We can always come up with long lists of reasons to travel to Greece but it’s especially easy right now. We’ve seen a lot of Greece and want to see even more – Santorini in September maybe? These are the top 5 reasons we love Greece so much. (The first is true now but not always.): #1 Travel in Greece is affordable If your home currency is the euro then you are … [Read more...]
Plenty to do in Pelion!
Why Pelion? Did we go to the Pelion region of Greece because of its beautiful scenery from beaches to mountains? Because it's an important region in Greek mythology? To sample its exquisite pound-packing-on regional cuisine? No, we went because it's the only place that invited us! Blonde and Brunette have gone to an international conference for travel bloggers for the … [Read more...]
2014: Where we traveled , what we liked and what we didn’t
Our travel in 2014 2014 was the year that we went from casual travel users to wild-eyed travel addicts. And, following in the footsteps of the late Amy Winehouse we won't go to rehab. We say "no, no, no" (but we do hope for a happier outcome). So, without further reference to dead rock stars here's our 2014 travel year in review: Doha What we liked: The … [Read more...]
Athens walking tour through the centuries and the shops!
A walking tour of Athens with Athens Insiders solved one of our recurring travel issues. We get to a city we haven’t explored before and know the main things we want to see. But we don’t have a good (or any) plan for how to do it all. Then we waste time trying to figure it out, ride public transportation going in the wrong direction and decide a glass of wine would be a good … [Read more...]