Best Places to Visit in Europe: Recommendations from Croatia and Greece
Explore the best places to visit in Europe: Croatia and Greece. Discover stunning landscapes, ancient ruins, and warm hospitality.
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Meeting locals the best way to explore
One visit to Athens won’t cut it. “You’ve got to come back for a second visit,” says Spyros Kagkas. I might say the same about experiencing New York, San Francisco, or Paris
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Memories from our first Pandemic cruise
There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought
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Apex- DAY 7 FAKE MEATBALLS?
This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible
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Windstar Day 5 – What’s the best part?
Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person
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Windstar Day 4: Santorini without crowds
The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages
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Windstar Day 3 – Food any way and all day
There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.
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Windstar Day 2 – Calling all night owls
If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning
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An Athens Authentic At-Home Greek Dinner
Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen
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A taste of Authenticity in Athens
On a first visit, Kagkas explains, tourists check off the must sees–The Acropolis, the Plaka, the museums, but they don’t experience Athens like a local
