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Why You Don’t Have to Go Far to Travel

Joanna KalafatisJanuary 7, 2017

I wish I could rattle off a list of all the exotic, far-flung locales I explored in 2016, but no such list exists. I visited one and only one new country: Sweden (which, by the way, everyone needs to visit immediately if you can - and with Norwegian ... Discover More..

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5 Travel Myths About Greece

Joanna KalafatisNovember 18, 2016

Part of my goal while traveling is to try to see places as they truly are. Removing outside ideas, stereotypes, and biases, to the extent I can, and discovering as many different sides and perspectives on a destination as I possibly can. So to bet... Discover More..

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Why You Should Discover Athens With Greeking.Me

Joanna KalafatisJune 12, 2016

"Stop being a tourist - start becoming an explorer." That's the first sentence that greets me at the Greeking.me website, the tour company that promises to take me on a real local tour of Athens. Athens is a strange city. It is both hated and l... Discover More..

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Life in Idomeni: 9 Realizations in a Refugee Camp

Joanna KalafatisJune 2, 2016

Everything in Idomeni refugee camp was a contradiction. Plastic fumes suffocated the air while children wildly laughed. Families, or what remained of them, would chat animatedly with their neighbors and warmly offer passerbys food; then once in a whi... Discover More..

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Win a Sail in Greece Adventures Cruise This Summer!

Joanna KalafatisFebruary 19, 2016

If you are brainstorming and planning trips and still can't decide where to go this summer with your friends, this contest might help you decide! Enter to win a cruise around the Greek islands this summer with Sail in Greece Adventures, where you ... Discover More..

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My 2015 Travels in Photos

Joanna KalafatisDecember 31, 2015

I like to go through my travel journals and photos at the end of the year to see how much has changed from January 1st to the last day. This year I found myself amazed at the number of places I had visited, and realized that this year felt much longe... Discover More..

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7 Amazing Winter Destinations to See in Greece

Joanna KalafatisDecember 25, 2015

When most people think of Greece, sun, sand and blue seas are usually the first thing that comes to mind. Even though I will be the last person to deny the incredible beauty of Greece in the summer, the country's reputation means it usually gets over... Discover More..

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Top 5 Places to See Street Art in Athens

thehipmunkAugust 14, 2015

Athens sometimes gets a bad rap as a city, but it has some really great alternative neighborhoods to visit and plenty of cool sights to see beyond the historic Acropolis and the flea market in Monastiraki. For all its chaos and grittiness, it's one o... Discover More..

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Meteora: Cliff Monasteries and Warrior Monks

Joanna KalafatisDecember 9, 2014

One favor to ask before I start this post: I am participating in the Kerala Blog Express competition to visit Kerala, India, and the more votes I have, the more it helps. If you'd like to help me out (now that the holiday spirit is with us, and all ... Discover More..

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Why Greece Will Always Be My First Love

Joanna KalafatisApril 9, 2014

I should give fair warning that this is going to be less of a 'travel guide' post and more of an elaborate love letter to the country I spent the first few years of my life in - Greece. I shall write a guide post soon, but I am feeling quite nostalg... Discover More..

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