Phnom Penh | The City of the Brahma's Faces
Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where one of the worst genocides in modern history occurred, It Approximately 2 million innocents lost
Bangkok, Thailand | Land of the Golden Buddha
By now you have probably realized that I love to travel, to see new things and be surrounded by different aromas, sights and sounds than...
Cefalu | A Seaside Spot
Sicily is a huge island. We only had 18 days to explore it so we could not stay long at any one place and had to move on. We started our...
Taormina | The Pearl of the Ionian Sea
If you watched White Lotus, you might recognize Taormina. This is a town I was told not to miss and one I am glad to have visited. We...
Palermo | A Cultural Melting Pot
Settled by the Phoenicians, colonized by the ancient Greeks, conquered by the Romans, invaded by the Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards...
Italy 2022 - Sicily by way of Rome
There are no direct flights from the USA to Sicily and so we flew to Rome. Having heard horror stories of lost luggage. We decided to...
New Mexico - “It Grows as it goes “
We had planned several domestic trips but due to Covid-19, the fear of Covid-19, and the high cost of domestic travel, we put those trips...
Scotland : More than Golf - Photojournal : Glasgow
Photo journal of beautiful Scotland
Return to Iceland - Part 2 | Iceland's Westfjords 2022 | Photo-journal
Going back to my bird-watching mania, on our first trip to Iceland we had hoped to see the northern lights, and we did, nothing short of...
South Africa - Part 4 - Our Last Day
If you missed “Off to Cape Town, South Africa - Pt 3” please click on the link below https://www.photographybymariasavidis-blog.com/post/...
The Road to Melo and Beyond : Uruguay Pt 2
Since our trip was short and the places we wanted to go were not near each other, we had to drive longer distances than what we are used...
Lesbos | Lesvos
My husband and I first visited Lesbos when we traveled there with my mother in 2008. We were impressed by the beauty of the island and in...
Thessaloniki - Many Stories - One Heart as the slogan goes
When you travel, especially if you are self-touring with multiple destinations, a large degree of patience is needed. If you may recall...
Athens Awaits
As a Greek-American, I have been to Athens more times than I can count. I still am drawn to this Magical City much as I am to New York....
Our trip continues - Santorini Part 2
If you want to read about the first few days in Santorini please visit: https://photographybymariasavidis.com/Greece-Santorini.html...
Our second post-vaccine trip - this one by car - to New England
If you have read some of my earlier blog posts you know a hobby of mine is bird-watching. I guess seniors do tend to gravitate towards...
Kentucky here we come -
The world changed in February of 2020 in a way from which it may never fully recover. Within days of the discovery of Covid-19,...
Five 1/2 Fun-filled Days in Nashville
As a Greek-American I have been to Greece many, many times and from there have traveled to other European countries. I have not, or had...
Samos - Part 2
See photographs of the beautiful island of Samos