Greece Experience Tours

Monday, October 15th, 2018 - Day 5 of my business trip to Greece. Already very early that morning I woke up to what would become one of my favourite days of the entire trip. My legs were still stiff from the hike to the Pan Cave the day before. I stretched and peeked through the curtains to check the weather; a light overcast. The first thing I noticed when I opened my balcony door was a beautiful bird song, breaking the sleepy silence of the early morning. Then I noticed the sweet people at breakfast and an overall calmness in the atmosphere, not just in the hotel, but also in the town, in the streets. I decided to go for a stroll and sniff up the mountain air before the buses arrived from Athens, so I followed the road, aiming to visit the Castalian Spring. After all, my next appointment wouldn't be until 11.00 am at the entrance of the museum. As I walked passed the Roman Gymnasium, the sun tried to pierce holes through the thin clouds that covered the sky. How strange; be...

Sunday, 14th October 2018 - 8.30 am. After the previous long day in the Argolis region and a short night sleep I was packed and ready to travel to the Parnassus mountains for 3 days. I checked out of the beautiful Crystal City Hotel in Athens and met my driver, Spyros, in the lobby. On the road to Delphi we discussed all things connected to facilitating groups in Greece and organizing the perfect itinerary and daily schedules for my ‘Greece Experience’ tour 2019. We timed the journey, found the best place to stop for good coffee in the middle of the cotton fields and arrived in Arachova just after 10.30, realizing it takes between 2.5 and 3 hours - depending on the length of the coffee stop - when coming over with a tour bus from Athens. What a beautiful drive, though, especially when you get closer to the mountains. My hotel, however, was not in the mountain village of Arachova, but in Delphi, simply because I would stay there for 3 days without a car and needed to be able to w...