Settled by the Phoenicians, colonized by the ancient Greeks, conquered by the Romans, invaded by the Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards...

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...

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...

Another “must see” is the Edinburgh Castle. We walked through the Grassmarket, up Granny’s Green Steps and up Castle Wynd North steps to...

Golf courses and castles are everywhere in Scotland. Despite wars, rebellions and time many of the castles have survived pretty much...

We noted a beautiful castle while on our way to Skye from Fort William. Heading off the island towards Inverness, were able to stop back...

We have heard so much about the Isle of Skye that we had to see for ourselves if it was really as nice as everyone had said. We stayed in...

Another castle, of course it is. This is Scotland and there are a lot of castles here. When traveling on an unguided road-trip there are...

Photo journal of beautiful Scotland

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...

In early April of 2019 I spent about a week in Iceland and found it to be absolutely amazing, truly the place of fire and ice. I had the...

If you missed “Off to Cape Town, South Africa - Pt 3” please click on the link below https://www.photographybymariasavidis-blog.com/post/...

We started off the day in Hazyview, where we had a buffet breakfast at our hotel before heading to Johannesburg. Along the way we stopped...

All the planning was done. The cameras that I planned to use for the day, (a Nikon D850 outfitted with a 150 -600 mm lens and battery...

Read about travel to South Africa and see photographs

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...

A photojournal of a few weeks in Uruguay

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...

When you travel, especially if you are self-touring with multiple destinations, a large degree of patience is needed. If you may recall...

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....