Return to Iceland 2022 | Different season | Photo-journal
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...
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/...
Off to Cape Town, South Africa - Pt 3
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...
South Africa - Part 2 - SAFARI
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...
South Africa Beckons - Part 1
Read about travel to South Africa and see photographs
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...
Uruguay 2022 - A River of Birds
A photojournal of a few weeks in Uruguay
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....
South Aegean Ports and Milos - 4 Fabulous Days
After Santorini, we headed down the dark windy road to the harbor before sunrise, returned our car, boarded a ferry boat and set sail for...
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...
International Travel and Covid - Greece - Part One Santorini
When planning a trip one of the most important things is to be flexible. No matter how meticulous you are, things are bound to change....
Part 3 - Bar Harbor Area
The second destination on our Maine itinerary was the Bar Harbor Area. Acadia National Park On Maine’s Atlantic shoreline, with...
Part 2 - Boothbay Area Maine
This is only my third trip to Maine despite having always lived in the northeast. The first time was a two-week family vacation at...
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 - Let's Explore
Our 2nd destination on our Kentucky-Indiana itinerary was the Natural Bridge State Resort Park in Slade, Kentucky where we spent two...
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