The simple variety of marketplaces … More The Marketplace: Variety without artificial flavoring

An informative Tour of the Plaka area in Athens. … More Plaka: Turks, Churches and Piggy Banks

Andrew Kelleher has been a tour guide for five years in Greece. Before this he lived with his first wife in Africa, and it was there that he founded his tour guide business: Off the Beaten Track. He’s initially from Australia, but his mother was British, and his father Greek, so it seems fitting that … More Strays of Athens Part II

I came to Greece to find my chosen patron goddess, Artemis. Instead, after I get to Athens, I am enamored by the strays more than anything else—cats, mostly. I chose Artemis as part of my magical name when I was a teenager. My reason was because she hated men. This is the goddess who, when … More 8. Lunch with the Strays of Athens

The world isn’t as homogenous as you might think, and that’s a good thing … More 6. The Argentinian Tourist Who Speaks No English in Athens, Greece

Losing a wallet in a foreign country can cause some panic … More 5. Where’s My Wallet? (Athens, Greece)

The night the drunk guy arrived and I got to know my roommates a little better … More 4. Bearded Drunk Guy, Brazilian Slut, and Sexy Austrian Nurse

I wander London with a little-sister-like girl from Romania and Germany. … More 3: Romanian-German Girl, Orphaned Elephants, and Journalism

My new friend, Tech Guy, is a short, dark-haired Indian man who lives in the Netherlands. I follow him through the Christmas-light-colored streets of London, to Chinatown, where multi-hued streamers flow from building to building. But wait—are we in Chinatown? There’s “Gerard’s Corner,” and “Play 2 Win.”  There’s also a bicycle with purple flickering LED … More 2: “No Diggity” in an Irish Pub in Chinatown in London

Do what you can, find ways to keep yourself happy, and hope for the best. … More Focus on what you can do now

Just start your business. Here are some questions that might stump you–just move past them! … More Questions to avoid when Starting Your Own Business

Character sketches! About and of people in Northern Ireland. … More Character Sketch Practice (Social Irishman and Ray of Sunshine)

London Architecture old and new … More London Architecture

Sculptures and Art … More London Sculptures and Art

London is a lot like Boston, with some marked differences … More Snapshots of London

Who said sleeping had to cost $100 a night? Leave those rumors in the dust. … More Sleep for Cheap in Europe

Could you survive 6 months in Europe on just $5,000? … More Six month trip to Europe on $5,000