Many people take a holiday on the Greek island of Crete and enjoy the fantastic beaches, charming villages and endless sunshine. But Crete offers the visitor much more than this.
As if welcoming people, charming mountain villages, rocky bays, sandy beaches and one of Europes best...
It is nearly impossible to comprehend the magnificently eclectic and robust concoction that has become today’s Grecian society without exploring the region first-hand.
The first traces of a city-state on Crete date back to the Neolithic Period, beginning in 6000 B.C. Minoan and...
Traveling to any new country away from ones homeland for a vacation is exciting and filled with fun and when the destination country is such as Greece the excitement and joy attached with it are limitless. Traveling throughout Greece has been a hot favorite amongst both the historians and modern...
Do you like hearty Southern Italian food served in hugh portions? Do you like to eat untill you are stuffed and still have a ton of leftovers to take home? Do you like to eat where everything is delicious, fresh and well prepared? Do you like thick aromatic sauses on your spaghetti and other...
Germany has long been a mover and shaker of European history, creating waves in time for the rest of the continent to ride out. From Charlemagne and Otto von Bismarck to Nazism and the Cold War, Germany has become the epicenter of cutting-edge culture and music, and centuries of tradition and...
Didn’t Mean to Beat a Dead Horse – a Startling Look at the Crust of the Earth
Ewww.., ick, who would drink a Dead Horse beer anyway? our guest turned her nose up and eyed me with suspicion. Her skepticism caught me, and I had to laugh. I really hadnt thought much about it as...
In the first century BCE, the Romans appropriately renamed this former Etruscan town Florentia, or destined to flower. With this blessing, Florence (Firenze) remained faithful to its namesake to become the unrivaled authority of Renaissance art, literature and culture. The romantic narrow...
Once just a part of a prime trading route from the Great Lakes to other popular posts, Detroit, Michigan is now a bustling city with hundreds of thousands of occupants and activities and attractions galore. With so many attractions to be found in the Detroit area, it is no wonder that many...
Travel to England A Setting Sun, A Dawning Era
The sun may have set on the English Empire of history books, but by no means is England’s worldly cultural influence waning. The cosmopolitan hot-spots of sophisticated London and avant-garde Manchester speak to the global future while...
Scenic Kitzbhel is everything an alpine resort should be: a charming village with a medieval center, a world-famous aprs-ski mecca, and a ski run regularly used on the World Cup circuit. Whether you go to Kitzbhel to ski the Hahnenkamm or to party all night (or both), Kitzbhel doesnt...
Travel to Egypt: Miles of Nile and Worlds of Wonder
Egypt is consistently the top destination for world travel each and every year – and not surprisingly so. The country uniquely bridges the African and Asian continents across the Suez Canal by possession of the Sinai Peninsula....
Travel to Eastern Europe: See Life Bursting at the Seams
Eastern Europe today is an understated treasure-trove of sites, sounds and history. The exuberance for life in the post-Communist era has found expression in a proliferation of music and arts festivals, celebrations of national...