Piraeus: Gateway to Athens
October 28, 2023
Located just south-west of Athens, Piraeus serves as the gateway for countless travellers looking to explore the capital’s treasures.
Located just south-west of Athens, Piraeus serves as the gateway for countless travellers looking to explore the capital’s treasures.
Barry shares some great tips and favorite spots to see when visiting the Greek islands.
On her first night in Greece, Marilyn Jones snags a hotel room with one of the world’s most iconic views.
Athens’ Hellenikon airport, closed since a new one was built for the 2004 Olympics, will be redeveloped into a huge coastal resort area, three times
Home of the University of Georgia campus, but with a history of it’s own. Jonathan L reports it’s a mixture of old and new, with an eye on it’s future.
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren’t wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.
One of the great perks of a good road trip is not knowing where you’ll stop along the way…just where you start and where you end (and sometimes, not even that!) So how about a 10-day cruise on a luxury ship where all you know is where it sails from and where it says farewell?
The Parthenon, sitting in ruins atop the Acropolis in Athens, is arguably one of the world’s most famous landmarks, instantly recognizable to millions around the world. And yet, unlike such others as the Eiffel Tower or the Brooklyn Bridge, it…
Our growing gang of Gumbo guessers had a good time with this this week’s extra puzzle, WITW #5.5: And it was nailed, by WorkerBee, who correctly placed it on the island of Rhodes. It’s a view looking north on Pythagora Street, toward the main street,…
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate is surely one of the world’s most-recognized landmarks, and symbolizes Berlin in the way the Eiffel Tower means Paris and the Parthenon means Athens. It’s been the ceremonial center for marches and…
Located just south-west of Athens, Piraeus serves as the gateway for countless travellers looking to explore the capital’s treasures.
Barry shares some great tips and favorite spots to see when visiting the Greek islands.
On her first night in Greece, Marilyn Jones snags a hotel room with one of the world’s most iconic views.
Athens’ Hellenikon airport, closed since a new one was built for the 2004 Olympics, will be redeveloped into a huge
Home of the University of Georgia campus, but with a history of it’s own. Jonathan L reports it’s a mixture of old and new, with an eye on it’s future.
When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren’t wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.
One of the great perks of a good road trip is not knowing where you’ll stop along the way…just where you start and where you end (and sometimes, not even that!) So how about a 10-day cruise on a luxury ship where all you know is where it sails from and where it says farewell?
The Parthenon, sitting in ruins atop the Acropolis in Athens, is arguably one of the world’s most famous landmarks, instantly recognizable to millions around the world. And yet, unlike such others as the Eiffel Tower or the Brooklyn Bridge, it…
Our growing gang of Gumbo guessers had a good time with this this week’s extra puzzle, WITW #5.5: And it was nailed, by WorkerBee, who correctly placed it on the island of Rhodes. It’s a view looking north on Pythagora Street, toward the main street,…
Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate is surely one of the world’s most-recognized landmarks, and symbolizes Berlin in the way the Eiffel Tower means Paris and the Parthenon means Athens. It’s been the ceremonial center for marches and…