After a two-day visit in Nairobi for business, I had a free Saturday before flying to Rwanda and DRC. Peter and Radina offered to visit Lake Nakuru National Park, three hours drive from Nairobi. This presented a great opportunity to test the newest addition to my lens...
Last May, I had the chance to visit Yerevan for business. Armenia is not a usual destination for business, but the invitation from Aram was tempting. Aram and I go back a long time, from our Austin years, in the early 90s.I was not sure what to expect out of Yerevan....
Next to the island Rhodes, there is a small gem. The tiny island of Symi is only one hour away from its famous neighbor and is unwuestionably the most picturesque of the Greek islands. It has a beautiful port, with colorful houses and narrow streets. The houses climb...
It is so kitsch that it is ingenious! The “strip” is a 4-mile stretch of Las Vegas Blvd. South where many of the world’s largest casinos and hotels are located. Fifteen of the largest twenty five hotels in the world are here. I stayed in the MGM Grand, a gigantic...
This was my second visit to Barcelona. The previous visit for business purposes (here) so I had very limited time to walk around. This time, it was different. Four days only, joined by friends and my kids, but we had plenty of time to walk around and soak in the city...
Addis Ababa, meaning the New Flower in Amharic, is the capital of Ethiopia. Founded in 1866 by emperor Menelik II hosts more than 4 million people and growing at 3,8% annually! It did not look like this when my taxi drove me from the airport to the Intercontinental at...
What's in a weekend break? For some it is the opportunity to visit new places and meet new people, for some others it is the chance to bond with their friends and family. And for many it is the chance to live a life they can't have. For three long days you can be a...
This is a city I often fly to, but I rarely stay. This time it was for a business conference and I would stay for three days. The first evening, I had a pleasent surprise. A good friend of a good friend, whom I also know, was also in Vienna for the day and we decided...
Right after my return from Madagascar, I visited London for three days. It has been a while since my last visit and forgot what a great city it is. Lovely restaurants, an excellent theater and art scene, an international crowd, great shopping, in other words a city...
It was a bold decision to spend one week in Iceland during the summer. Being Greek, vacation means beach and sunbathing, so the idea to spend the entire summer holidays in freezing temperatures was a bit too much. We had just one week and we did not want to spend it...