by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 8, 2019 | Europe, Greece
The history of “Vassiliou” winery starts in 1905 from the grandfather Georgios Vassiliou, who made his first wine in Mesogeia Attikis. Today, Georgios Vassiliou, third-generation winemaker and oenologist continues producing high-quality Greek wines in his two...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 7, 2019 | Europe, Greece
At a distance of about 70km from Athens, one may find Sounio Cape, the southernmost part of the Attica peninsula. The “sacred cape of Athenians”, as Homer named it, where the Athenians were celebrating a big feast every 4 years, comprised a nautical base, but also a...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 29, 2019 | Europe, Greece
During the familiarization trip of the Region of Attica in collaboration with the “Attica Wine & Food experience” product club, our first visit took place in the small family-run Gikas winery, in the area of Spata in Attica. The Gikas family have been...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 29, 2019 | Europe, Greece
About a month ago I was invited to a familiarization trip organized by the Directorate of Tourism of the Region of Attica, regarding the touristic promotion of the region… in simple words, the Directorate of Tourism of the Region of Attica invited representatives of...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 4, 2019 | Europe, Portugal
It is famous as one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world and Ι visited it last October. The famous bookstore “Livraria Lello” is located next to the also famous for its blue tiles “Dos Carmelitas” church in the Carmo neighborhood, only a few minutes away from...
by Trips Of Our Life | Oct 1, 2018 | Colombia, Peru, South America
PART I Woke up in the morning, had breakfast, prepared our stuff and left Puerto Nariño. It is now time to enter deeper into the jungle and visit a local community of the Tikuna tribe, the magical lake of Tarapoto!!! The 4 of us went off by boat and also got on board...
by Trips Of Our Life | Sep 17, 2018 | Brazil, Colombia, South America
My visit to the Amazonia was one of the best parts of my trip in Colombia, if not the best. The area is isolated from the rest of the country, at least at the moment, and the only way to visit is by airplane from the capital, or by boat from Peru and Brazil. The...
by Trips Of Our Life | Aug 13, 2018 | Asia, Japan
Summer time in Japan, and while you are wandering around the picturesque and lush-green Japanese Hamarikyu Gardens, you get thirsty. Now what? You may ask, why did you visit Tokyo during summer, this megacity with the huge skyscrapers and the intolerable heat? Well,...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jul 23, 2018 | Africa, Kenya
PART I Second day in Maasai Mara National Reserve and the full day safari is starting now, with lots of magical scenes of the savanna and many pleasant surprises. During the early morning departure the temperature is still low, as the park is located at an elevation...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jul 8, 2018 | Colombia, South America
Getsemaní, Cartagena Criminality and abductions: As I have already mentioned, Colombia is generally a safe country. The unsafe regions are very specific and well known and tourists are not allowed anyway. Some more details for each location Ι visited, based on my own,...
