@@Mongoose-ct6us Not really. Italian rythmics, as well as pronunciation, are quite different. To start with, the is no H in Italian. And that kills 50% of Greek words 😂
@@rheinhartsilvento2576 Italian and Spanish have very similar rhythm actually and similar pronunciation. When I speak Spanish many people think it's Italian and vice versa. A lot of words are actually the same in Italian and Spanish. Spagnolo e Italiano è simile. Espanol y Italiano son similares. Notice how similar both Spanish and Italian is. I speak both actually.
As a Greek, I'd say that I tolerate our Athenian sun much easier than I tolerate the summer in, say Bulgaria or Romania. 35 C in Bulgaria is like 45 in Athens with added 90% humidity. So basically you are in Florida. Mosquitos are as big as toddlers.
I’m Greek and the thing with the food always annoys me. So many ignorant tourists always ordering greek salad and musaka everyday during their holidays refusing to explore local cuisine. Plus many of them seem to choose the worst places to eat especially in the islands (maybe because they’re cheaper). As for coffee, Americans seem to be addicted to Starbucks crap, they can’t comprehend how real coffee tastes, I always love their looks when they taste coffee here, it’s like they’re having a revelation! I always like to show people how we do things here. Thank you for choosing our country to live in, you are a very kind gentleman.
Well, mousaka is a greek dish, isn't it?, and I love it, but I'm also ordering calamari tiganita, mouskari kokinisto or stifado me rizi , gimista, love the pasticio too ..... In Nafplio first thing I'm eating is Kotopulo lemoni me patates and salsa.
I am Greek, and must admit my shame in loving moussaka and horiatiki salad... and could easily eat it every day. I just hate it when yiayia serves fiakies soup five days a week (lol).
But tourists are not obliged to know all the variety of food we have here in Greece, same as for us when we go abroad. You try something and then if you like it you stick to it. Besides everyone does what he likes with his money. Nothing wrong with that !
So if I need to order a coffee that has some caffeine and some decaf, due to my heart condition, what would I order? I love lots of cream or milk in mine too.
Actually it is the Greeks themselves that are the most narrow-minded people in the world when it comes to food. For the average Greek, ALL foreign dishes are crap and trusts only his mother's food (awful in most of the cases, bad techniques and the ingredients are swimming in oil...). And even when they go to a Greek taverna, they will always order the same boring dishes, i.e. fries (as if sth will happen to Greeks if they do not order fries every day), spaghetti, souvlaki, chicken, and that terrible dish called Pastitsio! So it is funny to call the tourists ignorant, at least they travel to other countries and taste different recipes, Greeks do not even travel outside Greece, they only know their souvlaki and gyros.
ADAPTATION, understanding, sinking in the culture of the country we visit - is a MUST. Absolutely the way to enjoy and be happy in the culture we visit.
Small businesses keep the afternoon break, but big shops work all day, because today there's air-conditioning and they have rotating shifts. For example a small shop for clothes works 09:00-03:00 Monday Wednesday Saturday, and 09:00-02:00, 17:00-20:00 Tuesday Thursday. A supermarket works 08:00-21:00 weekdays and 08:00-20:00 Saturday. The tap water can be either very good or very bad depending on the region, so ask the locals whether to drink or not. Athens water comes from rivers on the mountains so it's even better than bottled water, but water in the islands comes with water container ships from the mainland, so it's filthy and only good for washing.
About the water, that depends on the island. Here on Rhodes according to where on the island you are you can have clean drinking water, like e.g. in Rhodes town, because it's from the mountains. Smaller islands here get their water from a ship with a desalination equipment.
Watching from England, iv been to kefalonia, lefkas, kos, zante, skiathos, halkidki, numerous times but never stayed on the mainland, yet ! All 10 points you covered are 100% spot on, Greece is beautiful and Greek people the most friendly iv ever met, if only I could get full time residency I would live there in a heart beat, great video by the way👌👌
You're very very informative and as a British person I am so glad that you talk of being mindful and experiencing the culture of the people there....and I find it of utmost importance especially if British to ALWAYS learn some words and sentences of the countries we visit....I always find it extremely rude to expect everyone to speak English. Whenever we have travelled abroad we always practice manners as a family because I really don't want anyone to think that all British are the same, drinking, causing havoc and being rude, we must respect the people of that country who are welcoming us into their homeland and I have always found Greek people to be so friendly and welcoming.
Your Tips are on point! I'd like to add Tip #11: Don't expect to eat your whole meal when you dine outside of a restaurant - the cats under your table will constantly meow for you to give them your food.
What's funny is that freddo is an Italian word meaning cold. However there is no freddo espresso in Italy, it's a Greek invention. The way to make freddo espresso is this: - Use your espresso machine to make a double shot espresso. - If you want to add sugar add now because once the coffee is cold the sugar will not disolve. - Using a very sturdy mixer, mix the coffee together with a couple of ice cubes. Some people don't use ice cubes at this point as cheaper mixers may break but the coffee shops do because it makes the coffee get cold much faster. - Fill a tall glass with ice cubes and pour the coffee. - If you want to make freddo cappuchino instead, add wipped cream at the top.
Please don't go to a rural greek Hotel and ask for a "flat white " coffee and then not be able to tell the person serving you what it is! Definitely agree about sensible shoes. The greeks are the loveliest people and so friendly. Relax, enjoy and go with the flow. If you order something and they get it wrong just try it and it may be better than what you actually ordered. Great tips. Thank you xx
"My Greek lifestyle" - in Greece it's always summer, I can notice, not only in your videos, but everyone else's. However, I have seen snowy Mykonos, and Plaka under a magnificent blanket of snow!
This was a great video with good advice. A couple of years ago, I took the whole family (ex-spouse and 4 young adult kids) on an epic 2 week trip to Greece. Best ever. We visited Athens, Santorini, Rhodes. All wonderful. But our favorite was Nafplio. That walk from Nafplio to Karathona beach is an adventure in itself. It was early in the season; nonetheless we enjoyed the sun loungers at Outopia, and the beautiful cristal clear waters. Looking at the online reviews, Outopia is not universally appreciated, but we thought it was very good and enjoyed good service and good food (and free loungers :-) Just go, you won't regret it.
The thing with old towns and their alleys is the quiet yet central. In Nafplio old town you don't hear any cars and you are a few steps away from the tourist center; the downside is that you gotta leave the car far.
Instead of pancakes you can order "Lukumades" with honey and instead coffee with cream coffee with milk. As i watch you walking in the sun with a black t shirt i have to also tell you that black and dark clothing in the sun attract heat so wear it in the afternoon. 😎
Another great Video! Now, you have to excuse me for this but...when you say "number 5" you have to talk about what gestures are considered rude/inapropriate in greece(maybe a topic for another video?), and you did one right there...Common misconception for foreigners when showing the number 5, we always show with the palm facing ourselves, and the back of the hand towards the other person, otherwise the open palm of five fingers towards the other person is called a mountza (μούντζα/φάσκελο). Love your videos so far, my wife started watching them too!
On the point as always. Couldn't have it all explained as like crispier myself. Recommended food fot greek summer, "gemista accompanied with feta and good white wine".
Greece is very expensive. I am from the USA. I found Athens and Paros surprisingly very expensive. Gyro is $14 like in NYC. That being said I absolutely loved Athens and Paros. Athens is one of my favorite cities ever.
@@Mongoose-ct6us I dont Know what you ate but it was not a gyros. Gyros is $ 3,8 in most cases , $5 is considered to be too expensive for us Greeks we would never eat at that restaurant. If you go to Mykonos or Santorini or a super expencive restaurant , maybe . But not in an every day restaurant.
About the shoes Daniel; A girlfriend back in 93 had a black tight dress, black stilettos, full make-up, black sunglasses and a BIG black hat all the way up & down Acropolis in September. She was fine with all that! I`m always good with some Attiki wherever and who can`t go a day without a Greek coffee? And to everybody out there; Try to say OPA at least 10 times a day! You be much happier ❤
hey man. great video! My only objection is the part with the tap water. I live in Xanthi and I've been drinking tap water my whole life. way better than bottled water. I've even been to the springs where the water comes from!
I live in Greece in a seaside town and i have my morning coffee at home because i see no reason to pay for it in a cafe, but i believe that in places frequented by foreign tourists, coffee with cream is not unheard of.
Living in Italy I get the coffee thing! I actually like Greek coffee - my Italian husband is not so keen but he does say that over the years the espresso is good in Greece now! 😆
Yes, Americans do not appreciate the bidet, drink true Greek coffee (we lived in Flushing Queens next to Little Greece, so we learned to enjoy it - and from what I understand, it’s healthier as it’s boiled rather than brewed, although they do use sugar) or travel light :) The best part of your list is the quiet time laws. Love the concept.
About tap water.. it depends where you live in most places is perfectly safe if you are worried about the quality of your local tap water best is to take a sample to a chemist to be sure
I don’t know if giving the 👍 is some kind of insult , also I always try to speak Greek just the usual things like hello and thank things that are basic and I feel like it’s appreciated I would love to speak it fluently but I find it difficult anyway another great video. From 🏴
No 11: Όταν δείχουμε τον αριθμό 5 σε κάποιον, χρησιμοποιούμε το πίσω μέρος της παλάμης. Το εμπρος μέρος της παλάμης είναι ύβρις και λέγεται «μούτζα». When we show the number 5 to someone, we use the back of the palm. The front part of the palm is hubris and is called "muja".
Excellent points. Get to the ferry/train/airport early, leave last or when the big bulk of people are gone, otherwise you are gonna be sandwiched/smashed.
Oh you should always order Greek salad......your body is gonna thank you for the rest of the year....then you come back and fill your body with this goodness...so healthy and oh so good ❤
I watched this video before I went to Greece (you had just posted it) and now that I'm back. It's 100% spot on. As for the food, yeah the stuff Americans might be familiar with is good, but the giant beans! I grew up in an area with significant numbers of Greek immigrants, so I had a pretty good idea what the food would be like, but the reality of the food in Greece is so much better. And the coffee: yeah, I ordered a Greek coffee maker for home. It's that good.
Very very spot on. Your advice is perfect. That with throwing toilet paper it really depends. Constructions built after the 1970s have no issues. But really old constructions 1960s and earlier may have issues. And because you never know, be careful, look around for signs, if you see no little basket, then you can throw the toilet paper in the toilet. Never in boats. If you visit a breakfast place in the islands you will find delicious pancakes. But there are other more interesting things to try. Sometimes local sausages or pies. And even eggs you will taste in Greece they are actually so delicious you won't believe the difference in quality and flavor.
one of the best videos i have seen and u say exactly what i always post under of videos like urs(from foreigners)....συνεχισε ετσι μπας και ξεκολησουν απο τα copies...ακροπολη..γυρος..τζατζικι.μουσακας...ελεος δηλαδη
Γεια σας! First time I watch one of your videos and i love it! Are you sure you're not Greek? You look so much like one of my older cousin Manolis :-) Excellent advice and great accent! Greetings from Piraeus.
As a greek I looooved the breakfast we were served in our bed and breakfast in Cuba... I remember we didn't even know what the lady was going to bring us. Different coffee , different fruit and vegetables even omelette. It was the best breakfast I've ever had and great ☕ ! But if course we were open to try and that is the main reason we stayed in a casa and not a hotel. There are different kids of tourists everywhere. I had many English friends visiting me here over the years. Some are open to try new things. Others found it hard to try Marida and all the little fish as well as octopus. It was too weird for them 😂🤪 When I went to china... Omg I tried some really weird stuff!!!!!
Great videos. Well done. Living the dream. As a Greek Australian would love to have endless summers between Greece and Australia, God Willing. I like the North Aegean. Maybe in Nafplio next year to have a look around Peloponesse with Mrs. I love the supermarket video. Prices are the same as in Australia in Greece except Greeks earn one quarter of the wages. Not sure how they survive. Need to update to the new Greek ID which some of our saints advise not to get by 2026 🙂 Freddo Expresso and FULL Feta Tiropita at your finger tips anywhere in Greece. Got to love it !!! Australia = WORK , Greece = LIFE !
Soo, no Colombian Coffee in Greece?¿ Note: NesCafé was first marketed in partnership with "La Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia and Nestlè, {Switzerland-1866}.
Actually, tap water in the mainland is quite safe to drink. It's water in islands (Crete and Euboea are exceptions, plus some others nowadays) that is not safe to drink, as it's usually not connected to a water treatment plant.
I will stay in Nafplio soon for 3 nights while we explore Peloponnese. Staying at Hotel Espero Royal. Where should we have breakfast and evening dinners so we can have the local experience? I really enjoyed this video - thank you for the tips.
Great video, I agree with all your points, im Greek Australian living in Rhodes Greece, I consider myself lucky and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I just hit the subscribe button ✅
You should also wear light colours, keep the dark ones for the night. Not even a dark hat is appropriate, you risk a sunstroke. Prefer wide-brimmed hats because they offer better protection. Don't walk around shirtless. It's better to wear even long sleeves or trousers because that's cooler than getting the sun straight on your skin. Prefer linen or cotton. Avoid tight clothes, it's so uncomfortable. As for water, the moment you arrive at a place, ask. There are several places where tap water is perfectly safe. As you mentioned in the video, respect the siesta and enjoy it yourself. It's so hot and you need it. Don't spend it on the beach, it's dangerous. Get some shady place, enjoy a light snack, no alcohol, get an icecream, some juice and relax. As for the food, you're so right. The variety of dishes is so interesting, don't stick to the usual stuff.
Thank you for the video! My trip for Greece is set this year, but in the middle of November. I'm more interested in seeing a lot of archaeological sites rather than beeches. I'll be there for two weeks. I was planning on walking in Athens but talking a car to visit places in the Pelaponese. Any advice?
Fredo Espresso is not just cold Espresso where I buy it from, and I've been buying it from the same spot since I was allowed to drink coffee. It's so much more than that. It has normal milk being whisked with ice to produce foam, which is nothing like whipped cream. I top it with cinnamon and lots of ice. Very few places make good freddo espresso, sadly. Most places treat it just like a frappe but with espresso, and that's wrong.
I don't have any Greek music, but I will compose some for future videos. (I use my own music for all of my videos. I am a music composer for media) Thanks for your suggestion, my friend.
I don't know, as a Greek I'm tired of videos putting bouzouki or middle eastern tunes as soundtrack. It's too one sided, reminds me of a bad gyros tourist trap in the old city of rethymno or something... I much prefer the chill out music vibes of this video.
The quiet hours apply in many countries, not just Greece. Source: been there, done that. (although, here in Athens, even a fart can trigger a Karen across the balcony with the 2 most common words you'd hear from them: Ησυχία παρακαλώ!!!)
Hello! I haven’t been to Greece for 20+ years (it was still the Drachma!) thanks for all these reminders! Do you have any experience with the islands? We’d like to go far far away from the tourists, stay near the water, hike, swim and eat every Greek dish under the sun ☀️ any island come to mind? 😊 (Vancouver, Canada)
καλησπερα απο την ροδο ,κανε μια εκπομπη το τι θα πρεπει να προσεχουν στην θαλασσα και τα θαλασσια σπορ..ειμαι πολυ χαρουμενος που διαφημηζεις την ελλαδα
They are. I am originally from Volos but grew up in Thessaloniki and i;ve visited Nafplio many times. Basically any city that is built around a sea harbor has a more summer vibe. Also access to seafronts offer serene afternoon walks and some real nice sunset views....Some others equally beautiful are Kavala, Preveza, Kalamata, Galaxidi and many more. Also Lefkada which although it may seem like an island is actually connected by a land mass with the continental Greece. (my work involves a lot of travelling and i've been in most parts of greece)
I’ve been traveling all over since 1970, have been to Greece a couple of times, but was last there 20 years ago. I understand and practice all of what you say, BUT you mean to tell me that in Napflio one can’t find a “caffè Americano”…coffee and water, and maybe a little milk/cream? I’m going to be staying there this fall for a month during Oct/Nov.
Of course, you can find coffee with water, but it is called 'filtered coffee' and you can also ask to put milk in your coffee, too. The best thing is to look at the menu of the coffee place you visit and order accordingly. If you are not sure, then ask and I am sure they'll be happy to help you choose.
Regarding coffee, which for coffee drinkers like myself is essential, you should look into how we Greeks refer to " imported" types of coffees. So americano means nothing to Greeks, it is filtered coffee (from a pot or individual pot they bring to your table and you pour it after two three minutes when it sets) or "french" coffee. If you prefer expresso it is single or double shot not "lougo" (if I m spelling it correctly)like Italians say it. Macchiato in the italian sense does not exist (only the starbucks type). Freddo cappucino is iced expresso coffee (that has been brewed and put ice into to cool it down with milk foam and if you ask for it ground cinnamon sprinked on it. Frappe is very strong if you have heart issues probably avoid it. And everything,except Greek coffee, have a decaf version. Just do a little research you ll find good coffee in Greece.
Great video! Did you say the island you are in is Naxos? What is a good island for my elderly mother and I? I am looking for something like what is in the video.
So...Im 56 years old. I walk in flipflops almost all year around. Ive walked around Knossos many times in just flipflops. Ive hiked in many rough terrains here on Crete in flipflops. How do you explain that if its impossible?
I have a friend that likes to run marathons without shoes, he’s a barefoot runner. It’s a free world my friend. My job is to inform travelers what they should wear when visiting archeological sites here in Greece 🇬🇷
Well if you want to keep your country's customs in food, breakfast etc, without trying something new, what's the point of traveling? Eat your food and drink your coffee with cream in your living room and browse the foreign country in the internet!
I'm Greek Australian and during my time in Greece, I ordered a white coffee ... "aspro kafe"!!! Need I say more? I just wanted the earth to open up and swallow me!!!!!🤨🙄🙄🙄
No 8! When watching a vlog where young Americans go to a Lebanese place as a part of an Athens food tour, or they refer to gyros' pitta as "falafel" or to pastitsio as "Greek lasagna" I immediately stop watching. At least have respect! You paid a small fortune to visit Greece, why don't you learn the basics! Once I saw a girl buying a croissant as part of a food tour of Greek food. Lord have mercy 😂 Watching from Cyprus. Love your attitude and point of view in all your videos ❤👍
Latte is not very common in Greece i think, if you ask a cappuccino, fredo espresso, fredo cappuccino, espresso, Greek coffee, frape any of these will be okay, but not sure if cafe places know what i latte is, i live in London and everybody heres loves latte but not sure if they have this type in Greece.
Η Ελλάδα, ειναι η μοναδική χώρα όπου μπορείς να φας σαν άνθρωπος (και φθηνά) ακόμα και μετά τις 10(σε όλη την Ευρώπη ούτε μπύρα , ούτε τσιγάρα , ούτε παγωτό δεν βρίσκεις μετά τις 10- 11 ώρα...) και δεν μιλάω για τις τουριστικές περιοχές μόνο.
best business opportunity in Greece.... Just get a license and operate a van near archaelogical sites selling hats and Asics sneakers..... forget TH-cam.... !! This would make significantly more money!!
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Well said, only a Spanish speaking person can have such a natural Greek accent!!!
Or Italian speaking person too.
@@Mongoose-ct6us Italians i wouldnt say so! Spanish are exactly like Greeks
@@Mongoose-ct6us Not really. Italian rythmics, as well as pronunciation, are quite different.
To start with, the is no H in Italian.
And that kills 50% of Greek words 😂
@@rheinhartsilvento2576 Wrong. Italian has very similar pronunciation and many same words as Spanish actually.
@@rheinhartsilvento2576 Italian and Spanish have very similar rhythm actually and similar pronunciation. When I speak Spanish many people think it's Italian and vice versa. A lot of words are actually the same in Italian and Spanish. Spagnolo e Italiano è simile. Espanol y Italiano son similares. Notice how similar both Spanish and Italian is. I speak both actually.
As a Greek when u said when the ferry doors opens all hell breaks loose!!!! I was on the floor laughing!!! and yes this is how it is in the summer...
As a Greek, I'd say that I tolerate our Athenian sun much easier than I tolerate the summer in, say Bulgaria or Romania. 35 C in Bulgaria is like 45 in Athens with added 90% humidity. So basically you are in Florida. Mosquitos are as big as toddlers.
I’m Greek and the thing with the food always annoys me. So many ignorant tourists always ordering greek salad and musaka everyday during their holidays refusing to explore local cuisine. Plus many of them seem to choose the worst places to eat especially in the islands (maybe because they’re cheaper). As for coffee, Americans seem to be addicted to Starbucks crap, they can’t comprehend how real coffee tastes, I always love their looks when they taste coffee here, it’s like they’re having a revelation! I always like to show people how we do things here. Thank you for choosing our country to live in, you are a very kind gentleman.
Well, mousaka is a greek dish, isn't it?, and I love it, but I'm also ordering calamari tiganita, mouskari kokinisto or stifado me rizi , gimista, love the pasticio too ..... In Nafplio first thing I'm eating is Kotopulo lemoni me patates and salsa.
I am Greek, and must admit my shame in loving moussaka and horiatiki salad... and could easily eat it every day. I just hate it when yiayia serves fiakies soup five days a week (lol).
But tourists are not obliged to know all the variety of food we have here in Greece, same as for us when we go abroad. You try something and then if you like it you stick to it. Besides everyone does what he likes with his money. Nothing wrong with that !
So if I need to order a coffee that has some caffeine and some decaf, due to my heart condition, what would I order? I love lots of cream or milk in mine too.
Actually it is the Greeks themselves that are the most narrow-minded people in the world when it comes to food. For the average Greek, ALL foreign dishes are crap and trusts only his mother's food (awful in most of the cases, bad techniques and the ingredients are swimming in oil...). And even when they go to a Greek taverna, they will always order the same boring dishes, i.e. fries (as if sth will happen to Greeks if they do not order fries every day), spaghetti, souvlaki, chicken, and that terrible dish called Pastitsio! So it is funny to call the tourists ignorant, at least they travel to other countries and taste different recipes, Greeks do not even travel outside Greece, they only know their souvlaki and gyros.
ADAPTATION, understanding, sinking in the culture of the country we visit - is a MUST. Absolutely the way to enjoy and be happy in the culture we visit.
watching from USA, Southern California...another video with great info! Thank you for sharing!
Small businesses keep the afternoon break, but big shops work all day, because today there's air-conditioning and they have rotating shifts. For example a small shop for clothes works 09:00-03:00 Monday Wednesday Saturday, and 09:00-02:00, 17:00-20:00 Tuesday Thursday. A supermarket works 08:00-21:00 weekdays and 08:00-20:00 Saturday.
The tap water can be either very good or very bad depending on the region, so ask the locals whether to drink or not. Athens water comes from rivers on the mountains so it's even better than bottled water, but water in the islands comes with water container ships from the mainland, so it's filthy and only good for washing.
About the water, that depends on the island.
Here on Rhodes according to where on the island you are you can have clean drinking water, like e.g. in Rhodes town, because it's from the mountains.
Smaller islands here get their water from a ship with a desalination equipment.
Watching from England, iv been to kefalonia, lefkas, kos, zante, skiathos, halkidki, numerous times but never stayed on the mainland, yet ! All 10 points you covered are 100% spot on, Greece is beautiful and Greek people the most friendly iv ever met, if only I could get full time residency I would live there in a heart beat, great video by the way👌👌
@user-ko5wi8nt9n thank you so much my friend
Halidiki even though is very touristic it is mainland so here you go :D
You're very very informative and as a British person I am so glad that you talk of being mindful and experiencing the culture of the people there....and I find it of utmost importance especially if British to ALWAYS learn some words and sentences of the countries we visit....I always find it extremely rude to expect everyone to speak English. Whenever we have travelled abroad we always practice manners as a family because I really don't want anyone to think that all British are the same, drinking, causing havoc and being rude, we must respect the people of that country who are welcoming us into their homeland and I have always found Greek people to be so friendly and welcoming.
Your Tips are on point! I'd like to add Tip #11: Don't expect to eat your whole meal when you dine outside of a restaurant - the cats under your table will constantly meow for you to give them your food.
Watching from Estonia. Visited Crete in 2022, Rhodes last summer and going to Corfu this summer. Love Greek islands.
What's funny is that freddo is an Italian word meaning cold. However there is no freddo espresso in Italy, it's a Greek invention.
The way to make freddo espresso is this:
- Use your espresso machine to make a double shot espresso.
- If you want to add sugar add now because once the coffee is cold the sugar will not disolve.
- Using a very sturdy mixer, mix the coffee together with a couple of ice cubes. Some people don't use ice cubes at this point as cheaper mixers may break but the coffee shops do because it makes the coffee get cold much faster.
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes and pour the coffee.
- If you want to make freddo cappuchino instead, add wipped cream at the top.
Please don't go to a rural greek Hotel and ask for a "flat white " coffee and then not be able to tell the person serving you what it is! Definitely agree about sensible shoes. The greeks are the loveliest people and so friendly. Relax, enjoy and go with the flow. If you order something and they get it wrong just try it and it may be better than what you actually ordered. Great tips. Thank you xx
"My Greek lifestyle" - in Greece it's always summer, I can notice, not only in your videos, but everyone else's. However, I have seen snowy Mykonos, and Plaka under a magnificent blanket of snow!
Keep up with the videos. Have a good one 👍.
Kenilworth Warwickshire Uk ( my dna is 95 % Greek Cypriot)
This was a great video with good advice. A couple of years ago, I took the whole family (ex-spouse and 4 young adult kids) on an epic 2 week trip to Greece. Best ever. We visited Athens, Santorini, Rhodes. All wonderful. But our favorite was Nafplio. That walk from Nafplio to Karathona beach is an adventure in itself. It was early in the season; nonetheless we enjoyed the sun loungers at Outopia, and the beautiful cristal clear waters. Looking at the online reviews, Outopia is not universally appreciated, but we thought it was very good and enjoyed good service and good food (and free loungers :-) Just go, you won't regret it.
Very nice clip, regards to both greece and Venezuela 😊
The thing with old towns and their alleys is the quiet yet central. In Nafplio old town you don't hear any cars and you are a few steps away from the tourist center; the downside is that you gotta leave the car far.
It's part of the beauty of the old town of Nafplio.
Be there in two weeks.....thanks for the tip!
From May to October the noise thing is from 15:00 to 17:30. From October to May its from 15:00 to 17:00.
Instead of pancakes you can order "Lukumades" with honey and instead coffee with cream coffee with milk.
As i watch you walking in the sun with a black t shirt i have to also tell you that black and dark clothing in the sun attract heat so wear it in the afternoon. 😎
Another great Video! Now, you have to excuse me for this but...when you say "number 5" you have to talk about what gestures are considered rude/inapropriate in greece(maybe a topic for another video?), and you did one right there...Common misconception for foreigners when showing the number 5, we always show with the palm facing ourselves, and the back of the hand towards the other person, otherwise the open palm of five fingers towards the other person is called a mountza (μούντζα/φάσκελο). Love your videos so far, my wife started watching them too!
I am making a video about this topic. Thanks my friend for your support!
Good point - noticed that on another video too.
Πολύ σωστός! Correct info! Major takeaway the "ferry hell". I laughed with that. I mean we even touch each other... what is queuing 😂😂
On the point as always. Couldn't have it all explained as like crispier myself. Recommended food fot greek summer, "gemista accompanied with feta and good white wine".
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Greece is very expensive. I am from the USA. I found Athens and Paros surprisingly very expensive. Gyro is $14 like in NYC. That being said I absolutely loved Athens and Paros. Athens is one of my favorite cities ever.
@@Mongoose-ct6us I dont Know what you ate but it was not a gyros. Gyros is $ 3,8 in most cases , $5 is considered to be too expensive for us Greeks we would never eat at that restaurant. If you go to Mykonos or Santorini or a super expencive restaurant , maybe . But not in an every day restaurant.
@@annavsmith1 My Mom, my sister, and a big part of my family live in Houston. I lived in Houston for a few years (1997 -2000)
giasou file keep up the good work from australia
Aussie in Yorkshire here. Loving the content on your channel, highlight of my week.
About the shoes Daniel; A girlfriend back in 93 had a black tight dress, black stilettos, full make-up, black sunglasses and a BIG black hat all the way up & down Acropolis in September. She was fine with all that!
I`m always good with some Attiki wherever and who can`t go a day without a Greek coffee?
And to everybody out there; Try to say OPA at least 10 times a day! You be much happier ❤
If you like cream in your coffee fredo cappuccino is the best choice.
hey man. great video! My only objection is the part with the tap water. I live in Xanthi and I've been drinking tap water my whole life. way better than bottled water. I've even been to the springs where the water comes from!
I live in Greece in a seaside town and i have my morning coffee at home because i see no reason to pay for it in a cafe, but i believe that in places frequented by foreign tourists, coffee with cream is not unheard of.
@14:20 better order loukoumades than pancakes lol....much better
Καλημέρα φίλε μου ! Εύχομαι να είσαι καλά!
Living in Italy I get the coffee thing! I actually like Greek coffee - my Italian husband is not so keen but he does say that over the years the espresso is good in Greece now! 😆
Yes, Americans do not appreciate the bidet, drink true Greek coffee (we lived in Flushing Queens next to Little Greece, so we learned to enjoy it - and from what I understand, it’s healthier as it’s boiled rather than brewed, although they do use sugar) or travel light :) The best part of your list is the quiet time laws. Love the concept.
Thanks my friend for sharing and for watching my video!
About tap water.. it depends where you live in most places is perfectly safe if you are worried about the quality of your local tap water best is to take a sample to a chemist to be sure
I don’t know if giving the 👍 is some kind of insult , also I always try to speak Greek just the usual things like hello and thank things that are basic and I feel like it’s appreciated I would love to speak it fluently but I find it difficult anyway another great video. From 🏴
No 11: Όταν δείχουμε τον αριθμό 5 σε κάποιον, χρησιμοποιούμε το πίσω μέρος της παλάμης. Το εμπρος μέρος της παλάμης είναι ύβρις και λέγεται «μούτζα».
When we show the number 5 to someone, we use the back of the palm. The front part of the palm is hubris and is called "muja".
Excellent points. Get to the ferry/train/airport early, leave last or when the big bulk of people are gone, otherwise you are gonna be sandwiched/smashed.
Oh you should always order Greek salad......your body is gonna thank you for the rest of the year....then you come back and fill your body with this goodness...so healthy and oh so good ❤
Thank you for these valuable tips
My pleasure! Thanks for your support!
I watched this video before I went to Greece (you had just posted it) and now that I'm back. It's 100% spot on. As for the food, yeah the stuff Americans might be familiar with is good, but the giant beans! I grew up in an area with significant numbers of Greek immigrants, so I had a pretty good idea what the food would be like, but the reality of the food in Greece is so much better. And the coffee: yeah, I ordered a Greek coffee maker for home. It's that good.
Watching from Switzerland 😊Wow such a great informative video- Thank you so much 👍
I thought the table looked like Ammoudi taverna in Zante, and than I saw the sign, omg! 😊 Nice 👍
We have "special pancakes" Loukoumades very nice! , it's pancakes with honey sirup and some cinamon
I'm Greek and have climbed most of the fortresses of the Peloponnese in flip-flops 😅So it definitely can be done 😄
Very very spot on. Your advice is perfect.
That with throwing toilet paper it really depends. Constructions built after the 1970s have no issues. But really old constructions 1960s and earlier may have issues. And because you never know, be careful, look around for signs, if you see no little basket, then you can throw the toilet paper in the toilet. Never in boats.
If you visit a breakfast place in the islands you will find delicious pancakes. But there are other more interesting things to try. Sometimes local sausages or pies. And even eggs you will taste in Greece they are actually so delicious you won't believe the difference in quality and flavor.
Well done for this guide 🇬🇷🏊🏻♂️👍🏻
one of the best videos i have seen and u say exactly what i always post under of videos like urs(from foreigners)....συνεχισε ετσι μπας και ξεκολησουν απο τα copies...ακροπολη..γυρος..τζατζικι.μουσακας...ελεος δηλαδη
o mousakas to tzatziki kai o gyros fevgoun kai tin alli mera allios tha klisis to kafenio! "MAJOR"
In most cities tap water is perfectly safe! Unless islands and few cities...
Very useful advice 👍
Glad you think so! 💙🇬🇷🙏
Or you can order frappe with vanilla ice cream in it
That's a great idea!!
Greek coffee is the best
Γεια σας! First time I watch one of your videos and i love it! Are you sure you're not Greek? You look so much like one of my older cousin Manolis :-) Excellent advice and great accent! Greetings from Piraeus.
ego tha ton leo manoli apo edo kai pera ti daniel o manolios apo to naflio! "MAJOR"
As a greek I looooved the breakfast we were served in our bed and breakfast in Cuba... I remember we didn't even know what the lady was going to bring us. Different coffee , different fruit and vegetables even omelette. It was the best breakfast I've ever had and great ☕ ! But if course we were open to try and that is the main reason we stayed in a casa and not a hotel. There are different kids of tourists everywhere.
I had many English friends visiting me here over the years. Some are open to try new things. Others found it hard to try Marida and all the little fish as well as octopus. It was too weird for them 😂🤪
When I went to china... Omg I tried some really weird stuff!!!!!
Kinds of tourists !
Great videos. Well done. Living the dream. As a Greek Australian would love to have endless summers between Greece and Australia, God Willing. I like the North Aegean. Maybe in Nafplio next year to have a look around Peloponesse with Mrs. I love the supermarket video. Prices are the same as in Australia in Greece except Greeks earn one quarter of the wages. Not sure how they survive. Need to update to the new Greek ID which some of our saints advise not to get by 2026 🙂 Freddo Expresso and FULL Feta Tiropita at your finger tips anywhere in Greece. Got to love it !!! Australia = WORK , Greece = LIFE !
Watching from Idaho!
Yogurt with honey ...loukoumades.... nice tost ...
Soo, no Colombian Coffee in Greece?¿
Note: NesCafé was first marketed in partnership with "La Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia and Nestlè, {Switzerland-1866}.
I totally agree witĥ you! It makes me sad when i see tourists in Greece eating at McDonald's.
Actually, tap water in the mainland is quite safe to drink. It's water in islands (Crete and Euboea are exceptions, plus some others nowadays) that is not safe to drink, as it's usually not connected to a water treatment plant.
I will stay in Nafplio soon for 3 nights while we explore Peloponnese. Staying at Hotel Espero Royal. Where should we have breakfast and evening dinners so we can have the local experience? I really enjoyed this video - thank you for the tips.
Greetings from Norway!!
Great video, I agree with all your points, im Greek Australian living in Rhodes Greece, I consider myself lucky and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I just hit the subscribe button ✅
❤️ WOOOOW! Nice video!!! I’m a Small Struggling Travel Channel and you really inspire me to make better content 🥹 Thank you!🙏🏻
Greek frappe can be very strong! :D
You should also wear light colours, keep the dark ones for the night. Not even a dark hat is appropriate, you risk a sunstroke. Prefer wide-brimmed hats because they offer better protection. Don't walk around shirtless. It's better to wear even long sleeves or trousers because that's cooler than getting the sun straight on your skin. Prefer linen or cotton. Avoid tight clothes, it's so uncomfortable. As for water, the moment you arrive at a place, ask. There are several places where tap water is perfectly safe. As you mentioned in the video, respect the siesta and enjoy it yourself. It's so hot and you need it. Don't spend it on the beach, it's dangerous. Get some shady place, enjoy a light snack, no alcohol, get an icecream, some juice and relax. As for the food, you're so right. The variety of dishes is so interesting, don't stick to the usual stuff.
I can’t get used to whole fish. Is it ok to ask for a filet? Another great video.
Thank you for the video! My trip for Greece is set this year, but in the middle of November. I'm more interested in seeing a lot of archaeological sites rather than beeches. I'll be there for two weeks. I was planning on walking in Athens but talking a car to visit places in the Pelaponese. Any advice?
You should definitely visit Messinia and her capital Kalamata City..The homeland of Greek olive oil !✌️🌿
Hello:) is Nafplio open (i mean the tourist attraction) on easter monday orthodox ? thank you
Like always your videos are informative and well presented…great job ….until next time …..Alex🇬🇷. PS …you live in a very nice part of Greece
Fredo Espresso is not just cold Espresso where I buy it from, and I've been buying it from the same spot since I was allowed to drink coffee. It's so much more than that. It has normal milk being whisked with ice to produce foam, which is nothing like whipped cream. I top it with cinnamon and lots of ice. Very few places make good freddo espresso, sadly. Most places treat it just like a frappe but with espresso, and that's wrong.
My Boston cousins when come here they don't eat fish and ask for hamburgers ! Lol! Kisses from Athens!
can you tell me your sunglasses what company? very nice👌👌👌
The videos are GREAT!! A suggestion, try using Greek instrumental music, I think will match the blue water and the scenery better.
I don't have any Greek music, but I will compose some for future videos. (I use my own music for all of my videos. I am a music composer for media) Thanks for your suggestion, my friend.
I don't know, as a Greek I'm tired of videos putting bouzouki or middle eastern tunes as soundtrack. It's too one sided, reminds me of a bad gyros tourist trap in the old city of rethymno or something... I much prefer the chill out music vibes of this video.
@@MsMinoula Greek music is not ONLY "bouzouki".
@@izarat Tell that to yourself, you are the one who is looking for something more stereotypical.
@@MyGreekLifestyleplease don’t put Zorba music in your videos, we Greeks hate it.
The quiet hours apply in many countries, not just Greece. Source: been there, done that. (although, here in Athens, even a fart can trigger a Karen across the balcony with the 2 most common words you'd hear from them: Ησυχία παρακαλώ!!!)
Hello! I haven’t been to Greece for 20+ years (it was still the Drachma!) thanks for all these reminders! Do you have any experience with the islands? We’d like to go far far away from the tourists, stay near the water, hike, swim and eat every Greek dish under the sun ☀️ any island come to mind? 😊 (Vancouver, Canada)
hello there. you should definitely visit Samothraki! (google it). greetings from Xanthi.
Ok I guess you don’t respond to your viewers 🤷🏼♀️
I gave you a suggestion but I guess someone deleted my reply...
καλησπερα απο την ροδο ,κανε μια εκπομπη το τι θα πρεπει να προσεχουν στην θαλασσα και τα θαλασσια σπορ..ειμαι πολυ χαρουμενος που διαφημηζεις την ελλαδα
Good suggestion because we are going to take a Greek Isle Cruise next year in 2025. I would like to see more about the sea and ports.
I heard Volos and Mapfia are very nice cities
They are. I am originally from Volos but grew up in Thessaloniki and i;ve visited Nafplio many times. Basically any city that is built around a sea harbor has a more summer vibe. Also access to seafronts offer serene afternoon walks and some real nice sunset views....Some others equally beautiful are Kavala, Preveza, Kalamata, Galaxidi and many more. Also Lefkada which although it may seem like an island is actually connected by a land mass with the continental Greece. (my work involves a lot of travelling and i've been in most parts of greece)
I have been to Volos my κουμπαρος lives in Volos.
Maybe you wanted to say:"Nafplio",because there isn't any place which is calls:"Mapfia".😀
@@ΚΙΡΑ1990 Yes NAFPLIO. Ypu are correct.
@@MyGreekLifestyle Is Volos more fun than Napflio? Thank you in advance
I’ve been traveling all over since 1970, have been to Greece a couple of times, but was last there 20 years ago. I understand and practice all of what you say, BUT you mean to tell me that in Napflio one can’t find a “caffè Americano”…coffee and water, and maybe a little milk/cream? I’m going to be staying there this fall for a month during Oct/Nov.
Of course, you can find coffee with water, but it is called 'filtered coffee' and you can also ask to put milk in your coffee, too. The best thing is to look at the menu of the coffee place you visit and order accordingly. If you are not sure, then ask and I am sure they'll be happy to help you choose.
Regarding coffee, which for coffee drinkers like myself is essential, you should look into how we Greeks refer to " imported" types of coffees. So americano means nothing to Greeks, it is filtered coffee (from a pot or individual pot they bring to your table and you pour it after two three minutes when it sets) or "french" coffee. If you prefer expresso it is single or double shot not "lougo" (if I m spelling it correctly)like Italians say it. Macchiato in the italian sense does not exist (only the starbucks type). Freddo cappucino is iced expresso coffee (that has been brewed and put ice into to cool it down with milk foam and if you ask for it ground cinnamon sprinked on it. Frappe is very strong if you have heart issues probably avoid it. And everything,except Greek coffee, have a decaf version. Just do a little research you ll find good coffee in Greece.
@@ourlifeinnafplio Thank you…You’ve made my day. Filtered coffee it is then.
@@ellikatachana3607 Filtered coffee sounds like what I’m looking for. Thanks.
Great video! Did you say the island you are in is Naxos? What is a good island for my elderly mother and I? I am looking for something like what is in the video.
Try driving a 94 Lexus ls 400 in lamia
4:57 congratulations for the vid, may i ask where is this amazing place? Thank you in advance.
Isn’t he still in Nafplio?
That's what i also thought, but that place looks like an island.
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Is April a good time to go to Greece.
Yes it is...20 April is orthodox Easter.... but May is better
The ferry just like the Channel Tunnel is like a box of chocolates.....cos you never know what you're going to get.
But why does not Greece change to toilets that flush toilet tissue? I do not
fancy this, might not go now?
This time it will be August when I go ... 😖
So...Im 56 years old. I walk in flipflops almost all year around. Ive walked around Knossos many times in just flipflops. Ive hiked in many rough terrains here on Crete in flipflops. How do you explain that if its impossible?
I have a friend that likes to run marathons without shoes, he’s a barefoot runner. It’s a free world my friend. My job is to inform travelers what they should wear when visiting archeological sites here in Greece 🇬🇷
WOW! You are definitely one of a kind! Good for you!
@@ourlifeinnafplio Im no one special.
Well if you want to keep your country's customs in food, breakfast etc, without trying something new, what's the point of traveling?
Eat your food and drink your coffee with cream in your living room and browse the foreign country in the internet!
I'm Greek Australian and during my time in Greece, I ordered a white coffee ... "aspro kafe"!!! Need I say more? I just wanted the earth to open up and swallow me!!!!!🤨🙄🙄🙄
No 8! When watching a vlog where young Americans go to a Lebanese place as a part of an Athens food tour, or they refer to gyros' pitta as "falafel" or to pastitsio as "Greek lasagna" I immediately stop watching. At least have respect! You paid a small fortune to visit Greece, why don't you learn the basics! Once I saw a girl buying a croissant as part of a food tour of Greek food. Lord have mercy 😂
Watching from Cyprus. Love your attitude and point of view in all your videos ❤👍
Where do I put the used toilet paper if not into the toilet?🤷🏼♂️
in to the toilet bin
Σωστος!
Coffee with cream in Greece, θεέ μου.
Latte is not very common in Greece i think, if you ask a cappuccino, fredo espresso, fredo cappuccino, espresso, Greek coffee, frape any of these will be okay, but not sure if cafe places know what i latte is, i live in London and everybody heres loves latte but not sure if they have this type in Greece.
Η Ελλάδα, ειναι η μοναδική χώρα όπου μπορείς να φας σαν άνθρωπος (και φθηνά) ακόμα και μετά τις 10(σε όλη την Ευρώπη ούτε μπύρα , ούτε τσιγάρα , ούτε παγωτό δεν βρίσκεις μετά τις 10- 11 ώρα...) και δεν μιλάω για τις τουριστικές περιοχές μόνο.
σωστοςς
Also, never show your palm wide open to anyone as in the #5 example...
Ise oreos file
Lol come on order spanakopita if you’re gonna get breakfast in greece
best business opportunity in Greece.... Just get a license and operate a van near archaelogical sites selling hats and Asics sneakers..... forget TH-cam.... !! This would make significantly more money!!
try greek breakfast = frape, cigarettes & aspirin