Blogs from Kallithea, Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe

From Cheapism: Air travel used to be glamorous. Back in the 1930s, you’d board a flight in your finest suit, stretch your legs, and enjoy a seven-course meal on fine china. Today, you’re lucky if you can get a bag of pretzels. Of course, the trade-off is that flights are far cheaper than they were in the glory days of air travel. But still, some of today's carriers are so inhospitable that they make Southwest look like a luxury airline. That’s especially true for this list of seven stinkers, which made url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/14visbg/what_is_the_worst_airline_you_have_flown_with/Redditors’ list of the “worst airlines.” Air Canada Canadians say it sucks, but I have flown them several times, including a biz class from Toronto to Santiago, Chile. It was more than acceptable, the flight staff was great, and the food was more than passable. ... read more

Probably today's not the best time to visit Greece and Athens, but when we got there in August 2010, things were a little bit better (at least they didn't had yet to be rescued by the IMF)... I must confess I was expecting a much more antique and preserved city and ruins, but what can you do against the expantion and growth of cities? In Athens you can visit all the famous (and not so famous if you're not a Greek Mithology lover, like I am) monuments and pieces of art... You buy a single ticket with multiple tear parts and you get to visit almost all the attractions that are paid individually - it costed me 12eur, last summer. You get to see the temple of Athena (the Parthenon) - one important advise: take as ... read more

Day 2 Rise and shine! Our body clocks are officially off with the time change. At 4:30 a.m. our eyes pop open thinking that is should be 2 p.m. We watch t.v. until 6 a.m. when the executive lounge opens for coffee and breakfast. The food here is proving to be very good. After breakfast we take showers and ready ourselves for the day. The guide books recommend getting an early start to avoid the crowds. Our plan is to head to the Acropolis on the top of the hill. Getting an early start will also prevent hiking up the hill in the 80 degree mid-afternoon heat. We take the hotel shuttle to downtown and get dropped off a few blocks away for the Acropolis. At the base of the Acropolis we purchase our entry ticket ... read more

Having been to Athens some years ago, we knew what to expect, and so it was quite nice to be there again and go to the places we didnt get time for previously. We arrived at Rafina port from Andros and took the bus to Athens. Wouldnt you think they would drop you off fairly central? No, we had a long walk and search to find the area we wanted to base in. It was about 5 o'clock in the evening, and we walked through Ormonia, a region to avoid at night, but fine during the daytime, to the Plaka. Last time we were here, we didnt get chance to explore this area because we were on a tour. We found it, and started to try to find a room for the next two nights. I ... read more