I'm Dave Briggs, a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, Dave's Travel Pages is one of the most comprehensive resources for Greece travel planning and long-distance cycling routes online.
Every guide is based on places I've actually been. All content is regularly updated with current prices, ferry schedules, and practical details you can trust.
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Athens and Greece Travel Blog
I've lived in Athens since 2015 and have visited over 50 Greek islands by ferry. These guides cover everything from island-hopping itineraries and the Greek ferry system to finding affordable hotels across the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Saronic, and Ionian islands.
Whether you're planning your first trip to Greece or looking beyond Santorini and Mykonos, here are the best places to start:
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Trending on Dave's Travel Pages
Here's some of the most popular travel blogs about Greece and the Greek islands, bike touring, and other travel destinations with readers visiting Dave's Travel Pages at the moment.
There's more to Greece than Santorini and Mykonos! This guide to other Greek islands which may actually be better is the place to start finding out more.
Everything you need to know about money in Greece, such as whether or not you need cash, how to use the ATMs, where you can use your bank cards in Greece and much, much more!
A list of the most booked hotels in Greece by readers of Dave's Travel Pages. These Greek hotels all have great ratings, and can be found in popular destinations like Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos, Milos and Paros.
This travel blog page highlights where to find the best places to stay in Santorini, including Fira, Oia, Imerovigli, Perissa, Kamari and more. In addition to which areas to stay on Santorini, you will find luxury hotels with infinity pools and hot tubs right on the caldera cliff,. For budget travelers, there's more than a tip or two about how to find cheap hotels and rooms to let by the seaside villages of Santorini.
The Greek island of Mykonos is a world famous destination. There are many different areas to stay in Mykonos depending on your travel style, budget, and expectations. This destination guide will show you how to find the best places to stay in Mykonos including Mykonos Town, Ornos Beach, Platis Gialos and other beach resorts. So whether you're looking for a quiet getaway or want to be right by the action, we've got you covered!
This guide to Greek islands with an airport can help you plan the start and end point of your vacation in Greece. There's 13 Greek islands with an international airport, and another 13 islands in Greece with domestic airports. Knowing where they are can be a big help in organizing a travel itinerary for Greece.
There's so much to see in Ancient Greece, and these day trips from Athens will take you to some of the most popular tourist destinations. From Delphi to Mycenae, this is a great way to explore all that Greece has to offer!
Hiring a car can be a great way to travel around Greece. Whether you want to plan the ultimate Greek road trip, or just want to drive for a day or two on one of the Greek islands, a car rental gives you great flexibility to get off the beaten track and see more of Greece.
This guide covers everything you need to know about renting a car in Greece.
Start preparing for your next big cycling adventure! Riding the Pacific Coast Highway from Canada to Mexico is a great experience, and you'll meet plenty of other bike touring enthusiasts along the way. Click through to read about my own experiences of touring by bike along the Pacific coast highway. There's sure to be at least one travel tip that is useful for your own bicycle touring preparations.
This travel blog page takes a look at over 200 dream destinations around the world you'll want to travel to next. Whether touring by bicycle, backpacking or taking it slow as a digital nomad, there's fascinating places to see on very continent. Which destination in the world would you like to go to next?
Bicycle Touring & Bikepacking
Bicycle touring is the perfect way to travel — slow enough to take in everything around you, fast enough to cover real ground. It keeps you fit, it's eco-friendly, and every day on the road brings something unexpected.
My major expeditions include cycling from England to Cape Town, cycling from Alaska to Argentina, cycling from Greece to England, and most recently cycling from Athens – NordKapp – Tarifa. That's over 80,000 km and counting!
You'll find detailed daily journals from each trip, plus practical guides covering everything from choosing the best saddle for bikepacking and understanding bicycle valve types to setting up butterfly handlebars. Planning your first tour? Start with how much does it cost to cycle around the world.
World Travel Destination Guides
Beyond Greece and cycling, you'll find destination guides and city break itineraries for countries across Asia, Europe, and South America — all based on places I've personally visited.
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I started this site in 2005 as a simple travelogue to share adventures with family and friends. Two decades and over 1,000 guides later, hundreds of thousands of readers visit every month. I've also co-authored two guidebooks to Greek destinations — you can find them on my Amazon author profile.
Have a question? Email me at dave (at) davestravelpages.com. I reply to every email, though it might take a day or two if I'm cycling somewhere with patchy wifi.
