Greece. All It’s Cracked Up To Be??

Greece. All It’s Cracked Up To Be??

To an outsider, it all looks so idyllic.

A husband and wife swanning off to a Greek island to be with their darling kid cherubs.

But what’s it really like in Greece?  What is happening behind closed doors in Greece? Behind the half-open crack?

In this week’s podcast, Liz and Brian discuss cats, criminals and being left to starve because they weren’t quite Greek enough…

If this doesn’t make you laugh and want to visit Greece, I don’t know what will.

 


 

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A Trip To Greece? How Much Does THAT Cost?

A Trip To Greece? How Much Does THAT Cost?

Would I be wrong in guessing that at some time in your life, you’ve dreamed of spending a few glorious weeks in Greece with your family? An idyllic Greek Island vacation. A trip to Greece.

Have you spent hours (dare I say weeks) drooling at pictures on the internet of golden sand beaches and flat-roofed white houses that can only be found on an island in Greece somewhere in the middle of the Aegean Sea?

You and me both.

I can’t tell you how many times I have typed into Google ‘What does a Greece vacation cost’, only to be forced towards twenty million ads that never give me a straightforward answer.

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Planning a Trip to Italy. Mamma Mia! 21 (Embarrassing) Mistakes

Planning a Trip to Italy. Mamma Mia! 21 (Embarrassing) Mistakes

Planning a trip to Italy can go one of two ways.

Either you have a beautiful Italian long-lost relative who is more than happy to connect and fill you in on all the secret know-how’s; someone who tells you what to do, where to go and what to wear in Italy.

OR

You haven’t got an ounce of Italian blood in your body, meaning you spend every waking hour researching Italian travel tips,  filling your brain with everything you should do in Italy.

Only to discover that once you arrive in what can only be described as one of the most beautiful places in the world, you have completely forgotten to consider the things that you shouldn’t do.

The Italian no-no’s.

 Mamma Mia.

 

Two old people talking on the streets of Italy

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12 Best Things To Do In Venice, Italy (& A Few Massive No-No’s)

12 Best Things To Do In Venice, Italy (& A Few Massive No-No’s)

One of the most embarrassing moments of my life was when I was cautioned by the police in Italy (in front of my kids – even worse) for eating ice cream in Piazza San Marco, Venice.

You see, when planning our family trip to Italy I had done plenty of research on what to do in Venice but had totally neglected the no – no’s.

The things that might get us into trouble.

Into a spot of bother. 

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