Photos from a 2-week road-trip to South-Central Europe – Part 2 – Pricey Geneva, Smokey (on the water) Montreux, Fairytale(y) (sic) Zermatt, Fearsome Schilthorn, Minimal Lichtenstein and … Fast and Ferrarious Modena

Photos from a 2-week road-trip to South-Central Europe – Part 1 – Beautiful Tuscany, Cosmopolitan Cote d’Azur, Sublime Provence and … Pricey Geneva.

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Road trip to Central-South Europe with kids. 15 days, 5 countries, 3000Kms

This time of the year when one starts to plan his summer vacation is here again! However, this year we have raised the stakes. Last year we performed a 10-day road trip in Central Mainland Greece and this year we ought to match it with something better. Nothing less than 10 days and nothing less…

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THE TRIP. A 10-day roadtrip in Central Mainland Greece with kids

PREFACE It is difficult to articulate how the idea actually started. I could probably best describe it with the early days of the cosmos. Dust and matter were scattered all over the cosmos and only gradually all this started to formulate the first stars and planets and the galaxies. If you can picture it and…

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2021 – 10-day roadtrip in Central Mainland Greece with kids

In summer 2021 we executed a long-awaited and planned road trip in Central Mainland Greece with kids! It was a bit intense I have to confess, some people have already voiced their concerns – even though a little too late, but I would describe it as a super crash course of Central Mainland Greece. In…

For the Energy Globe 2017 Awards in Tehran, Iran

Travel Truths 04 – Virtual reality, Star Trek and the future of travel

Have you ever come across the word “Holodeck”? Ιf you are above a certain age limit or if you are a Star Trek fan, then it is highly probable you have. For those that have not, let me enlighten you! {Wikipedia} – “The holodeck is a fictional plot device from the television series Star Trek. It is presented…

“Ain’t Nothin’ But…” Blues Bar – A London Gem

Usually once you have stayed in a place for a good period of time, and that is for the period of time enough for one to get a good grasp of the general atmosphere and vibes – provided of course you are a … restless soul – you will have created your personal, … bespoke…

Travel Truths 03 – Exoticness proportional to travel distance? or “Would Hawaii be equally exotic to Europeans if it were in the Med?”

Let us take a test. Let’s ask 100 Europeans what their 3 most exquisite travel destinations are. What we will most probably get is Hawaii, Bora-Bora, Chile, Rio, Canada, Japan. Fair enough! As a European I fully sympathise with them. Now, let us take the same test with 100 North Americans. What they would probably…

Travel Truths 02 – 10 best places of the known universe

I am sure everybody has “bumped in”, metaphorically speaking, in any travel article presenting the “The [X] best [Y] in [Z]”. I know for many Mathematics is not their piece of cake, but let us just say that X is a number usually in the area of 10-100 Y is a name like city/bar/hotel/beach/restaurant… up…

Travel Truths 01 -Picking destinations to show off?

I will posse a simple hypothetical question to all those fancy (or not) travellers out there! What if you walk into a travel agent and they make you an offer … you cannot refuse! What if …you get to choose your dream destination for a fortnight! What if… you fly there first class (even a…

Longest route in the world

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Bella Vraka, Igoumenitsa

Orliakas Adventure Trail… for kids, Grevena – Greece

It was Sunday morning, April the 17th and we arrived at the picturesque village of Spilaio, (literary “Cave” in English) Grevena and parked the car outside the village. The day was just about right! The glorious sun was shining and after a hectic morning due to job-related issues, I decided I should try to make…