VANE.
Plan with me · your Greece, from someone who lives it

Tell me where you're going. I'll point you to the Greece worth your time.

Message me and I'll tell you where to eat, what to see, and what to skip. No charge.

Message me on WhatsApp How it works

Most people plan Greece from a screen and hope for the best. Tell me your dates and what you love, and I'll read it the way I read a place for a review: what to keep, what to drop, where to actually stay and eat, which island suits the days you have. A quick, honest steer from one person who does this for a living, and takes nothing from the places he sends you to.

What to tell me
  • Your dates. How many days, and roughly when.
  • Your draft, or your wishlist. A plan to sanity-check, or just what you love and what you would rather skip.
  • Who is travelling. A couple, a family, a birthday, the feel of the budget.
  • Your one worry. The island you are unsure of, the day with no plan, the booking you cannot judge.
What I'll point you to
  • Where to eat. The tables worth your evenings, and the tourist traps to walk past.
  • What to see, and what to skip. The honest cuts, not the checklist.
  • Where to stay. The right base for the days you have, islands or mainland.
  • The bookings to make now. What to reserve early, and what can wait.
Why it's free, and why that matters

I am not a booking agency and I take nothing from the places I send you to. I point you to what is good, not to what pays me. You book and pay venues directly. That independence is the whole point of VANE, and it is why the steer you get is the true one. If it helps, tell a friend, and read the rest of the site.

Plan with me · the quickest way

Message me and let's start

WhatsApp is fastest. Send your dates and roughly what you're after, and I'll come back with a real steer.

Prefer email? Leave your details below and I'll reply there.

A reply within a day, usually sooner.

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Is it really free?

Yes. Message me on WhatsApp or leave your details and I'll point you the right way. I do this because it's the work I love, and because a reader who trusts VANE is worth more than a fee.

Who am I talking to?

Me, Dimitris Stathopoulos, a working travel journalist who writes for travel.gr and Proto Thema. Not a call centre, not an agency.

Is it only Athens?

No. Athens and the islands are home ground, but I can steer you across the whole country, mainland included. Where I do not know a corner first-hand, I say so plainly.

Do you book things for me?

No, and that is the point. I take nothing from the places I send you to, so the steer is honest. You book and pay venues directly.

Where do I start reading?

The free guides: the Athens guide and the Santorini guide, then the Collection of hotels. Message me when a plan starts taking shape.