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“Sights and local atmosphere walkabout" - Maria holds a first degree in English Language, and an M.A. and a Ph.D in English literature. She is a qualified teacher of the English & Greek languages, with more that 25 years of teaching experience. She loves to convey her knowledge and expertise to her guests and students. She is also an arts connoisseur, having organized a number of greek art festivals in London
"Hagiography, local cuisine, and mud-bathing" - Yiorgos is a Food And Beverage-Maitr d' hotel and an accomplished cook, with more than 25 years of experience in the tourism & travel business, at hotels, bars and restaurants. He also has long experience in making amazing drinks and delicious dishes, some based on his own recipes. He loves his home town of Messolonghi and knows all the worth-visiting hotspots
"Discover the mythical and authentic city" - Maria loves the city to the utmost. She is an accomplished self-taught photographer and loves discovering Athens hidden spots that are behind the tourists’ façade. She is an excellent cognoscenti on everything concerning Athens cuisine, entertainment opportunities, and the Athens history, myths and traditions
"Producing handmade soap and creams" - Katerina is an anthropologist by profession, and has conducted extensive research into the traditional production process for natural soap and therapeutic waxes and pure essences, based on olive oil. She seeks to educate people on the benefits of using traditional ancient techniques in order to produce natural beauty products
"Farming, cuisine and basketry" - Paraskevi is a devoted lover of the cretan way of life. She loves cooking, exploring the lovely cretan countryside, and meeting new people from different countries
"Creative greek cooking, and pure soap production" - Eleni loves painting, creative cooking and pastry. For her, cooking is an art, since it requires talent. She spent 25 years working as a graphics designer. Over the past 5 years, she has devoted her time in perfecting the production of hand-made soap and other natural cosmetics, using 100% pure and natural ingredients and, primarily, extra virgin olive oil and bee wax
"Chania off the beaten track" - Kostas lives and works in Chania, Crete. Being a multi-talented individual (engineer, photographer, entrepreneur, author, opinion-maker, amateur astronomer, song-writter, media producer) he will walk his guests to everything worth knowing about Chania
"Greek cuisine, wine, olive oil and cheese" - Maria has studied Management of Tourism Organisations, and has worked for the greek Ministry of Culture, where she contributed greatly to the successful completion of numerous cultural projects in Greece. She has also studied baby nursing and elderly people care, and is an excellent cook
"Greek cuisine lessons, and greek culture" - Ivy is an accomplished cook, specializing in Greek cuisine. Since 2007, she has been a food blogger, and has published two cookbooks in English. She has worked in the airline industry for many years, and her last job was at a family restaurant in Cyprus, as an assistant chef. Together with her family, they moved to Nafplion in 2012. Since then she has been teaching cooking classes & posting her recipes on her personal blog
"Greek flora, cooking, preserves, wines & music" - Christos has thorough studies in the disciplines of Chemistry, Architecture, and wine-making. He has extensively collaborated with the Greek State TV Organisation for 5 years, during which time he also worked as a musician, teaching traditional greek rythms in Athens, Skopelos and Volos
"Traditional Marquetry & Cooking" - Katerina has a first degree in Classical Greek Archaeology and loves revealing the depth of the greek culture and civilization to her guests. Having a long experience in hand-crafting works of art, she has also exhibited her own marquetry creations to various exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Because of her extensive travelling abroad, she conveys a cosmopolital and artistic flair to her guests
"Life and art" - Fotini has a successful background in the finance sector but her constant drive toards seeking authentic life has taken her away from the big city. She settled down to a small village and has not regretted it ever since. She loves artifacts creation using natural materials, looking after her exceptional home garden, and preparing her own food
"Culture, gastronomy, tradition and art" - Eleni is a dramatherapy practitioner. Her guests will follow a number of intricate routes along the city of Thessaloniki, in a journey towards discovering culture, local cuisine, traditional and modern life, and the ancient greek civilization via drama-therapy
"Behind the scenes: cooking, dancing, walking about" - Olga is a nursery school teacher by profession, and is also a tireless individual, constantly seeking new experiences. She grabs every opportunity for learning new things and actualizing new ideas
"Cooking, Handcrafting and Music" - Ilia is a musician and a travel booking manager, also operating as an AirBnB super host. She tremendously enjoys communicating with tourists. She also loves animals and devotes ample time to her own pets: two dogs and two cats. She spends a lot of time travelling, as well as crafting and painting small decorative wooden boxes
"Ornamental hand crafting and greek cooking" - Froso is a decorator by profession, having exercised her talent and expertise in art and design for many years. She has also held positions of authority in the insurance sector, mainly in sales training, and as an event organizer for prestigious venues
"Insiders' Cuisine and Art" - Evy had her university education in the USA, as a qualified teacher and tutor, and has worked in the Education and Seminars sector for years. She loves letting tourists in the authentic greek way of life and showing them the positive and beautiful side of Greece
"Culture, singing, dancing, handcrafting and cuisine" - Orfeas is an actor, director, singer and a teacher of theatre and singing. He is also teaching oral speech process and greek language pronunciation rules. He leads an innovative team of Athens artists that is actively involved in cultural activities. He counts more than 22 years of professional involvement in the arts
"Handmade cosmetics, and greek biodiversity" - Tania has a first degree in Biology and a post-graduade degree in oceanography. Her greatest passion has always been the Arts: she has graduated from the College of Fine Arts. She has participated in many exhibitions with artistic creations of her own. She is currently an Environmental & Biodiversity professional
"Insiders’ trail on local crafts and history" - Nikos is a Greek History-Archaeology university graduate and holds a post-graduate degree in Folklore Arts. He is currently finishing his Ph.D and is also a certified tour guide, with his unique specialization and profound knowledge covering Epirus and the Ionian Islands
"Agricultural activities and Deli production" - Thalia loves taking care of her guests and sharing with them her life-long secrets of rural life in Patras. Her ambition is to let people into the traditions and way of life of her local community, which she is an active member of
"Spend a Day with our Family" - Dimitris is a Computer Scientist and a Marketeer by profession. He has a Ph.D in Computing from Imperial College and runs his own business in Exports and Online Promotion. He has lived and worked in the UK for 9 years and has been living in Athens for the past 30 years
"Bread & pastry baking, & authentic greek cuisine" - Andreas is an accomplished baker and cook, with a vast professional experience that spans almost 50 years. He has deep knowledge of the whole bread & pastry making processes, and, being an excellent cook as well, is able to convey his baking and cooking expertise to his guests in a practical manner
"Workshops for wood-aging, wreath & dress creating" - Apostolia holds a university degree in English literature and has owned a School of English in Athens. She also worked as an education and development director for a major educational institution and has given many life and business coaching seminars to large corporations. She has attended numerous specialized courses in creative workshops for over 10 years
"Hand-made ornamental boats and jewels" - Lia has extensive studies in visual and decorative arts. As a professional, she has undertaken many interior design and refurbishment projects for shops, offices, and exhibition kiosks. She runs her own workshop on ornamental handicrafts, and her passion is to encompass the greek atmosphere and nature into her own creations
"Organic field cultivation & herbal plants" - Haris leads a small family business that deals with cultivation, processing, production and packaging of organic aromatic plants. Their goal is to help their guests to work with the soil in the actually organic field, without the use chemicals or machinery. Their ambition is to carry the organic cultivation torch forward
"Authentic local cuisine and local hospitality" - Maria has studied Food Technology at the State Agronomic University, and owns a small food catering firm in Corfu which undertakes small-scale events, with emphasis on quality and the overall event organisation. Maria also offers private chef services to foreign guests
"Hand-made olive oil soaps, cosmetics & ointments" - George is heading a local agricultural family business involved in olive harvesting, olive oil extraction, and production of hand-made soap and cosmetics. They descend from a long family tradition, and practice authentic local techniques and methods
"The painting art of Encaustic" - Chrysa is an accomplished encaustic and byzantine hagiography practitioner and cognoscenti, and owns her own workshop in Sifnos. She has exhibited her artistic creations to many reknowned art exhibitions in Athens, Sifnos and Konstantinople
"Natural products, cooking, living a rural lifestyle" - Evgenia has graduated from the Travel & Leisure College in Rhodes, and spent many years as a shop-owner in Rhodes. She is a mother of three and, together with her family, lives in a small village just outside Rhodes city, where she combines the village life with the urban lifestyle