http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens a swiss geek in Athens 2013-05-03T16:35:27Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1315 When you want to go cycling on Naxos, there are basically 2 options: Either you bring your own bike, or you rent a bike. I have no experience with flying to Naxos (neither with or without bike), but I just got my bicycle to Naxos by boat. Going with ... bicycle tourism betabug 2013-05-03T16:35:27Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1313 To go from Athens to Patras, there used to be a great little train line. It was a bit old and slow, but it worked just fine. Then they started to dismantle it and building a new one. The old one is gone from Kiato to Patra, but the new one isn't fini... tourism travel betabug 2013-04-29T09:27:25Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1270 Whenever I'm on Naxos, I try to eat at this place at least once. This is not typical, traditional Greek cuisine. They do their own recipes mostly, using topical ingredients and with some topical inspiration. What comes out is often amusing and surpri... food tourism betabug 2012-06-12T11:15:13Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1176 In the true spirit of Tokyo Camera Style, I was going out for walks today with the Canon F-1N (with film, for those who don't know that camera) in the city of St.Gallen. That's where I'm right now. In difference to Tokyo Camera Style, mine was the on... photography tourism betabug 2011-05-08T23:02:51Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1085 Saw this in the newsletter of the German newspaper for Athens, verified it according to a press release on the site of OASA. Apparently the public bus system " sightseeing bus line 400 " was stopped on the first of June 2010, due to " not enough dema... tourism betabug 2010-06-10T16:45:45Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/1045 Touristen in Athen meiden meiner Erfahrung nach die Athener Busse und bewegen sich im öffentlichen Verkehr lieber mit der Metro. Der Grund ist klar, das Bus-System wird als chaotisch und undurchschaubar empfunden, nur was für Insider. Ist es auch - fast! tourism athens betabug 2010-02-27T10:24:27Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/958 Things have changed a lot since my often read post `Internet for Visitors in Greece`_. That post was from February 2005. In the meantime we have mobile Internet solutions from all three Greek mobile phone providers. Only two of them have solutions for prepaid customers though. Also much more available are wifi connections, both in the form of accidentally left open wireless networks (use according to your own ethical standards), and in the form of "free wifi" in cafes and hotels. Read on for some more information especially about the prepaid mobile solutions. digital tourism betabug 2009-05-24T16:47:25Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/939 On the (blue) metro line that is running from and to the Athens International Airport there are currently 3 new stations being built. Due to these works, Metro service to and from the Airport is not going to be there until September 2009. You can tak... tourism athens betabug 2009-04-07T09:44:59Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/928 The last few weeks I have a tendency to go to places with wide views, preferably up. One such place is the Λυκαβηττός (Lycavitos, also transliterated as Lycabettus sometimes), a steep hill, where one has a wide view all around Athens. athens tourism montage betabug 2009-02-22T13:41:45Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/927 There is a clever " little " program for PDAs and smartphones that lets you orientate yourself in the public transport networks of many cities. It's called Métro and is available for free. You install the program and then install the databases for th... digital tourism athens betabug 2009-02-21T13:17:20Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/893 On this summer's vacation on Limnos, I took some pictures to be stitched together to panorama pictures. Finally here they are. Damn memories, where did the summer days go, I had a wonderful time there again. Limnos really is a special place. The firs... limnos tourism montage betabug 2008-10-29T11:42:31Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/859 It gets hot in Athens. The sky is blue, the water is wet, the Pope is catholic, you can't really doubt it. With many Athens summers under my belt, I've assembled a few tips. They go from the interesting to the banal, obvious and boring. Let's see wha... tourism athens betabug 2008-07-06T13:56:44Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/729 Was tut man als Tourist in München? Man geht ins Hofbräuhaus. Ich auch, und zwar am Mittwoch abend. Unten drin gibts die " Schwemme " , da ist der Bär los und es wird jeden Abend " die Wiesn " gegeben für meine japanischen und amerikanischen Mit-Tour... food tourism betabug 2007-11-23T18:16:43Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/699 This evening we went to the Benaki Museum in Kolonaki, Thursday being the ideal moment for an expedition to this historical museum, since the doors are open till midnight and entrance is free [1] on that day. So for everybody who works, it's the chan... tourism athens betabug 2007-10-18T20:32:55Z http://betabug.ch/blogs/ch-athens/657 Yesterday evening we went with our guests to the top of mount Lycabettos. Walked, that is. It's a nice ascent, and in the late afternoon, early evening it isn't so hot, while a bit of a breeze also helped. After we enjoyed the view (the sea of concre... athens tourism betabug 2007-08-10T15:21:08Z