Once you get to know Kythnos, you will realize why its name is derived from the ancient Greek verb ‘keftho’, which means ‘hidden’. So much hidden beauty and authentic Aegean character here, and so close to Athens. With a long history and stunning nature, Kythnos, modest and hospitable but also unexpectedly beautiful and serene, was…
White mountain peaks, cinematic lagoons, lakes and rivers. Ancient ruins, mediaeval castles and the echoes of a heroic past: meet Nafpaktos and Messolonghi. During our Go West Travel Bloggers Greece trip, I have discovered a Greece where winter activities and sunny beaches meet each other in perfect harmony. An all-year-round destination with lots to see,…
March 15, 2019 Tourism Press The first professional blogger network in Greece, Travel Bloggers Greece (TBG), gathered at the Thermae Sylla Wellness Hotel to mark its fourth year of promoting Greece as a year-round destination. The historic Thermae Sylla spa, a Greek tourism landmark, hosted the weekend. Thermae Sylla Spa and Wellness Hotel was a…
There is so much more to Greece than the sun and the sea. For instance, do many people think of Greece as having some of the very best therapeutic thermal springs in the world? Or of visiting a historic five-star spa hotel with their kids to enjoy thermal baths? It was not the first time…
Athens Food on Foot Food tour company Athens Food on Foot offers eight interesting and original food tours around Athens. Me and my Travel Bloggers Greece friends took the four-hour long ‘Ultimate Food Tour’. This signature Ultimate Food Tour takes its guests through the historical city center of Athens and features more than ten stops to…
Travel Bloggers Greece at Xenia, the prestigious hospitality trade exhibition in the Athens Metropolitan Expo this month. This invitation was a wonderful opportunity for me to represent this great team of professional travel bloggers that I am part of, as well as my Family Experiences Blog. Travel Bloggers Greece Travel Bloggers Greece is the first…
One day 3 islands cruise: The yacht Me and the girls were invited at COSMOS. This is cruise company Evermore Cruises’ new 70m long ship sailing for the Saronic Gulf. She is the first luxurious yacht, operating as a day cruise boat sailing the Saronic Gulf. Cosmos is also one fastest day-cruisers of its category. It has…
The Land of the Centaurs – or where the Gods went for vacation – may have become less pure than it was until the 1980s when it began to be discovered for its lush, dreamy landscapes and the idyllic combination of mountain and sea, yet its singular beauty remains. The peninsula is ideal for families…
In the last weekend of January 2017, Travel Bloggers Greece, the professional blogger network organization that I am a member of, celebrated its second anniversary. For that occasion, a trip to Pelion was organized by Spyrou Philoxenia, the destination expert for the area. With a touring bus from Les Hirondelles, the best Transportation Supplier, we travelled from Athens to…
In April 2015, I travelled to the amazing Montanema Handmade Village together with Family Goes Out. It was an amazing stay in a luxury accommodation surrounded by a pine tree forest at a unique place in Greece. This post is an adjusted version of my first article for Family Goes Out. Montanema Handmade Village cannot…
Celeste is half-Dutch, half-Italian and first came to Greece some 20 years ago to work as a tour guide in Crete. She followed an education in Tourism and studied Spanish and Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam. For her thesis, she researched the foreign Cultural and Archaeological schools. She worked at the Dutch Institute…
Hi, Welcome to my blog! I am Celeste, mom of two girls who loves to travel. I have spent 24 years exploring beautiful Greece.
When my kids were born, it became my passion to find unique family destinations and experiences. I created this blog to share these with other parents.
If you need inspiration for planning your family vacation in Greece, I am here to help! As a passionate insider parent, I find the best hotels, places to visit and activities for kids. Join me as I explore Greece with my family!
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Family Experiences Blog is the first Family Travel Blog in Greece in the Dutch and English language. It reflects, real stories, first-hand experiences and the views of a well-travelled expat turned local insider mom.
