Vagina Museum in London : behind the scenes! In 1997 in Iceland the world’s first ever phallological museum opened its doors – basically, a museum dedicated to penises (phallus word comes from...
Vagina Museum in London : behind the scenes! In 1997 in Iceland the world’s first ever phallological museum opened its doors – basically, a museum dedicated to penises (phallus word comes from...
Travelling to Nuremberg Christmas Market Since Christmas is not really my favourite time of the year I don’t actively chase Christmas Markets. But when I get the chance … undoubtedly I will go for it...
Things to do in Praia Praia, the capital of Cape Verde and the biggest city of the island of Santiago, is a vibrant city with approximately 130.000 people. And while this might sound “little” the...
The more I think of my one-month trip in China the more I want to go back and start it over again! This doesn’t happen often to me; even if I liked almost every country I have visited so far just few...
30 Places to visit & Things to Do in Jordan, touristy or not! Planning a trip to Jordan can be overwhelming as many potential travellers are a bit skeptical of visiting a Middle-East country...
Slovakia became an independent country in the recent 1993 following the “Velvet Divorce” from the former Czechoslovakia, one of the few peaceful dissolutions in history! This was a result of the...
Where in the Philippines is Siquijor island Oh my beloved island! I came here just for 2 days and I extended my stay to almost a week! It was not about the variety of tourist spots (Siquijor doesn’t...
What to do for one day in Catania or during a layover / stopover If you have followed me for some time you would have realized by now that I don’t believe that you can “do” ANY place in just one day...
How to experience Athens like a local… by a local! This travel journal is about to celebrate its 2nd birthday but I have yet to write anything about my hometown. Oh yes, I am Athenian and I...
Cornwall Best Places you Must Add in Your Itinerary , especially as a first timer here! Cornwall or Kernow, in Cornish language, is the South west peninsula in the UK, a beautiful county with...
Strawberry Festival in Malta? Oh yes, and I will explain why! Even if the strawberries had been mentioned in the ancient Roman literature for their medicine “value”, it was not until the mid of the...
Is Little Petra in Jordan Worth Visiting? Little Petra, as Al Beida / Siq al-Barid is widely known, is an often overlooked historical site approximately 15 minutes by car north of the main entrance (...
Are Tulips Keukenhof Gardens worth it? I have to admit that Amsterdam is one my least favourite European capitals – don’t judge me! Even if I enjoyed a lot my time there (being lucky enough to...
Manggahan Festival, a festival that celebrates… mangoes! We had been in the Philippines one week already when I realized that Mango festival Guimaras was about to take place 3 islands… ahead of...
First of all, where is Abruzzo & Why to visit it?! Abruzzo is a region in Central/Southern Italy, stretching from the Apennine mountains to Adriatic sea, with population a bit over one million...
Waterloo Battlefield & Memorial? I didn’t know this place exists! Waterloo is a town in Belgium, south of Brussels, widely known as the place where Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte lost...
A Chocolate Tour in London? How come? London is not the first European city you can think of when it comes to chocolate and furthermore, chocolate walking tours! Many cities in Belgium and...
Living in London for too long? How is it? For “too long”?! Well, I didn’t mean to say that but I had to keep the title as *short* as possible! The first time I visited London was in...
Sofia (and Bulgaria in general) is for the people living in north Greece an easy and affordable destination to go for weekends, for skiing or even for the daily shopping. As soon as you cross the...
A Cactus pear / Prickly pear and Watermelon Smoothie recipe, refreshing, vegan inspired by the Maltese Opuntia fruit, full of nutrients! It is incredible how travelling can be such an eye-opener...
Why to do a road trip in Luxembourg? Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries worldwide – ranked 179th out of the 194 independent countries of the world- having also a population much less...
Manjuyod Sandbar Philippines Intro Just few places in the world are so unbelievably beautiful and (yet!) not extremely touristic and Manjuyod White Sandbar is undoubtedly one of them! The place is...
Strolling around Malacca, which points of interest I can not miss? Malacca is the city with the sauciest name I have ever been to! You see, «malacca» in greek language precisely means «wanker » ! Did...
Are there a lot Bohol Tourists Spots or the island doesn’t worth it? When travellers refer to Bohol island in the Philippines, they are more likely to mean «Panglao island» as this is the...
Things to do in Irakleia island, Greece (or Herakleia or Iraklia!) Irakleia is a tiny island in Greece named by the famous ancient… super-hero Hercules! An unspoiled, hidden gem located on the...
Dumaguete Tourist Spots Dumaguete is the most populous city in Negros Oriental island in the Philippines. As a developing student city – mostly untouched by tourism- you will be impressed on how...
Where is this island? Langkawi is a Malaysian island just south of the Thai boarders, 30km off the mainland and in the middle of 100 islands that belong to the Langkawi archipelago. As a tropical...
A tiny dot?! What do you mean? Well, Koh Lipe is a very small tropical island in the Andaman sea close to the Malaysian borders. It belongs to the Tarutao Marine National Park which is in fact the...
Do Phi Phi islands face tourism problems? Phi Phi islands (well..it’s actually «Pee Pee»!) is a complex of islands in Andaman Sea, southwest of Thailand. Best known for the Maya Bay, aka «The Beach»...
Best beaches of Koh Phangan or Beyond the Full Moon Party Koh Phangan is an island southeast of Thailand famous for the Full Moon and Half Moon Parties. Apart from the nightlife and the backpackers...
First a bit of History…
The Terracotta Army is considered one of the major archaeological discoveries in the 20th century.
Want to see Pandas as close as possible on their natural environment but don’t know where? Everyone knows about this cute animal but how many do realise that the giant panda has recently been...
Hangzhou, is it really worth it? Located less than 2 hours west of Shanghai, Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province and one of the seven ancient Chinese cities. Yes, it is less known abroad but...
Street Food Markets in Beijing, what to expect? In Beijing (as everywhere in China too!) people eat A LOT! I used to believe that we, Greeks, eat like hell but maybe Beijing people can beat us easily...
First of all WHY travel to Lake Baikal in winter?! Every time we happened to mention to our friends and family that we are going to Siberia in the mid of winter they all had the same reaction… «are...
How is to travel by the trans Siberian Railway in winter ? I am writing inside the legendary Trans-Siberian railway. It’s hard for me to realise that I am actually in here! Even if we are not...
Ulan – Ude , a Siberian city with Mongolian roots This beautiful and mysterious city remains unknown for the majority of the travellers. A quiet but very vibrant place that is famous mainly for its...
Out of season in Russia? Here are 5 Things to Do in winter in Moscow and why! First stop of our Non-Return-Ticket Tour: Moscow! We arrived in Moscow at noon and it was already -5 °C! In terms of...
Our trip is about to begin! Months of stress, overtime work, exhausting preparation, lots of sales on EBay (!!) for extra cash, countless different plans, visas requirements that couldn’t be met...
Treviso… A lesser-known neighbour of Venice (or how I spent the NY first day!) Back to 2014 I was struggling to find a flight from Greece (Peloponnese region, even trickier!) to London after...
