Month: August 2012

Greece, Zante, Laganas: Heaven or Hell?

Every year thousands of youngsters from all over Europe reach the Greek island of Zante (Zakynthos), where they head directly to the seaside resort of Laganas, one of the main hotspots for ‘sun and fun’ oriented holidays, with the sole purpose of partying.

But… along with ‘crazy good times’, fights, sexual harassments and accidents, mostly due to the alcohol abuse, are in the daily agenda.
Still the legend of Laganas doesn’t seem to fade away.
Is this Heaven or Hell?

Part of a series of videos for the blog camperistas.com

Greece, Corinth Canal Sinking Bridges

This achievement of engineering, though simple in its conception, is a world unique.
At both entrances of the Isthmus of Corinth, the man-maid canal that separates Peloponnese from mainland Greece, you can see the only submersible bridges in the world. The idea behind the project is to provide passage to the vehicles, while giving right of way to the ships that are scheduled to cross the Canal.

Part of a series of videos for the blog camperistas.com