Part 5 – Sitia, Modern Minoans and the Cretan Medical System Our return drive from Kato Zakros to Sitia was shorter and more...

Part 4 – Minoans of Zakros, Kato Zakros and Sitia At the far eastern end of Crete lies another ancient Minoan ruin, the remains of the...

Part 2 – Minoans of Phaistos and Gortyn The two most important attractions for me, as a writer and student of languages, are the...

Part 2 – Spirits, Liqueurs and other Dangerous Drinks Carrying on from Part 1, I first want to talk about some other wines, beginning...

Part 1 – Tea, Coffee, Wine and Beer Over the years, readers have often asked me if I was a serious drinker, or even if I was an...

The name ‘Parthenon’ immediately conjures up iconic images of a Greek temple like the most famous one on the acropolis in Athens. In...

Here we are, back in the Greek islands, one of our favourite places to be! I mention in the title the term ‘Greekophile’, for someone...

Once again, this tale is a little different. This is an updated re-write of part of an old travel newsletter I used to publish many...

“A Day-trip? Are you kidding? Nobody ever takes a day-trip to Santorini.” This was the response I got when I first mentioned that we...

Here we are back in Greece . . . on one of the prettiest and greenest of the Greek Islands. Andros is the northern-most island in the...

The man who was buried in a glacier for over five thousand years! Here we are, back in Europe. Not just any place in Europe, but one of...

In your travels to different countries, one of the most interesting parts of travel is the study of the country’s architecture. This...

As my wife and I began planning another visit to Greece, we knew we wanted something more than just a touristy taverna on the beach....