Archive - Affordable Travel

Building Community - The Point

Points travel can serve as a powerful tool that expands children’s minds and creates irreplaceable family bonds

9 hrs ago • John B | Affordable Travel

Moxy Hotel - Athens, Greece

Our final "home base" for our Greek adventure. Booked on Marriott Points.

20 hrs ago • John B | Affordable Travel

Ten Substack Writers You Should Be Following — Collector’s Edition (Series Seven)

A curated set of vintage‑style trading cards celebrating the voices shaping today’s Substack community

Jul 20 • John B | Affordable Travel

Mars Hill - Athens, Greece

A place for history, panoramic views, religious connection or simply to reflect

Jul 19 • John B | Affordable Travel

Building Community - The Mindful Messy Wanderer

A sanctuary where seekers learn to acknowledge their fears while pursuing their dreams

Jul 19 • John B | Affordable Travel

Monastery of Saint Peter and Saint Paul - Heraklion, Crete

A semi-active church atop ancient ruins with a waterfront view while cars buzz past inches away

Jul 18 • John B | Affordable Travel

Building Community - The Gap

The emotional cost of self-reinvention and the realities of living an unconventional life

Jul 18 • John B | Affordable Travel

A Visit to Rethymno, Crete

Exploring the shops, restaurants and seashore of a historic city

Jul 17 • John B | Affordable Travel

Building Community - Edgewalkers Collective

Finding words for the complex, existential hum that defines sustained life abroad

Jul 17 • John B | Affordable Travel

Monastery of Arkadi on Crete

A place where faith, sacrifice, and national identity intersect

Jul 16 • John B | Affordable Travel

Building Community - Stories From the Prairie

The myth of privacy in a small town is countered by a fierce, sport-like hospitality

Jul 16 • John B | Affordable Travel

Connecting with Greek Culture Through Pottery

A visit to Keramion Pottery in Rethymno, Crete

Jul 16 • John B | Affordable Travel

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