Lost & Lucky—The Continuing Saga of My Greek Tragedy—No Bags Or Bike— Limbo on Paros

My Greek Adventure Blows Up In My Face In the second episode of season five of my WorldRider YouTube series, I find myself still without luggage and therefore no riding gear. What to do? I travel via taxi, bus, ship, and by foot and head to the islands. So I mend the wounds on the […]

A Greek Tragedy: My Motorcycle Is In Pieces & My Luggage Lost.

After three years I return to Athens to retrieve my motorcycle and continue my Eastern European & Northern African adventure. It should be so easy, but it’s not. This is the first multi-episodic series on WordRider TV. Enjoy episode one and subscribe to my channel for notifications of new episodes.   Watch The Video Here: Technology […]

Making The Best of Summer 2022 Post-Pandemic, Post-Vertigo Travel

If you’ve tuned into any news regarding travel in the post-pandemic summer of 2022, you know it’s been a rocky road for both travelers and those working in the travel sector. I am a victim of this rough start having been without my baggage for seventeen days. While waiting those days, I went to the […]

Seventeen Days In Athens: What Do You Do?

It wasn’t my plan, but as the adage pointedly goes, from Lemons we must make Lemonade. So I made the most of my time. Enjoy the video below as I share with you my whirlwind of finding fun, food, wine, people, and love in the capital city of Greece, wild Athens—while living in a fog […]

Tinos Island & The Cat Wearing My Riding Jacket—Another Day In The Cyclades

My motorcycle journeys have taken me all over Greece. From the Peloponesse to Zagoria, Thessaloniki, Athens, the Adriatic, and of course, the intoxicating islands of the Cyclades. In this short video, I share the experience of my explorations from the seat of my motorcycle, Doc. This is another classic WorldRider Moto Vlog where I share […]

The Butcher, The Greeter & The Grillfather: THE VILLAGES OF ZAGORI GREECE

Riding from Ioannina Greece in the remote northeastern region of Epirus, I head into the Pindos Mountains to explore the traditional stone villages of Zagoria (aka Zagorohoria, Zagori) Just another day of riding the world in search of culture, cuisine, and connection. Ride with me. Many think Greece is beaches, islands, and sambuca. But I […]

IS THIS THE BEST MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN GREECE? | The Mani & Peloponnese

There are a lot of great roads all over the world —to ride a motorcycle or drive a car. But riding THE MANI in the GREEK PELOPONNESE is one of my best motorcycle rides—ever. Perhaps it was the quiet, desolate, arid, and peaceful environment. Or perhaps it was the colors, clouds, and craggy cliffs. No […]

He Followed His Dream & The Passion of a Woman To Celebrate The Best In Greek Food & Wine

Meet Panos Kyriazis Athens Restaurateur, Entrepreneur, and Sommelier—Plus Travel Tips On The Greece Most People Don’t Know About This is the audio-only podcast edition of the ninth JOURNEYS Webcast—Adventure & Discovery In The Time of Corona. The webcast was livestreamed initially on June 8, 2020, from Athens, Greece, with our special guest, the award-winning restaurateur, […]

Bulgaria Bound Despite the Tug of Athens and Greece—Onward To Thessaloniki

Leaving most anywhere always tugs at my heart and mind; it makes me sad. I know I must move and get on with this adventure, but especially here in Athens, I feel a connection, a sense of belonging. I recognize this, but I must temper my mindset and shrug off the feelings. Last night I […]

Athens Captured: Spirit & Food. Friends & Mood.

  Temperatures are soaring here in Athens. Still, I climb the stairs to my third-floor apartment here in Marina Zeas rather than use the elevator. After just three days in the city, I shower several times a day for relief from the heat and to rinse the sweat. George at Vagianelis BMW tells me my bike […]