Malta, Melita, Valetta, Sliema, Fort Mancel, Fort Tigne, St. Julian's, Gozo, Gigantia, Azure window

In days of old, when knights were bold...

The country that became the center of the knights of the Crusaders.

A beautiful country that is really more like an island to the south of Sicily offers wonderful views of castles, a pre-historic site dating 1000 years before Stonehenge, and tributes to Saint Peter and Saint Paul through a multitude of churches and shrines.

If you ever decide to go there, the Malta Experience is a great audio visual historical that must be seen.

We travelled here for only 4 days at the end of June in 2010 and toured many of the historical sites.

Messinia Methoni Pylos July 2009

A beautiful excusion in the Peloponesse of Greece.

Just less than 6 hours from the over heated Athens area by car is a place of relaxation, beautiful beaches, with a history of wars that has left markers over the battles fought for this land.

A Greek Easter trip starting from Athens to Patra then up to Ioannina.

We visited the Byzantine fortification of Ali-Pasha and the island where he lived until he was beheaded.  From there we explored the citadel within the city of Ioannina and then the surrounding mountains of Vikos and Zagori.

After leaving Ioannina we continued our journey to the area of Metsovo to enjoy the Greek Easter festivities in Naousa, part of the Greek Macedonian area.

From there we return to Athens via Volos.

The trip is around a 1,000 kilometers of driving over a 10 day period.

April 2009

Our trip to Madrid, Spain this past week was fantastic.  Apart from us being there during Christmas week from the 24th until the 28th, we were able to tour by foot, metro, and buses around Madrid and to travel to Toledo without any inconvenience.

These pictures include Toledo because it is only about an hour from Madrid.

December 2008, Hole!

Probably my favorite island, Naxos is one of the most relaxing islands of Greece.  It has beautiful sandy beaches and offers great sports like wind and kite surfing, scuba diving or just lying around on the beaches.

The islanders are still down-to-earth in their friendly way and I always relax in the calmness of the light wind and sunny skies.

This trip, my fourth time there, was in June 2008.

While I have been to various parts of Turkey such as Instanbul (also known as Constantinopoli), Smyrni, Effessos, and other older areas of the Ionian period are easy to get to from the islands of Chios and Mytilini (Lesbos) in Greece.

Cesme is located directly across from the island of Chios and belongs to the area known as Asia Minor.

These pictures were taken by my wife on a trip in September 2007.

Thermopylae, Thesaloniki, Drama, Kavala, Xanthi, and Alexandroupolis are areas in northern Greece, also part of Macedonia and was made famous by Alexander the Great.

There can be no doubt as history has left it's own proof as to who the Macedonians really are and I must stand as a witness to those facts.

The upper region of Greece along what is one third of the entire area known as Macedonia that is and always will belong to Greece.

This trip was in August 2007.

Sicily is a the most southern area of Italy and very similar in climate to Greece.  The link between the history of Sicily and Greece is amazing because it's almost as if the two areas were one in long ago.

Italy is one of my favorite destinations as I always enjoy the culture, the food, and the style of the Italians.

This trip was in June 2007.

My pictures from Alexandria, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Sharm El Sheik in Egypt.  A fantastic trip including a cruise on the Nile that lasted 11 days and that was still not enough time.

December 2007.

Crete has three main areas, Chania, Rethymno, and Irakleio.  It is the largest of the Greek islands and can be toured by car within a 12 day visit.

The island has an enormous history and apart from it's beautiful beaches and great food, the museums and the people are terrific.

This trip was in July 2006.

Naousa is in the northern area of the mainland of Greece.  The area is mountainous and has beautiful streams and lakes.  While I love the coastal areas and the sea, this is an area worth visiting.

This trip was in August 2006.

Vienna is a wonderful city and very easy to tour with trolleys and trains.

Numerous museums will fill the hours with interesting artifacts.

December 2005.

Nafplio is one of my favorite places on the mainland area known as the Peloponese in Greece.  It has quaint little streets with a variety of interesting places and things to see, and an incredible view with the castle on the mountain top above the city and a smaller castle fortress on the water are fantastic.

This trip was in July 2005.

The big apple is my home away from home.  Manhattan, New York is where I was born and grew up.

New York is a unique place and no terrorist can destroy it because it became the center of the world, like the restaurant at the top of the twin towers was appropriately named "TOP OF THE WORLD".

I may not live there anymore but it will always be the first place in my heart known as home.

These photos from this trip were taken from September to November 2005.

The island where my father was born. Once a gateway to the area of Asia Minor that was a major trade route to the east, it is today an island with an incredible history.

I have visited Chios numerous times and this trip was in May 2005.

One of many beautiful Greek islands that I vacationed at in October 2004.

I was always interested in the Olymipcs and in 2004 I had a chance to participate in one of the world's most incredible games.

The games of the century in the country where they began and I am proud to have been a part of them.

The Olympic and Paraolympic games taught me many things both positive and negative about people and the world we live in.

Here are moments of history from my perspective, photos from behind the curtains as well as during the games, and some of the people that made it happen.

Let us not forget that the Para Olympics are a greater challenge for the athletes that take part in them.  They are proof that we have more strength than we know.