Rhamnus Archeological Site

Most of you know that we have been stationed in Athens since October 2009, but we are not the type to sit put in one place, thus we went on various quests around Athens. Greece is well known for its archeological features and here I come with a highlight on something less popular but yet [...]

A day in magical Strophylia Forest and wetlands around

Greece has many wonderful places to be discovered, thus last week we headed towards the Peloponnese Peninsula, in the search of such a place. To get to our special destination in Kalogria, we passed the Corinth Canal which really left me somewhat astounded at the result of such many years of work. Starting from the [...]

Kite surfing at Schinias beach

Some do take advantage of everything that nature has to offer. While we were somewhat upset of the wind that started to blow quite strongly and disturbed us from taking good photos of flowers and stuff, other people exploited the wind to the maximum, and who was I to say no to such subjects…
So there [...]

Incursion into Parnitha National Park

As the weather got better, we decided to take half a day and go to Parnitha National Park, which is the closest park to Athens. We stopped more at the base of Parnitha since with a few days before it snowed, and did a little nature exploring.
Parnitha Mountain is the highest in the Attica Peninsula [...]