On the morning of our last day in Greece, we took a brisk walk from our Airbnb to the Panathenaic Stadium. It was a glorious morning with the sun rising into a perfect blue sky.  The...

When we lived in Shanghai, if we couldn’t agree on where to go for dinner, we could always agree on Korean BBQ. It had been more than four months since we had Korean BBQ and we were...

We arrived back in Athens via overnight ferry on a chilly weekday morning. It was only 6 am when our van exited the ferry in the same system of organized chaos that is required when...

Based on the recommendation of the curator that we met at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, we decided to end our stay in Crete with a visit to the Palace of Phaistos, one hour...

We drove into Old Town Heraklion a couple of times to visit the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, the top museum in the world for Minoan culture and civilization. On our first try, we...

On our first sunny day in Heraklion, we headed to Matala Beach. There are so many beaches to choose from, but we chose Matala for its crescent shaped beach and calm waters in a protected...