Articles by Helen Iatrou

Tips + Trends

Exploration Made Easy: 8 Great Local Experiences Without Leaving Your Hotel

There’s nothing like immersing yourself in a new-to-you destination with all five senses from the get-go — literally the moment you check in at your hotel. Here are eight places to stay where you can…
Culture + Style

Bring the ‘Wow’ Factor Home: Decor Ideas Inspired by Your Favorite Hotels

It’s not as difficult as you may think to bring some of the luxuriant touches, unique interior design elements and cultural savvy you see in your global travels to your humble abode. Discover a few…
Culture + Style

Immersive Travel: Ways to Experience Local Traditions and Rituals

Ticking off must-see attractions when you travel to a destination for the first time is pretty much part and parcel of the experience. But that doesn’t mean you can’t practice immersive travel and dig below…
Tips + Trends

Look Beyond Bright Lights and Big Cities to Find Europe’s Most Delightful Small Towns

Europe’s major cities are teeming with cultural and historical attractions that, by default, amass crowds. But sometimes you just want to escape for a day of peaceful exploring. Here are some enchanting towns to discover…
Culture + Style

When You’re Ready to Jet Set, Upgrade Your Travels on a Luxury Europe Vacation

If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing it well, as the saying goes. So if you’re planning a luxury European getaway with all the trimmings, here are five destinations where you can splash the…
Kid-Friendly

Active Kids Means Happy Kids: A Family Guide to Costa Navarino

Situated in Messinia, in the southwest Peloponnese, the sprawling luxury resort destination of Costa Navarino is ideal for families looking for adventure in Greece’s great outdoors. Blessed with outstanding natural beauty and a rich history,…
Weddings

Wedding Bells Are Ringing in Greece: A Destination Wedding Guide

Peeking into blue and white domed churches. Sharing sunsets that seem to go on forever. Walking barefoot on pebbled beaches past wooden fishing boats bobbing in seas that twinkle in the moonlight. When the time…
Kid-Friendly

Pack Up the Kids for a Summer Vacay in Rhodes, Greece

Heading to the Greek Isle of Rhodes with the kids? Beyond the gorgeous sandy beaches and deep aquamarine seas, together you’ll discover tales of knights on horseback and a bronze statue of mythical proportions sure…
Greece

Terroir Talk: Meet Greece’s New Generation of Wine Producers

Greece boasts a winemaking tradition that harks back to antiquity, when aristocrats hosted sumptuous all-male symposia where guests would drink, dine, sing and philosophize. Today, the Mediterranean country is reaping the fruits of a revolution…
Tips + Trends

Short on Time? Make the Most of Athens in 24 Hours

Greece’s sprawling capital, Athens, may appear bewildering at first, but visitors soon tune into the irresistible energy and warm, welcoming vibe of this idiosyncratic European metropolis. At the center of an oddly fitting juxtaposition of…