As heat waves in Greece during July and August become more common and, in cases, more severe, personal cooling devices are a great addition to your holiday packing list. One of the latest innovations is Neck Fans. There are numerous designs on the market, but the best we feel are the devices incorporating “TEC Ice […]
One of the most endearing and ancient Greek traditions and explicitly a way of life is ‘philoxenia’, which to this day sets Greece apart as a very special country to visit. Philoxenia is the value of hospitality, literally meaning ‘friend to a stranger’. There is much more to philoxenia than mere hospitality. Over the millennia […]
We endeavour and usually succeed in bringing you information well in advance of forthcoming tourist events on Santorini. However, official bodies and organisations in Greece are habitually late in advertising their forthcoming programmes, often only days before they happen. Some don’t even bother to advertise at all, other than by word of mouth, or ‘flyers’. […]
The UK government has published an easy-to-read guide to the rights of UK air passengers. The Aviation Passenger Charter sets out what you, as a passenger, need to know about your rights and responsibilities when flying. The charter breaks down your journey into stages, to help give you the information you need to: plan and […]
During your stay in Greece, if you intend to draw cash from an ATM, we strongly advise that you do not use independent ATM services, as these can carry hefty commission rates. We suggest that you use ATM’s located at branches of the main national Greek banks. These include Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank and […]
The ‘Links’ sections in the menus for each island in the ‘A to Z Travel Club’ above contain comprehensive information on Greek food and drink. (Member password required)
Researchers have confirmed that record temperatures were recorded in the summer of 2025 in the seas around Greece, making it the hottest in forty years. The researchers, studying data from satellite observations from 1982 onwards, found that during the summer of 2025, the warmest conditions in the last forty years occurred across the entire Aegean, […]
Heathrow Airport, the largest in the UK, has announced that the 100ml limit on liquids allowed has been increased to 200ml, clear plastic bags being used for liquids has been dropped, and electronics such as laptops can also be left in luggage as its high-tech CT scanners are now operational. However, Heathrow is the only […]
Our 2026 travel guidebooks, each updated for this year’s summer season, have been added to the stock lists of all major book retailers worldwide. In 2026, we are pleased to announce that we have also launched our guides for the first year in Kindle format, available directly from Amazon*. The […]
Higher summer temperatures, milder winters and heavier rainfall resulting from climate change are increasing the beneficial breeding conditions for one of the most detested and potentially dangerous of insects, the mosquito. The change in climatic conditions is driving not only the proliferation of mosquitoes in areas where they already exist, but also in completely new […]
