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Farmers’ Markets Closed

A nationwide strike of market sellers comes into force today, January 7. The action means that ‘farmers’ markets’ will be closed for the foreseeable future due to the farmers’ dispute with the government and sellers’ complaints about high prices and levels of taxation. The protest concerns thousands of vendors and farmers who operate in the […]

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Our 2026 Travel Guides!

Our 2026 travel guidebooks, each updated for the 2026 summer season, will be added to the stock lists of all major book retailers worldwide during January. However, the 2026 Kindle editions are already available directly from Amazon*. The ‘A to Z’ travel guides are unique in the marketplace, not only because they are revised every […]

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More Information than any other Travel Guides!

‘A to Z Travel Club’ membership is totally free to anyone who purchases a 2026 edition printed guidebook or Kindle version. The unique features of ‘A to Z Travel Club’ membership Membership is free when you purchase any of our 2026 ‘A to Z Travel Guides’! As a member, you can register (see the button […]

Beautiful, Traditional Thassos

The island of Thassos, the most northerly of the Aegean islands, is little known by Western European tourists, yet it holds the record for the most return visits of any Greek island! This well-kept secret is where you will find a taste of  ‘real’ Greece, offering beautiful beaches, stunning scenery and excellent value for money. […]

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All Inclusive Holidays?

In recent years, the Greek islands have seen an ever-increasing number of ‘all-inclusive holidays’ being offered by the major tour operators. Whilst I understand the attraction of this format of holiday for some, such as families with young children, or those on a tight budget, they are sadly having a detrimental and irreversible effect on […]

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The UK Bans Products Brought in from the EU

The UK government has imposed a temporary ban on a wide range of food products being brought into the UK by travellers from the EU, due to a growing number of countries in the EU reporting cases of foot-and-mouth disease. The restrictions apply regardless of whether the products are professionally packaged or not, and include […]

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Airbnb Fined for Unlicensed Properities

The Spanish government has fined the short-term property rental giant Airbnb €64m (£56m) for advertising and renting out unlicensed apartments. It was also confirmed that some of the properties advertised within Spain were prohibited from being rented. The fine cannot be appealed and means Airbnb has to pay the penalty, as well as removing all […]

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World’s Temperature Continues at Record Levels

The Copernicus Observatory, the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme, is expected to report that 2025 will be the second-warmest year on record globally. The observatory also notes that November 2025 was “the third warmest globally” on record. 2025 presents a temperature level identical to that of 2023, pending the statistics for […]