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Greece Road Trip Part 3: A Video Tour of Monemvasia

by Brian on August 6, 2015 in Europe, Greece, Travel

Known to many as the Gibraltar of the East, the tiny Greek island fortress city of Monemvasia felt to us more like the Mont Saint Michel of the Mediterranean. Both are walled, medieval strongholds, surrounded by water on all sides, and tethered to the mainland only by a single slim causeway. And while its rough-hewn cobbles and Byzantine influences set Monemvasia apart from Mont Saint Michel’s well-laid stone and grand Gothic design, walking the streets of one felt reminiscent of the other.

With that in mind we thought we’d do something a little different and invite our readers along on a short walking tour of Monemvasia’s twisting alleys.

The Ouzo Effect

by Brian on July 29, 2015 in Food & Drink

The second most coolest thing about ouzo is the way this Greek aperitif transforms from crystal clear to milky white with the introduction of just a little water or, in the case of the slightly time-lapsed video above, an ice cube. Appropriately enough, this miracle of modern libations is called the ouzo effect, which, if you ask me to explain, I’ll just direct you to Elton John.

“All the science I don’t understand
It’s just my job five days a week.”

But the coolest thing about this black-licorice flavored liquor is how awesome it is to drink. And at roughly 40% alcohol by volume, a couple of these bad boys gives a whole different meaning to the term “ouzo effect.” Yamas!

Images of Athens

by Brian on July 22, 2015 in Europe, Greece

Photo of the Day: Naxos Old Town

by Brian on July 20, 2015 in Europe, Greece

Why Don’t Worry About Money and Just Travel is the Worst Article of All Time

by Brian on July 7, 2015 in How To, Travel

Nothing to see here. These chairs are not for you.

There’s one travel article that really needs to be written. It’s a column we’ve had on the back burner for quite some time and it’s titled “Why ‘Don’t Worry About Money and Just Travel’ is the Worst Advice of All Time.” Unfortunately, the piece recently published by Time.com under that same headline is not at all what we had in mind.

If only its author, Chelsea Fagan, had attempted to address the title question her story may have stood as a useful tonic against some of the more irresponsible financial advice that sometimes passes for lifestyle wisdom these days. Instead, she chose to use most of her 1,100 words to rail against a single rich blogger’s privilege. Entertaining, perhaps, in the way that watching a temper tantrum can sometimes be but about as illuminating.

Worse is that rather than tearing down the travel finance myth her title promises, the article instead enthusiastically perpetuates another, more common, myth: that only the very rich can travel. Reading Ms. Fagan you’re left with the impression that there are only two economic classes in America. On one end of the financial divide are wildly wealthy trust fund kids represented by travel bloggers who want for nothing but self-awareness. On the other end are huddled masses living lives of complete immiseration. That’s it.