Friends don't let friends travel to Greece without a copy of
Greece: Instructions for Use. -- Christopher Elliott, Ombudsman, National Geographic Traveler
I've looked at a lot of guidebooks, but absolutely none are filled with as good and useful info as this one. It's the only guide you need to enjoy your stay: even repeat visitors and residents of Greece will be surprised at how much they can learn. I only wish it existed the first time I came to Greece!- Chuck Owens, President, U.S. Military Retirees Association of Greece (USMRAG)
A true traveler needs three things when embarking for a new destination: local knowledge, common travel sense, and common courtesy. This guide provides the first two; it is up to the reader to bring along the third. -- Bernard J. "Hutch" Hutcheon, International Travel Guide
So comprehensive, so readable, I wish we'd had this guide for official U.S. Government travelers when I was posted at the Embassy and Consulate General here in Greece. There are literally hundreds of nuggets. It's not easy to snapshot the rapidly changing Greek environment, but Kat's done it. -- Alec Mally, Former First Secretary, U.S. Embassy in Athens; Social-Economic Counselor, USUN
A clever compilation of the best, most accurate info on modern Greece and tips found nowhere else, all presented in a clear, convenient and compact guide. It focuses on positive solutions, and it's suitable for absolutely anyone planning to be in Greece...and yes, even Greeks! Bravo! -- Spyros Skareas, Guide & Tour Leader
It will be "all Greek to me" in the best possible way with this invaluable little book! -- Sally Watkins, Top-125 Travel Super Agents, 2004-2008
You can learn about Greek history, hotels, and beaches from any guide, but none are filled with as good and useful information as Greece: Instructions for Use. -- Chuck Owens, President U.S. Military Retirees Association of Greece
In a country where changes happen continuously and without notice, you can "live your myth" with a lot more ease and understanding by taking along Greece: Instructions for Use. -- Kerri Michael, Tour Director and Greece inhabitant
The splendidly helpful Instructions for Use series is unique in that it doesn't tell you WHAT to see or do but HOW to do it. Greece is the subject of the latest entry (Italy and France have preceeded it), and it may be even more necessary, especially for first-time travelers.
Greece, after all, uses an alphabet few of us see outside of college fraternities and sororities, so this book's excellent language guide alone means a lot. In addition to info on ordinary forms of transport in Greece, the Instructionsincludes info on a wide array of nautical options-not just large, ship-like ferries but barges, hydrofoils, catamarans and caiques-each making different demands on purse and person. And tucked in-between all the major instructions are handy and often surprising minor ones, such as Don't buy produce off a pickup truck and Do bring plenty of mascara. -- Bill Marsano is an award-winning travel writer
Kat Christofer began her solo travels to 20 Greek islands and more than 300 cities in 34 countries when wanderlust won over a chance to work for NBC. She moved to Greece in 1998 upon being moved to tears by the Greek national anthem, living in the shadow of the Acropolis to learn Greek as a fourth language and then briefly in New York's Astoria, before returning to a neighborhood named for the poet Lord Byron to write press for Athens 2004.
In addition to reporting for the Guardian, Kathimerini and San Jose Mercury News, Kat authors the multifaceted livingingreece.gr and is now compiling a living and working guide for those interested in making a more permanent odyssey. She poured her heart into Greece: Instructions for Use, so everyone can venture beyond the sun, sand and sights of Greece to see its soul.
