Impressive how much right stuff you mentioned. I am Greek living in Athens and I assure everyone that this guy is phenomenal!!! You know so much right things that I can't believe...keep on the good work buddy
You mentioned the food, and that's my #1 love when it comes to Greece. It's the best in the world !!!! You're right about traffic. But what I like to do, if I travel alone or with a single friend, and wanna get around, is renting a scooter (moped) or two. BUT: it's VITAL to get FULL insurance coverage. Rental companies are often reluctant to sell it to you (they DO have it), because they can get "rich" if something happens. There has been a lot of incidents where people have damaged the scooter, and the rental company charges 10x the price of parts if you're not covered. We used to go to Crete, since we have weekly direct flights from where I live here in Northern Norway. But we've stopped doing that, because compared to 2017-2018, the prices have TRIPLED. We simply can't afford to do it anymore. When Crete STARTS at $1500 per person (flight tickets + hotel) for only 1 week, we can go elsewhere for the fraction of that price. Heck, even 2 weeks in Thailand is a little cheaper, even though we have to book tickets to Oslo first.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Still, trips to what we call "syden" (umbrella-term for a vacation to southern countries with a lot of sun and beaches), which STARTS at over $200 per day is extremely expensive. A medium class hotel with breakfast will cost more, A LOT more. And btw, if I travel alone, I will have to pay extra to stay alone in a 2-person room. That price STARTS at $2200 for one week (no breakfast). Meaning over $300 per day. In comparison, if I drive 10 hours southwards (or fly) to Trondheim, there are literally hundreds of 14 days "syden"-trips to other destinations for half that price, or even less. You can even choose between a wide range of 14 days trips with all-inclusive hotels for less. So yes, that IS bloody expensive.
All I can say is it is magical. We have been to Greece many times and continue to go. Yes the Acropolis is awe striking, first time I saw it in Jan. 1976 I was walking down Athinas there it was all light up in the early evening. Blew my mind.
I'm always a solo traveler, and I like walking around the city (30k steps daily), taking public transit, enjoying the sights and sounds.. like every time I'm in Paris, London, Rome, etc.. I personally prefer doing my own thing instead of signing up for tours (but not opposed to). Can't wait to visit Athens in the near future and do the same :)
The Museum in Crete is a must see. Kalambaka and the monasteries are a must see. Oympia is nice and it also has a great museum. Go really early in the day to the Acropolis to avoid the crowds and the heat. The Bread Factory restaurant and bakery is an amazing place. They have good food and the bakery items are out of this world and they are huge.
Excellent videos. You catch the flavour of the country you visit quite accurately. We travel off season and unfortunately, no traditional meals. No big meals anywhere. We usually do our own groceries and eat at home. Just spent 2 months in Crete in February and March. 26 islands so far.
I've been to Athens this year and had to drive there as well. However, the experience wasn't too bad. Of course, its a big city which comes along with heavy traffic. But it was a much more pleasent and chilly experience compared to like Italy. Let alone the countryside: Good quality of the road system and almost no traffic.
"Do not drive in Athens" haha right on. I lived in the center of Athens for years and luckily I managed to avoid driving in that insanity the whole time I lived there.
As always, another fantastic video👏🏻 I have only a handful of TH-cam creators whose opinions and interpretations of a country I respect and use for my travels. Your channel is always one of my go to choices for research. Thank you my friend 🙏✌🏻🤙🏻
There is too much over tourism in Europe now. Crowds affect my enjoyment of these beautiful places. Shoulder season travel is all I plan to do going forward. It’s just not worth the long flights to fight crowds.
Or you really have to do your research and go to places that aren't as much on the radar for most people, it can make a big difference and often these places are just as beautiful! Even when coming from far you don't HAVE to go to the most popular destinations. But yeah the crowds suck for sure.
@@joostverra9130 Yes, that is OK, but unfortunately once an instagrammer comes there they will destroy that places "under the radar". Don't tell anyone if you have found a "hidden gem". Keep it a "hidden gem".
@@Demetri450 Not really...only you are somebody with a "Bucket List" created by the influencer plague. If you are really interested then it should be OK. I immediately know that somebody is not an indeoendent real traveller when he talks about his "Bucket List".
I had to come to Athens for 3 weeks for work. Drove the whole time, boy was it exciting lol. I worked about 45 minute drive away. Going to Crete now for 2 weeks, im sure the driving will be better than Athens. Biggest thing for driving in Athens is to just pay attention and learn how the round abouts work. Make room for bikes! Everyone else figures out how to get around you if they need to
I think so too - it enhances the feel that you're on vacation and not experiencing the same-old same-old being back in the u.s. My wife and I enjoyed the fact that dinners were later in the evening. A great time was had by us in Greece!
Greek American here, who lives in Greece 20 years now. I disagree about thr driving, I drive in Athens just fine, and the drivers here are tremendously better drivers than in the US (skill wise, not manner wise). It's just our roads are usually bad and the traffic can get horrendous in the cities. I freaked out last time I went back to Chicago and was driving around there, such bad/dangerous drivers for the most part. I observed a complete lack of awareness, basic driving skills and risk assessment. I'll take driving in Greece any day, our roads train us to be rally drivers 😂
American living in Italy here. I’ll have to agree with you. Italian drivers are way more skilled than American drivers. I imagine the Greeks drive the same way as the Italians.
@@caramia4789 I'm pretty sure Italy has better roads than Greece due to being wealthier so I don't think they drive the same Source: I got a family member with an Italian wife.
@@gamerboyx8243 never been to Greece so I can't say. I think Italian roads are in pretty good condition. I meant that their driving skills might be the same/similar.
As an American that drove in Greece and Italy, I saw a lot of bad drivers. Some may have been tourists, but I'm pretty sure some of those bad drivers were locals. I love both counties and can't wait to go back, but I don't agree that they're better drivers in general.
@Xrusader Again, manner wise and rules wise, Greeks are not good drivers, skills wise however, they are. For example, you will almost never see here a multi- car pile up accident on the highways and if it is, it's like 3 cars. I find American drivers to generally be completely unaware of their surroundings and to lack risk assessment skills, hence why you get so many big accidents involving so many vehicles at once... I've lived 20 years in the US, and 20 years in Europe, so I have about even experience in both. I greatly prefer and trust the drivers here, but it's my opinion, obviously not facts.
My husband is Korean and we were renting a car to drive around Greece ( had to drive in Athens too). I warned him how difficult and chaotic it is driving in Greece ( I frequently go to Greece and saw how crazy is it, even though I do not drive myself). My husband said driving in Greece, even Athens was a piece of cake in comparison to Korea 😂
3 times in Rhodes Greece: Pros: *Weather *Food *Beach *People Cons: *Crazy traffic, driving like maniacs *Exhausting in the long run with all the "inthrowers" at the restaurants *High prices
@@platzhalter6233 No, Sweden. It is pretty much the same prices for food and drink. Earlier it was much cheaper in the mediteranian than in Sweden. And without possibility to cook food at the hotel room it will be to eat at restaurant one or twice a day.
As a Spartan that has barely ever left Sparta... Yeah.. there is absolutely NOTHING in this city, BUT yeah we are in a prime spot to travel to any other place nearby be it to see ruins, castles, or simply to lay on a beach! But thats only provided you plan to stay here for maybe a month at least. If you plan to stay a week max just pick a place around Sparta and go there... xD
I am Greek and I live in Piraeus. In Athens and Piraeus many bad drivers and bad roads. I see every day some car and motorcycle drivers to completely ignore the red light (for vehicles) in front of me ! A few times while I was walking I stopped on one side of the crosswalk at the last second before the edge of the car hit me !! When the light for vehicles from green goes orange (which all we know that mean you must be ready to slow down) they accelerate like in F1 to pass the traffic light before goes red !
Yea, the public transportation thing really sucked. Every other city we visited last year (Lisbon/Istanbul/Rome/Venice/Milan) was good to decent. Athens was a complete mess, so we pretty much walked or took some type of ride share if we really needed it.
I lived in Rome and found the Public transport there a mess. Visiting Athens I didn't find it worse than Rome. It's just that as a foreigner in Athens it's more difficult to read stuff.
Honestly the only thing I don't love about visiting Greece is that it's too damn far from my home on the West Coast of California. Also the time difference means the first 3 days feel like I'm a zombie. A very happy zombie. 🙂
I'm curious as how to your wife is received in Greece. I recall you mentioning people in Ireland don't like Irish Americans referring to themselves as Irish in Ireland. Do you feel that it is incorrect for Greek Americans to call themselves Greek?
In Greece I usually say my family is from Greece. I am American with Greek heritage. Only once did someone get mad about it and I'm pretty sure she was just an angry human.
@@jocelynwoltersworld I'm glad to hear that. I think you guys do a great job of honoring the people in the places that you visit. I'm looking forward to many more videos :)
Greeks are inclusive people. If you can speak some Greek, you're an honorary Greek already. I married a Greek man and took his surname. Due to that name many Greeks see me as Greek.
November is a very nice month to visit Greece. There are not so many tourists and the weather is still great. Some people even go for swimming in November especially in south. Athens in November is awesome, very mild weather.
Everywhere on the European Mediterranean coast is better to visit in autumn or spring. Cooler and less crowded --- but not frigid and lifeless. Avoid the Mediterranean coast in summer! Everyone, including the Europeans, flocks to the Mediterranean for their summer holidays.
My experience in Greece was different from the one reported in this video, I had been there in the second half of the eighties, driving a car a whole month, visiting most major cities and a few islands like Mykonos. I did find that Greek people was not not so nice, they show bad humor when tourists ask for directions, they honk their cars all the time, which is annoying. I did enjoy the slow car drivers going into the emergency lane to allow faster cars to circulate normally. And the food, particularly cheese salads are great.
You should go to Indonesia (make sure to explore more than just Bali because it's so enormous and diverse) My hates for Indonesia are: 1. Intercity travel in general can be a drag. Long intercity bus trips and flights more expensive than you may expect, and questionable vehicle safety standards sometimes. It's not a good idea to try to see everything, best to pick to one or two main regions. 2. Questionable food hygiene standards in local restaurants (warungs). Great food but this is off-putting to me. 3. The very big cities, while they can be enjoyable, are not as exciting as their counterparts in other Asian countries like Thailand, India, China, and Japan. It's not really a place for a big city vacation. 4. Tourism infrastructure, outside of some popular places like Bali, is less developed than in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand. Fewer tour operators, less support from hotels, etc. 5. Conditions for hiking and other outdoorsy things can be very difficult sometimes with mosquitos, leeches, wet and dangerously slippery paths (especially in less touristed areas) (It was hard to think of the last two hates) Loves are: 1. The size and cultural diversity of the country. Regions have their own languages (local languages in addition to Bahasa Indonesia), cuisines, religious traditions, architectural features, etc. 2. The natural beauty. Immense volcanoes, expansive rainforests, and tons of amazing wildlife. There's nothing like seeing an Indonesian sunrise from the summit of a volcano. 3. It is cheap! 4. The hidden gems outside of Bali. Many spectacular places are far less touristed than their counterparts in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan. Bali is highly touristed but much of the country is still surprisingly little-visited. 5. People are fantastic. Often very friendly and helpful.
My experience in Santorini was a mixed bag people-wise…. I think a lot of the Greeks on Santorini are tourist-weary, or they’re only friendly if there is a monetary transaction happening 🤷🏻♂️
@@user-pl3lo8cc8y that goes for any place that relys solely on tourism. At the beginning of the season they are friendly and keen to see people and chat. By the end of the season they are worn out and I would feel the same I had a shop and tourists just walked in for a chat and a look and not really want to buy anything. You are over it by then lol!
So if you can’t adjust to “Greek Time” you’re not gonna have a good time. Absolute worse thing you can do is try to have a busy itinerary. Driving is not for the feint of heart, particularly in Athens and I think nearly as bad on Mykonos. Out in the country they drive just as crazy but they’re few of them. If you are going to drive, which is the best way to visit places is to forget about the rules of the road, I’m not even kidding, just roll with the traffic and never expect anyone to yield for you, even if you have the right of way (not a concept here). Putting you’re car on a Ferry is a whole other level of driving as well…
As a German living in Greece I agree about the traffic. It's all about communication and keeping the traffic in movement. Rules are followed where it makes sense, but ignored if something else works better. The most important thing when driving in Greece is being aware of other traffic members and monitoring their behaviour, expecting the unexpected 😁 Have been driving in Greece for 16 years now without ever having an accident. And I prefer driving in Greece over driving in Germany.
Let's just get one thing straight. Greece, a country of 10 million people, has 20 million tourists per year. You can't just expect to have an infrastructure to accomodate two times the population of the country for just two months in a year.
THE BEST COUNTRY IN EUROPE....lived in Kiffisia, Attica for a number of years. A few tips based on your post.....when dining, order for the table, for all who are eating (very un American i know...). When driving, think of American driving (brain dead most of the time 🤣🤣), and simply go with the flow. Paying your bill in a restaurant? FFS....get a life and chill...
After my fender bender in Ireland and I was hanging out with the Guarda on the side of the road, they said the only place to drive worse than Ireland is Greece.
If Mr Wolter had travelled so much in Greece and the Greek islands, then surely he would know how to pronounce the place names correctly?! 😳😳 Ker no suss? Delph eye?? Marathone??? At least he said Acropolis correctly 🤫
well, speaking english, one must pronounce the classical way. It can be THELFEE for a Greek, but it's "del-fI" for an english speaker, it may be A-thEE-na in Greek, but it's colloquially ATHENS in English, it may be "Hal-kee-thee-kEE" in Greek, but it's "Kal-cEE-dI-cee" in English ! At least, being Greek, so i suppose.
Amazing video💪, you work for 40yrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10K into trading from just few months ago and now they are multimillionaires.
We enjoy our country for many years Now A trip to France its cheaper ,i hate to see on tv how many million people visited Greece every year The rest its salad with history and American way Dont drive in Athens ? Dont drive anyware stay home 🇬🇷
They show their feelings honestly. They won't pretend to like you, they don't do fake smiles, the won't be passive aggressive. Son I guess for US standard they are. They also stare. Will they be warm, outgoing, friendly and welcoming to a person that is genuinely friendly towards them? Absolutely!!! In Greece you get what you give socialwise. Entitled people will get rude service and bad looks. Friendly people will be treated with respect and warmth.
Greeks tend to rate politeness with a person's behaviour and not their words. There is an air of informality; everybody is treated like a cousin. So no Greeks are not rude.
@Evil.Turkey bruh... So a few thousands of Mongol like throat singers DNA didn't mixed at all with anatolias millions of inhabitants and didn't got overwhelmed. Come on brother I'll pay for your test sample. Don't forget that Erdogan has Greek DNA.
Driving in Greece was nice outside the cities. Greece is awesome and the Greeks are the best
Not the best drivers though. Coming from a Greek
Impressive how much right stuff you mentioned. I am Greek living in Athens and I assure everyone that this guy is phenomenal!!! You know so much right things that I can't believe...keep on the good work buddy
The People of Greece are Relaxed and Laid Back...That's why life is BEAUTIFUL in Greece..💯💯😍💯😍💯😍💯🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Ooooh I'm SO excited! Mostly for the food 😍 What's your favorite food in Greece, Wolter? (cyclades & athens)
You mentioned the food, and that's my #1 love when it comes to Greece. It's the best in the world !!!!
You're right about traffic. But what I like to do, if I travel alone or with a single friend, and wanna get around, is renting a scooter (moped) or two. BUT: it's VITAL to get FULL insurance coverage. Rental companies are often reluctant to sell it to you (they DO have it), because they can get "rich" if something happens. There has been a lot of incidents where people have damaged the scooter, and the rental company charges 10x the price of parts if you're not covered.
We used to go to Crete, since we have weekly direct flights from where I live here in Northern Norway. But we've stopped doing that, because compared to 2017-2018, the prices have TRIPLED. We simply can't afford to do it anymore. When Crete STARTS at $1500 per person (flight tickets + hotel) for only 1 week, we can go elsewhere for the fraction of that price. Heck, even 2 weeks in Thailand is a little cheaper, even though we have to book tickets to Oslo first.
Crete is beautiful. $214.00 per day for 7 days accommodation and airfares seems cheap to me.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Still, trips to what we call "syden" (umbrella-term for a vacation to southern countries with a lot of sun and beaches), which STARTS at over $200 per day is extremely expensive. A medium class hotel with breakfast will cost more, A LOT more.
And btw, if I travel alone, I will have to pay extra to stay alone in a 2-person room. That price STARTS at $2200 for one week (no breakfast). Meaning over $300 per day.
In comparison, if I drive 10 hours southwards (or fly) to Trondheim, there are literally hundreds of 14 days "syden"-trips to other destinations for half that price, or even less. You can even choose between a wide range of 14 days trips with all-inclusive hotels for less. So yes, that IS bloody expensive.
All I can say is it is magical. We have been to Greece many times and continue to go. Yes the Acropolis is awe striking, first time I saw it in Jan. 1976 I was walking down Athinas there it was all light up in the early evening. Blew my mind.
I'm always a solo traveler, and I like walking around the city (30k steps daily), taking public transit, enjoying the sights and sounds.. like every time I'm in Paris, London, Rome, etc.. I personally prefer doing my own thing instead of signing up for tours (but not opposed to). Can't wait to visit Athens in the near future and do the same :)
Athens is great for solo travellers. It's huge city, a plethora places to visit and several different areas to go. So I think that make it great.
@@kostasveronis5882 thank you!
Me too alone ,I'm coming soon ,maybe friends we become
The Museum in Crete is a must see. Kalambaka and the monasteries are a must see. Oympia is nice and it also has a great museum. Go really early in the day to the Acropolis to avoid the crowds and the heat. The Bread Factory restaurant and bakery is an amazing place. They have good food and the bakery items are out of this world and they are huge.
Excellent videos. You catch the flavour of the country you visit quite accurately. We travel off season and unfortunately, no traditional meals. No big meals anywhere. We usually do our own groceries and eat at home. Just spent 2 months in Crete in February and March. 26 islands so far.
Prof, you have the cutest, most adorable family.
I've been to Athens this year and had to drive there as well.
However, the experience wasn't too bad. Of course, its a big city which comes along with heavy traffic. But it was a much more pleasent and chilly experience compared to like Italy.
Let alone the countryside: Good quality of the road system and almost no traffic.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos and always on point on the positives and the negatives.
Good guide. I was late getting into Greece, but now add a shoulder-season trip each year. Halkidiki next month.
CRETE TO ME was BEAUTIFUL...And i would LOVE TO Visit their AGAIN...💯💯💯🇬🇷🇬🇷💯🥰🥰
Have to comment again. So on point. Well done!
"Do not drive in Athens" haha right on. I lived in the center of Athens for years and luckily I managed to avoid driving in that insanity the whole time I lived there.
and we LOVE you ! 🇬🇷❤
It's great whatever your budget is.
As always, another fantastic video👏🏻 I have only a handful of TH-cam creators whose opinions and interpretations of a country I respect and use for my travels. Your channel is always one of my go to choices for research. Thank you my friend 🙏✌🏻🤙🏻
Can’t wait next year to finally visit Athens and island - love your videos as they are very informative! 😊
I love everything in Greece! And driving in Athens is fine! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Yes, if you plan you can get great deals to fly between the islands.
There is too much over tourism in Europe now. Crowds affect my enjoyment of these beautiful places. Shoulder season travel is all I plan to do going forward. It’s just not worth the long flights to fight crowds.
Or you really have to do your research and go to places that aren't as much on the radar for most people, it can make a big difference and often these places are just as beautiful! Even when coming from far you don't HAVE to go to the most popular destinations. But yeah the crowds suck for sure.
Exactly. Locals in Europe start hating tourists. Too many travel influencers.
@@joostverra9130 Yes, that is OK, but unfortunately once an instagrammer comes there they will destroy that places "under the radar". Don't tell anyone if you have found a "hidden gem". Keep it a "hidden gem".
If you're a tourist too, you're part of the crowd and part of the problem!
@@Demetri450 Not really...only you are somebody with a "Bucket List" created by the influencer plague. If you are really interested then it should be OK.
I immediately know that somebody is not an indeoendent real traveller when he talks about his "Bucket List".
I had to come to Athens for 3 weeks for work. Drove the whole time, boy was it exciting lol. I worked about 45 minute drive away.
Going to Crete now for 2 weeks, im sure the driving will be better than Athens.
Biggest thing for driving in Athens is to just pay attention and learn how the round abouts work. Make room for bikes! Everyone else figures out how to get around you if they need to
Excellent review. Seems intense to me!
One thing you are going hate at first and then love is leaning Greek..
It worths it !💪🇬🇷
The Greek sense of time is a positive thing.
I think so too - it enhances the feel that you're on vacation and not experiencing the same-old same-old being back in the u.s. My wife and I enjoyed the fact that dinners were later in the evening. A great time was had by us in Greece!
Greek American here, who lives in Greece 20 years now. I disagree about thr driving, I drive in Athens just fine, and the drivers here are tremendously better drivers than in the US (skill wise, not manner wise). It's just our roads are usually bad and the traffic can get horrendous in the cities. I freaked out last time I went back to Chicago and was driving around there, such bad/dangerous drivers for the most part. I observed a complete lack of awareness, basic driving skills and risk assessment. I'll take driving in Greece any day, our roads train us to be rally drivers 😂
American living in Italy here. I’ll have to agree with you. Italian drivers are way more skilled than American drivers. I imagine the Greeks drive the same way as the Italians.
@@caramia4789 I'm pretty sure Italy has better roads than Greece due to being wealthier so I don't think they drive the same
Source: I got a family member with an Italian wife.
@@gamerboyx8243 never been to Greece so I can't say. I think Italian roads are in pretty good condition. I meant that their driving skills might be the same/similar.
As an American that drove in Greece and Italy, I saw a lot of bad drivers. Some may have been tourists, but I'm pretty sure some of those bad drivers were locals. I love both counties and can't wait to go back, but I don't agree that they're better drivers in general.
@Xrusader Again, manner wise and rules wise, Greeks are not good drivers, skills wise however, they are. For example, you will almost never see here a multi- car pile up accident on the highways and if it is, it's like 3 cars. I find American drivers to generally be completely unaware of their surroundings and to lack risk assessment skills, hence why you get so many big accidents involving so many vehicles at once... I've lived 20 years in the US, and 20 years in Europe, so I have about even experience in both. I greatly prefer and trust the drivers here, but it's my opinion, obviously not facts.
Love your channel, one correction. Flights from island to island all go through Athens. Santorini Athens Crete as a example
I’m going to Greek soon!
10+ years of economic hardship again good thing we have public transportation Wolter!..
Luv Greece, hate that it’s starting to get too hot and expensive.
Love the "having or not having Greek DNA ". Naste kala 😅
It's best to travel off-season. Less hot, less expensive, less crowded, and more quiet. Easier to see the sights then.
I was in Greece for a month last year
The thing about time is so true!
You're on vacation, so go with the flow!
you and me, professor,,,, i think we both got a wee bit too much Greek hospitality. 😄
My husband is Korean and we were renting a car to drive around Greece ( had to drive in Athens too). I warned him how difficult and chaotic it is driving in Greece ( I frequently go to Greece and saw how crazy is it, even though I do not drive myself). My husband said driving in Greece, even Athens was a piece of cake in comparison to Korea 😂
3 times in Rhodes Greece:
Pros:
*Weather
*Food
*Beach
*People
Cons:
*Crazy traffic, driving like maniacs
*Exhausting in the long run with all the "inthrowers" at the restaurants
*High prices
@@patricj951 High prices? Where do you come from, Thailand?
@@platzhalter6233
No, Sweden. It is pretty much the same prices for food and drink. Earlier it was much cheaper in the mediteranian than in Sweden.
And without possibility to cook food at the hotel room it will be to eat at restaurant one or twice a day.
@@patricj951 greek supermarket prices are the same as those in france and germany now
@@patricj951 sweden? Bro you are trolling us If you compare sweden with greece in term of high prices, cmon
@@platzhalter6233
No, it's about the same prices on restaurants for food and drinks. There are some exceptions, though.
As a Spartan that has barely ever left Sparta... Yeah.. there is absolutely NOTHING in this city, BUT yeah we are in a prime spot to travel to any other place nearby be it to see ruins, castles, or simply to lay on a beach! But thats only provided you plan to stay here for maybe a month at least. If you plan to stay a week max just pick a place around Sparta and go there... xD
Kos is my favorite in this sommer
As a Greek, I can confirm 100% about NOT BEING ON TIME I can't stand not being on time
I fell in love with Attiki honey first time I went back in 1974 ❤
I was 6½ and I bought a new 1 kg jar yesterday in a store quite near my house.
Pine honey from the island of Thasos is incredible too!
@@Latexhandske Actually the worst honey you can find in Greece. Imagine the best ones 🤤
@@Gk-ug6gu I`ve tried about 50 different ones and all pf them a a taste of heaven!
It’s no surprise that Greece has been receiving tourists for centuries
I am Greek and I live in Piraeus.
In Athens and Piraeus many bad drivers and bad roads.
I see every day some car and motorcycle drivers to completely ignore the red light (for vehicles) in front of me ! A few times while I was walking I stopped on one side of the crosswalk at the last second before the edge of the car hit me !!
When the light for vehicles from green goes orange (which all we know that mean you must be ready to slow down) they accelerate like in F1 to pass the traffic light before goes red !
The last point is actually pretty good for us locals
Yea, the public transportation thing really sucked. Every other city we visited last year (Lisbon/Istanbul/Rome/Venice/Milan) was good to decent. Athens was a complete mess, so we pretty much walked or took some type of ride share if we really needed it.
I lived in Rome and found the Public transport there a mess. Visiting Athens I didn't find it worse than Rome. It's just that as a foreigner in Athens it's more difficult to read stuff.
Anxiety is killing life. If you are obsessed of scheduling in detail, better not to visit.
Low key truth for greece 😀
Nafplio… shh! 👍
It's true that public transportation is not that good, but plan ahead and you will be find. You're not going to be stranded
Honestly the only thing I don't love about visiting Greece is that it's too damn far from my home on the West Coast of California. Also the time difference means the first 3 days feel like I'm a zombie. A very happy zombie. 🙂
how many hours flight?
No direct flights from San Francisco that I could find, so typically 15 hours approximately
@@francoisbouchard9488 When I travel to Greece, it is roughly a 23 hour flight. You really need to look at your complaint.
I'm curious as how to your wife is received in Greece. I recall you mentioning people in Ireland don't like Irish Americans referring to themselves as Irish in Ireland. Do you feel that it is incorrect for Greek Americans to call themselves Greek?
That’s a great question.
In Greece I usually say my family is from Greece. I am American with Greek heritage. Only once did someone get mad about it and I'm pretty sure she was just an angry human.
@@jocelynwoltersworld I'm glad to hear that. I think you guys do a great job of honoring the people in the places that you visit. I'm looking forward to many more videos :)
Absolutely we are Greek! It's a heritage, DNA, and state of mind thing!
Greeks are inclusive people. If you can speak some Greek, you're an honorary Greek already.
I married a Greek man and took his surname. Due to that name many Greeks see me as Greek.
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Nooo Im going on November 😢
November is a very nice month to visit Greece. There are not so many tourists and the weather is still great. Some people even go for swimming in November especially in south. Athens in November is awesome, very mild weather.
3 days maximum in Athens. Nafplio and Voidikilia beach is a must. Complete contrast.
That's one of the problems of American tourists. Many have no patience. Greece is about "siga, siga" - slowly, slowly.
Everywhere on the European Mediterranean coast is better to visit in autumn or spring. Cooler and less crowded --- but not frigid and lifeless. Avoid the Mediterranean coast in summer! Everyone, including the Europeans, flocks to the Mediterranean for their summer holidays.
The Acropolis? I saw the original Parthenon in Nashville.
Me too!!! They have kept it in much better shape in Nashville as well 😀 hahaha
My experience in Greece was different from the one reported in this video, I had been there in the second half of the eighties, driving a car a whole month, visiting most major cities and a few islands like Mykonos. I did find that Greek people was not not so nice, they show bad humor when tourists ask for directions, they honk their cars all the time, which is annoying. I did enjoy the slow car drivers going into the emergency lane to allow faster cars to circulate normally. And the food, particularly cheese salads are great.
I used to know a girl half French, half Greek. I never knew which way to turn. LMAO
Does everything have to be seen through this love/hate prism?
You should go to Indonesia (make sure to explore more than just Bali because it's so enormous and diverse)
My hates for Indonesia are:
1. Intercity travel in general can be a drag. Long intercity bus trips and flights more expensive than you may expect, and questionable vehicle safety standards sometimes. It's not a good idea to try to see everything, best to pick to one or two main regions.
2. Questionable food hygiene standards in local restaurants (warungs). Great food but this is off-putting to me.
3. The very big cities, while they can be enjoyable, are not as exciting as their counterparts in other Asian countries like Thailand, India, China, and Japan. It's not really a place for a big city vacation.
4. Tourism infrastructure, outside of some popular places like Bali, is less developed than in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand. Fewer tour operators, less support from hotels, etc.
5. Conditions for hiking and other outdoorsy things can be very difficult sometimes with mosquitos, leeches, wet and dangerously slippery paths (especially in less touristed areas) (It was hard to think of the last two hates)
Loves are:
1. The size and cultural diversity of the country. Regions have their own languages (local languages in addition to Bahasa Indonesia), cuisines, religious traditions, architectural features, etc.
2. The natural beauty. Immense volcanoes, expansive rainforests, and tons of amazing wildlife. There's nothing like seeing an Indonesian sunrise from the summit of a volcano.
3. It is cheap!
4. The hidden gems outside of Bali. Many spectacular places are far less touristed than their counterparts in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan. Bali is highly touristed but much of the country is still surprisingly little-visited.
5. People are fantastic. Often very friendly and helpful.
LMAO Jocelyn, you're hilarious. I have no Greek DNA so I'll pass on driving!
My experience in Santorini was a mixed bag people-wise…. I think a lot of the Greeks on Santorini are tourist-weary, or they’re only friendly if there is a monetary transaction happening 🤷🏻♂️
@@user-pl3lo8cc8y that goes for any place that relys solely on tourism. At the beginning of the season they are friendly and keen to see people and chat. By the end of the season they are worn out and I would feel the same I had a shop and tourists just walked in for a chat and a look and not really want to buy anything. You are over it by then lol!
Us Brit expats call it GMT - Greek maybe time😂
The LAND OF ZORBA.!!🥰🥰🥰🥰💯💯💯💯🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
So if you can’t adjust to “Greek Time” you’re not gonna have a good time. Absolute worse thing you can do is try to have a busy itinerary. Driving is not for the feint of heart, particularly in Athens and I think nearly as bad on Mykonos. Out in the country they drive just as crazy but they’re few of them. If you are going to drive, which is the best way to visit places is to forget about the rules of the road, I’m not even kidding, just roll with the traffic and never expect anyone to yield for you, even if you have the right of way (not a concept here). Putting you’re car on a Ferry is a whole other level of driving as well…
As a German living in Greece I agree about the traffic. It's all about communication and keeping the traffic in movement. Rules are followed where it makes sense, but ignored if something else works better.
The most important thing when driving in Greece is being aware of other traffic members and monitoring their behaviour, expecting the unexpected 😁
Have been driving in Greece for 16 years now without ever having an accident. And I prefer driving in Greece over driving in Germany.
How na
You have to drive if you go to Greece
There is a reason there are so many of those wayside shrines along the roads.
Being Greek is no excuse! Even us Greeks with our Greek DNA can't resist a good road rage rant. 😂
Isint it pronounced del-fee not del-fi? Eimai Kai Ellinas
Let's just get one thing straight. Greece, a country of 10 million people, has 20 million tourists per year. You can't just expect to have an infrastructure to accomodate two times the population of the country for just two months in a year.
THE BEST COUNTRY IN EUROPE....lived in Kiffisia, Attica for a number of years. A few tips based on your post.....when dining, order for the table, for all who are eating (very un American i know...). When driving, think of American driving (brain dead most of the time 🤣🤣), and simply go with the flow. Paying your bill in a restaurant? FFS....get a life and chill...
best country in Europe is subject to opinion.
Being mistaken for a German can be uncomfortable.......
After my fender bender in Ireland and I was hanging out with the Guarda on the side of the road, they said the only place to drive worse than Ireland is Greece.
Not that many accidents but yeah we drive like maniacs.
Some are always in a rush, others a solo racing in public roads
Greece has become way too expensive now! And the cash exchange places are a ripoff!
Compared to where I live it’s still a bargain haha
It’s called GMT, Greek maybe time 😂.
I think greece is good for holiday but to live there is no no for me
If Mr Wolter had travelled so much in Greece and the Greek islands, then surely he would know how to pronounce the place names correctly?! 😳😳
Ker no suss? Delph eye?? Marathone??? At least he said Acropolis correctly 🤫
well, speaking english, one must pronounce the classical way. It can be THELFEE for a Greek, but it's "del-fI" for an english speaker, it may be A-thEE-na in Greek, but it's colloquially ATHENS in English, it may be "Hal-kee-thee-kEE" in Greek, but it's "Kal-cEE-dI-cee" in English ! At least, being Greek, so i suppose.
Cretins of Crete 😂🤣
They really want to feed you still you start to look like them lmaoo
Amazing video💪, you work for 40yrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10K into trading from just few months ago and now they are multimillionaires.
Is this one of those annoying, barely-disguised ads?
Another video about Greece. Tourists go home
Go and live in North Korea if you don't like tourists.
We enjoy our country for many years Now A trip to France its cheaper ,i hate to see on tv how many million people visited Greece every year
The rest its salad with history and American way
Dont drive in Athens ? Dont drive anyware stay home 🇬🇷
with in 10 years the homeless people of Greece will increase by 50%
Are the Greeks rude? That has been my experience here in the States.
They show their feelings honestly. They won't pretend to like you, they don't do fake smiles, the won't be passive aggressive. Son I guess for US standard they are. They also stare.
Will they be warm, outgoing, friendly and welcoming to a person that is genuinely friendly towards them? Absolutely!!! In Greece you get what you give socialwise. Entitled people will get rude service and bad looks. Friendly people will be treated with respect and warmth.
Greeks tend to rate politeness with a person's behaviour and not their words. There is an air of informality; everybody is treated like a cousin. So no Greeks are not rude.
@@helgaioannidis9365 Thanks for the insight.
@@kostasveronis5882 Thanks for the insight.
You do know for many Greeks, English is not their first language and things get lost in translation.
The only good that Greece has is the history and the food.
Then don't visit Greece. Stay where you are.
Idk, beaches festivals islands are great too. It's all a matter of taste
A history they can't afford to maintain, and the food is all the same.
@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 I agree about the history, I disagree about the food my opinion!!
@@toulapeny I applaud you have an opinion. In order to get a real good Greek meal you have to go to a village and stay away from mainstream areas.
Love: it’s close to Turkey
Hate: that it’s not Turkey 🇹🇷
Wrong forum for the Greece vs Turkey thing. Go away.
Love: Interesting travel videos about a cool region in europe.
Hate: Greeks and Turks not being able to shut up about eachother.
check yo dna bro
@@Terminator-T2000 it’s 100% Turkish and yours partially too thanks to our Grandfathers 😎 🍆
@Evil.Turkey bruh... So a few thousands of Mongol like throat singers DNA didn't mixed at all with anatolias millions of inhabitants and didn't got overwhelmed. Come on brother I'll pay for your test sample. Don't forget that Erdogan has Greek DNA.