WHERE TO STAY in ATHENS, GREECE | Athens Things to Do | Retirement Vlog #77

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Retirement Travelers

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If you are looking for where to stay in Athens Greece, look no further than Kolonaki. Our Athens Greece travel vlog highlights some things to do, where to stay and where to eat in Athens. If you visit Athens, there are so many things to see and do, the decision on where to stay can be challenging. Kolonaki is within walking distance of downtown, near the Metro stops and has plenty of great Athens restaurants and shopping, close to the Benaki Museum and an easy hike up Lycabettus Hill to see some amazing views of the city. It is also much less touristy than the areas near the Acropolis.
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00:00 Introduction
00:46 Kolonaki Neighborhood Overview
01:17 Lycabettus Hill Hike
02:23 Retirement Travelers “Hill Assist” Product
03:25 Reaching the Top
05:17 Kolonaki Street Market
07:17 Bierbilo Restaurant in Kolonaki
09:35 Benaki Museum
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@xiaoxiaowang8930
@xiaoxiaowang8930 Жыл бұрын
Love your humor! What a lovely couple you are! Very inspiring
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video and hope you can follow along on our journey. John and Bev retirementtravelers.com/
@vmichelita
@vmichelita 2 жыл бұрын
Great one! We also did that climb and were humbled by the fact that there was a woman in a dress and Very High Heels with a toddler in tow who was right behind us 😳 Love, love Athens! Excellent vlog on what to do and how to enjoy yourself!!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for following along and glad you enjoyed the video. Athens has SO much to offer. What a nice city. We have had an amazing time in Greece so far. John and Bev
@julialembcke6854
@julialembcke6854 2 жыл бұрын
Ok, now wait a minute!! I really thought Hill Assist was REAL!! lol John, I go heavy on the tzatziki too. Thanks for the beautiful video!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
We think it is a great new service 🤣🤣 John and Bev
@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers
@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful views! John your hired! We too love the food in Greece everything looked delicious! Great video guys, thanks for taking us back! ~Cara 😊
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you two. Glad you enjoyed the video. Greece has been wonderful in every way. John and Bev
@MagentaOtterTravels
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
The view from the top was absolutely amazing! I do like your innovative new hill assist products you are offering! My only sarcastic comment is that Kolonaki sounds too much like colonoscopy 😂 Beautiful video as always, John and Bev!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it. The new hill assist product seems to be breaking down more often. Could be a warranty issue! 🤣 John and Bev
@MagentaOtterTravels
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
@@RetirementTravelers Maybe you need to trade in for a newer model?
@TheBestofUSTheFloros
@TheBestofUSTheFloros 2 жыл бұрын
Duane and I are loving your antics. It's nice to just sit down at the end of the day and see the beauty of our world. Great job you two!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for following along. We do have a beautiful world with many amazing people. Safe travels on your adventures as well. John and Bev
@doodsanddudes
@doodsanddudes Жыл бұрын
Not retired just doing some research things to do in Athens. Fellow creator here.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
So much to see in Athens. Kolonaki make a great base to explore. Good luck with your channel. John and Bev retirementtravelers.com
@jiyise
@jiyise Жыл бұрын
Enjoying your vlogs very much, specially this one including hiking, scenery, farms market, food, and museum. We stayed the same area when we are in Athen. I hope to learn more local foods from your videos, which will give ideas for our travel. My wife and I like to travel on foot and/or by public transportation, and we love to hunt local food. Check out the places you guys went could be next fun activities for us. 😀
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Hope you enjoy our vlogs and can follow along on our journey around the world. John and Bev retirementtravelers.com/
@ElViajedeViajes
@ElViajedeViajes 2 жыл бұрын
Hi John and Bev. We've watched some of your videos and they are very inspiring for many people. We admire your path to early retirement. Greetings from Norway and good luck on your travels.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much and we look forward to visiting Norway in the future. It has been a great journey so far and we appreciate you following along. John and Bev
@charletteprzybylski3417
@charletteprzybylski3417 Жыл бұрын
John and Bev, I am so enjoying seeing some of the world through your eyes and travel adventures. What you are doing is the best motivation to simplify, to downsize the stuff to have more life experiences! Gratitude!!!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Wow! What a great message to wake up to today! Thank you for the encouragement! We appreciate it! We’re glad your find inspiration! John and Bev ❤️ www.retirementtravelers.com
@theflyingfinneys
@theflyingfinneys 2 жыл бұрын
Another lovely video with great music as always and what a fabulous local market you still makes across.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. We love exploring all the local markets! John and Bev
@travellingwithcrowsfeet
@travellingwithcrowsfeet 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the intro...the uphill part of the video ha ha ha. Great vlog, very motivating, thank you for all the tips in this one...we love your weekly vlogs, thankyou, great pick me up after a hectic weekend working in the Australian Federal Govt election, our last one whoop whoop, goodnight.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for following along and glad you are one step closer to retirement. John and Bev
@hannahcoy8644
@hannahcoy8644 2 жыл бұрын
What gorgeous views!!! Athens is a must see!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Athens is a wonderful city. We hope you get to visit someday!
@jeanjeannie4590
@jeanjeannie4590 2 жыл бұрын
Everything looks amazing. The food, the flowers, the fruits and veg markets, the view! Wow. Your airbnb looks very nice. My retirement budget will be quite allot smaller than yours by the looks of the places you Stay 💲💲💲💲 but it's nice to see. Thanks for sharing
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the video. We always try to shop for bargains and only paid $61/night for this one!!! Safe travels and thanks for following along. John and Bev
@jeanjeannie4590
@jeanjeannie4590 2 жыл бұрын
@@RetirementTravelers oh wow! What a bargain...good to know.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Booking well in advance was the key to this one, although not always possible. John and Bev
@DestinationEarth
@DestinationEarth Жыл бұрын
That city really spreads! Awesome view from the top. Crazy that only 14,000 people are here. What a great day! Akane would also be in heaven in that market, and I would be in heaven having that food! A museum is a great way to cap off the day!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks. We really enjoyed Athens. Wonderful city with lots to see and do! John and Bev
@eleusis777
@eleusis777 2 жыл бұрын
If you guys are still in Athens, you have to try 'Aleria' restaurant.......amazing and sophisticated Greek food experience and a great value considering it just got a Michelin star--a highlight of the best ingredients from around Greece. A place like this would be much more expensive in Italy, France, or New York........cheers! PS: it has 5 stars on Tripadvisor.......something virtually impossible to get.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. It sounds delicious. We’ve moved on to Italy, but will make note the next time we are in Athens. It is a city we love! Thanks again, john and Bev
@jonathantitus2629
@jonathantitus2629 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. We hope to get to Greece next summer, but in the interim we are trying a fairly new Greek restaurant we stumbled upon while driving to one of our son's college soccer games. It is a bit of a drive, but there are only a couple Greek restaurants accessible to where we live in southern Indiana. Your video definitely has whet my appetite. Thanks for sharing!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Greece has so many amazing places. We loved the islands, Athens and Meteora. Thanks for following along on our journey. John and Bev
@Fegga1955
@Fegga1955 Ай бұрын
Perfect
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Ай бұрын
Thanks. Happy journeys, John and Bev retirementtravelers.com/
@mattbailey9396
@mattbailey9396 Жыл бұрын
Gut health!! Ha! I gotta say, it seems a smart move to have matches t-shirts on filming days. And not just for branding/advertising. Surely it’s nice to just pop out of bed….ball cap and t-shirt, ready to go. I suspect it might also get you a bit of good will at restaurants/shops, when they see you filming, and roll out a bit of red carpet hoping their business gets shown in a good light. Fun video!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
They love to give you raki…..🤣 We’ve had so much fun with these shirts interacting with people around the world, it would be hard to stop at this point! And our road to minimalism from a few years ago has been dramatic, but actually love not having to keep up with any “stuff”. John and Bev
@mattbailey9396
@mattbailey9396 Жыл бұрын
@@RetirementTravelers glad the shirts are such a positive!! And yes, ‘stuff’ is best avoided!
@MagentaOtterTravels
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE tzatziki! Or should I say olive tzatziki ❤️❤️
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤣🤣. It is delicious!
@rafaelcardoso6605
@rafaelcardoso6605 2 жыл бұрын
hi i saw you two in portofino today !!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Cool. Thanks for the note. We are enjoying Italy. John and Bev
@vanessawong921
@vanessawong921 Жыл бұрын
Hi there. I enjoyed this vlog very much. Thanks for sharing! I wish to ask how you can travel more than 90 days in Schengen countries. Is there information you can share on how to purchase a condo or apartment in Kolonaki. Thank you!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed. Schengen rules are 90 out of 180 days, so we spent 90 days in the Balkans (outside zone), before returning to Schengen. This way we extended our European trip to 9 months. No info on purchasing property in Kolonaki. Sorry. John and Bev PS Be sure to check out our new website. retirementtravelers.com
@wendylbranchfield7959
@wendylbranchfield7959 2 жыл бұрын
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying our videos. John and Bev
@MagentaOtterTravels
@MagentaOtterTravels 2 жыл бұрын
Ashley looks just like you, Bev!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@julialembcke6854
@julialembcke6854 2 жыл бұрын
LOL, Yes! They are literally identical!
@adan60793
@adan60793 Жыл бұрын
😍💪👌
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Have a great day! John and Bev
@SomewhatRetired
@SomewhatRetired Жыл бұрын
Did you give a link to your accommodations in Athens?
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Here is the Airbnb link in Athens. abnb.me/aoiyW3LFmyb John and Bev retirementtravelers.com
@victoriajacobson2696
@victoriajacobson2696 11 күн бұрын
Hey John and Bev i know its been a bit but i clicked on your Airbnb link to the place you booked and it takes me to the main Airbnb page not the actual place you booked. this has happened several times before. can you give me the link or the name f the accommodation. I'll be in Athens in about 7 months...thanks very much. As always, really enjoying your vlogs!!
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers 11 күн бұрын
We went back to our receipt and tried to send you the link, but couldn't. We checked their availability and there was none for the next year, so I think they have removed the listing. I couldn't find it on Airbnb either. Sorry we couldn't be of more help. Happy Journeys! John & Bev
@victoriajacobson2696
@victoriajacobson2696 11 күн бұрын
Ok. I really appreciate you checking all of that. Thank you!
@eileen1119
@eileen1119 Жыл бұрын
Would it be possible to subtiltle costs of food, meals, hotel etc ? That would be so helpful.
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
We did a video on how much does it cost to travel the world. Perhaps that will help. John and Bev retirementtravelers.com
@yawen6110
@yawen6110 Жыл бұрын
You guys are such a lovely couple.😘 I love seeing how you interact.😍
@RetirementTravelers
@RetirementTravelers Жыл бұрын
Thanks for kind words. John and Bev retirementtravelers.com
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