After having gone on a hiking trip with me on Mount Parnitha, my guest and new friend Mo from the UK asked me to organize yet another day trip out of Athens for her. This time she wanted something more leisurely than hiking. A short road trip away from the city would do. Considering various options, we decided to head for Lake Marathon. Lake Marathon is located – thanks … [Read more...]
Athens to Mycenae, Tiryns, and more – driving day trip
The other day, I was contacted by Sean, a Serbian-American musician working on a project of recording music videos at mysterious archeological sites around the world. What better country could he have found for that than Greece? He found me via a post of mine about a day trip to the Dragon House of Mount Ochi, which he intended to visit. In the end, we made that trip to the … [Read more...]
Dragon Houses (Drakospita) of Evia Island in one day from Athens
As the Dragon Houses (Gr. Δρακόσπιτα/Drakospita) is known a bunch of megalithic structures found scattered throughout the southern part of Evia Island in Greece. The buildings have puzzled archeologists ever since their rediscovery in the 18th century, as no mention exists of them anywhere in ancient sources, and no one has come up with a credible theory about when, by whom, … [Read more...]
Kaisariani Monastery & Aesthetic Forest Hike Day Trip
Out of the many medieval monasteries found in the periphery of Athens, the Monastery of Kaisariani is probably the most renowned. The monastery is situated on the northwestern foot of Mount Hymettus, within a charming grove known as Kaisariani Aesthetic Forest. The forest in particular, and the entire mountain, feature a plethora of beautiful hiking trails to be explored. Its … [Read more...]
Vari Cave, Vouliagmeni Lake, Megalo Kavouri Beach: Day Trip from Athens
In autumn 2019, I was contacted by a Swedish traveler and was tasked to plan for her a day trip out of Athens. She wanted to visit Vouliagmeni Lake, and asked whether it could be combined with a little a bit of hiking, as well as some hours at the beach. Sure it could. I came up with this really nice plan, featuring three destinations. Vari Cave For some hiking, the … [Read more...]
Bravofly Review: Refund? Still Waiting – Possibly Scam – Beware!!!
In June 2020, as the Coronavirus Pandemic began to recede in intensity, lockdowns to be eased worldwide, and planes to take to the air again, we judged the time was ripe to finally book a flight to return home to Europe after months of being stranded in Asia. We ended up booking a flight with Etihad Airways via a dodgy travel agency by the name Bravofly. I had never heard of … [Read more...]
Oyo 570 Seaside Hua Hin Review: Stay Away!!!
In more than a decade of traveling, having stayed in literally hundreds of accommodations, I recently had the worst, most absurdly negative staying experience ever at Oyo 570 Seaside Hotel in Khao Tao, Hua Hin, Thailand. We ended up there in May 2020, coming down to the Thai coast from Chiang Rai. We first spotted Oyo 570 Seaside online on various accommodation sites such as … [Read more...]
How to Delete Booking.com Property & Account: Why you should never sign up as a partner
After having been renting my property on Airbnb for several years with great satisfaction, I recently decided to give expansion a go by trying out Booking.com as well... It was a grave mistake. To begin with, I found the sign-up process extremely unintuitive and user-unfriendly; outright primitive in comparison with Airbnb. Nevertheless, that was something I could cope with … [Read more...]
Pnyx Hill in Athens: the Cradle of Democracy
The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens, Greece. It is situated west of the Acropolis and between the hills of Philopappos and Nymphon. It bears paramount historical significance as the site that hosted the Ecclesia: the popular assembly of the ancient Athenians. Thus it may be considered as the cradle of Democracy and the Western Civilization's political values. Evidence of its … [Read more...]
Grey Box No-Enter Sign? How to Properly Embed Google Photos on WordPress Site
Have you been using Google Photos to store and serve your images on your Wordpress website to then find out that no-one can see them besides you? Although you can view the images normally yourself, you keep being informed by your readers that they can see naught but a grey, no-enter sign box like the one below in place of the image? I recently found myself in the exact … [Read more...]
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