Hello to all you people in the WWW !

I'm back! After having shared my journeys with you, I will share my culinary experiences throughout those past journeys with you and from time to time I'll give you some recipe for the most delicious or traditional meals...

So let's start this journey together :)

If you have anything to add or some suggestions, feel free to leave me a comment

La Côte d’Azur

I love to visit foreign countries! One of my favorite until now is France, I must say that the lovely Cote d’Azur blew me away in terms of the expectation I had before arriving. Last spring I had the pleasure to spend one week with a host family in Antibes, a rather small village at the Cote d’Azur. Going there with my class, I thought it will be a boring journey full of visiting museums (but I kind of liked Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall) , without any free time. Surprise! We visited a lot of museums BUT had much time for ourselves as well. Together with a friend we had the nicest host family one could have! They were friendly from the first moment on and made us feel comfortable at their flat. We improved our French a lot by playing with our host siblings, they were 2 and 4 years old, so they didn’t try to be polite but just laughed when we made any mistakes – which was cute and, as I said, helped us a lot! In the mornings we attended school or let’s say, we wasted time. After lunch we visited another city every day.

From Nice to Cannes, Grasse and St.Tropez, in between we stopped by in some small villages in the middle of nowhere. As we were free to do what we

want to after having visited everything important with our 

teachers, we went shopping or walked on the seaside and enjoyed the perfect weather. I must say, it was beautiful! All the cities were great, except St.Tropez which was a little bit disappointing when you know it only from movies or songs (it didn’t seem like a party location during day, there was nothing to do or to look at…)

If I will ever have the possibility to go there again, I would surely do it. France is a lovely country with many different faces, the old monuments, the sunny seaside, enormous cities like Nice, small villages that create a special atmosphere, … And if you think about the French people as arrogant you are wrong, really. I didn’t meet anybody who wasn’t nicely smiling and helpful when we got lost (which happened way to often!) All in all, I miss France since I left, it was hard not to cry when we had to go back home, mostly because I really liked my host family and the kids cried when we said good-bye.. One day I will for sure visit them again.

Really, go to France if you can, it is gorgeous and there are so many places to be seen – fall in love with the beauty of the country and even more the people there!

Enjoy your journey :)

Visit as stranger - leave as friend

Greece (Ελλάδα [eˈlaða]), where it is easy getting to know the people and their lifestyle within a really short time and basically falling in love with the culture. Let me tell you why Greece is the perfect place for everybody...

Are you interested in history and culture? A new culinary experience? You want to learn another language, right? Or rather relax in the sun, laying on the beach and get tanned? Oh, you're looking for adventurous holidays, hiking, mountain-biking and surfing?

No matter which of the above mentioned is your favorite, Greece has got it all!

But assure yourself...

Impressed? Fascinated? Curious for more? In love?

Multifaceted Greece has so much to offer! Archeological sites, beautiful beaches, culinary art, high mountains, party locations, places to recover yourself, art exhibitions, impressive architecture, …
It's quite obvious that all of this is just invincible!

After being there more than 20 times, I promise, it never gets boring. Being in Greece, you're never alone... There are friendly people everywhere inviting you for a glass of vine or simply asking you to join them, or to show you around the city.
Some advice I'd like to give you, for your journey to Greece: Learn only some phrases (e.g.: hello = jia sou, good morning = kalimera, good evening = kalispera, please = parakalo, thank you = efcharisto) and everybody will love you! As they notice you're trying to use their language, you are their friend.

I hope to whet your appetite to plan your next holidays with a trip to Greece – 

Enjoy your journey !

...because Greece has got it all !

My top 3 highlights in Greece:

# 1 Athens at night. Why ? Because it is amazing! It literally took my breath away when I went up to hill Lykavittos [likaviˈtɔs] (277 meters high), once standing up there you have great views over the Acropolis and the city of Athens. Try it, you'll not regret it.

The city centre of Litochoro and
church Agios Nikolaos

# 2 The city of Litochoro. This rather small city shows the beauty of Greece. It is not far away from the coast and looks like a typical, traditional Greek village. Moreover you can easily reach mount Olymp and when walking up the hill you'll reach (as legend says) the bath of goddess Venus. Plan a day to go there!

# 3 Skiathos. A marvelous island, once being there you know how it feels to be in paradise. If you want to go there, I'd advise you to book a boat tour. It is a family business and they really let you have the time of your life! I promise, it is great fun. Not only will you enjoy the culinary but also the lovely city and the beaches on Skiathos.