You haven't experienced a Greek Easter, unless you have cracked a red-dyed egg onto another one, and eaten your own body weight in lamb. Welcome to The Fast, The Feast, and The Curious! As you may have read in My Big Fat Greek Road Trip, I spent the Greek Easter of 2015 in Arachova. Due to the nearby ski resort, it is a popular destination for Greek winter sports fans. Nonetheless, it … [Read more...]

Ancient Delphi is one of the most important UNESCO sites in Greece. This guide on what to see in Delphi Greece includes the Temple of Apollo, Tholos of Athena Pronaia, Delphi museum and more.Delphi in Ancient Greece Ancient Delphi was an important religious area, and considered to be the centre of the universe. It was where heaven and earth met, and the priestess Oracle 'channelled' … [Read more...]

My Big Fat Greek Road Trip covered 1520 Kms from Athens to Thessaloniki and back during the Easter period. This 11 day trip took in mountains, monasteries and plenty of lovely Greek food! Planning a Greek road trip of your own? Read on for some travel inspiration. My Big Fat Greek Road Trip As regular readers may know, a bicycle is my preferred mode of transportation. Sometimes though, … [Read more...]

During a recent road trip around Greece, I stayed in a place I dubbed - Hotel Most Likely To Get Axe Murdered In. Interested in finding out more? Let me start this article on the 'Hotel Most Likely To Get Axe Murdered In' with an apology. I have been on the road for over a week, and haven't updated Daves Travel Pages as much as I would have liked. That's about to change though! … [Read more...]

In 2004, I lived on the Greek island of Kefalonia for a few months to do some grape picking. Here is the brief story as to how that came about, and what I got up to! Time in Kefalonia In May 2004, I returned from a backpacking adventure around India by train, and worked for a couple of months in the UK. During that time though, I was in contact with someone in Kefalonia who needed help with a … [Read more...]