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Exploring Crete: Images and a Recipe
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Exploring Crete: Images and a Recipe

by Heinrich Hall on May 24, 2013 • No Comments
Nearly a month ago, we concluded our first ever Exploring Crete – Archaeology, Nature and Food tour. In the course of 12 days, we travelled the length and breadth of that beautiful Greek island, offering our guests a comprehensive panorama of its extraordinary wealth in archaeological and historical sites, beautiful and diverse landscapes and rich...
A Note from the Greek Islands
Greece Travel

A Note from the Greek Islands

by Heinrich Hall on May 16, 2013 • 1 Comment
This post was written two days ago. Since the remoter parts of the Aegean do not always provide internet access, it can only be posted today, while our cruise has continued onwards to Nisyros. The brilliant morning sunlight allows some scattered clouds to cast their shadows on a deeply blue Aegean sea. A light breeze...
Still smiling - The Sleeping Giants of Flerio
Archaeology/History / Greece Travel

Still smiling – The Sleeping Giants of Flerio

by Heinrich Hall on May 2, 2013 • 2 Comments
An earlier version of this text first appeared in the now-defunct Athens News in August 2010. Amidst rocks and trees, two beautiful boys are lying on their backs, not far from each other, stark naked, their open eyes looking towards the sky above them. Their smiles seem unconcerned by the fact that they have been...
Acropolis Museum: some photographs
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Acropolis Museum: some photographs

by Heinrich Hall on Feb 1, 2013 • 1 Comment
We still call it the New Acropolis Museum. That is because it is still quite new and because its grandiose modernity is still striking, but eventually it will be known as what it is: simply the Acropolis Museum, the custom-built space displaying the extraordinarily rich array of finds from that site that not only dominates...
Pomegranates for Christmas
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Pomegranates for Christmas

by Heinrich Hall on Dec 23, 2012 • 4 Comments
It’s Christmas-time once again and I see pomegranates everywhere. Since I don’t live in an orchard, that fact may appear a little surprising. But trust me, it is not. I live in Athens and indeed, the humble punica granatum is currently omnipresent here. There is a good and double reason for this. Firstly, the fruit...
Crete in December
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Crete in December

by Heinrich Hall on Dec 19, 2012 • 6 Comments
Crete is very much a late-spring-to-summer destination. Hardly anyone travels there in winter. I just did. The largest of the Greek islands is one of Europe’s best-known holiday destinations. It draws massive crowds of young people each summer, usually heading for the big resorts and looking for sea, sun and many kinds of fun. They...
Antikythera Shipwreck Exhibition
Archaeology/History / Exhibitions / Greece Travel

Antikythera Shipwreck Exhibition

by Heinrich Hall on Apr 10, 2012 • 2 Comments
Have you noticed? Lately, the print and online press appeared to be dominated by a story to do with an anniversary and a ship that sank (yes, that really happened). So, here’s our own marine disaster related anniversary story (spoiler alert: it’s about a different ship). In addition to the points made in our recent...
Why you should visit Greece, now more than ever
Greece Travel / News

Why you should visit Greece, now more than ever

by Heinrich Hall on Mar 3, 2012 • 35 Comments
Is it a good idea to visit Greece in 2012? My answer is a resounding yes – let me tell you why. Recently, I have been asked to respond to a question from Nick Easen, a columnist at BBC Travel, in regard to the realties of travelling to Greece in the present situation. This is...
New: Peter Sommer Travels in German
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New: Peter Sommer Travels in German

by Peter Sommer Travels on Feb 9, 2012 • No Comments
It’s been a while since we last posted on this blog. The reason is simple enough. We’ve been very very busy. January is always a highly dynamic time for bookings (and has certainly proved to be so once again), but this year, an exciting – and at times exhausting -  element has required our attention....
Preparing an escorted tour in Greece
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Preparing an escorted tour in Greece

by Heinrich Hall on Aug 17, 2011 • 1 Comment
Heinrich Hall reveals the gruelling preparations that go into an expert led Greece tour – and why he loves his job! “It was a wonderful trip through Greece; the sites were lovely, the food was outstanding and the guides were excellent”. Jim Cleary, UK Based on our guests’ feedback, we have a good idea how...

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