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Mihaela Lica Butler: Travel Writer, Recipe Developer

Mihaela Lica Butler, known by her friends as "Mig," is a travel writer and travel public relations consultant by profession, lover of cultures, cuisine, and everything that makes our world the amazing place we live in. Her books are available on <a href="https://amzn.to/2YWQZ35">Amazon</a>

About Mihaela Lica Butler

A former military journalist, Mihaela Lica-Butler owns and is a senior partner at Pamil Visions PR and editor at Argophilia Travel News. Her credentials speak for themselves: she is a cited authority on search engine optimization and public relations issues, and her work and expertise were featured on BBC News, Reuters, Yahoo! Small Business Adviser, Hospitality Net, Travel Daily News, The Epoch Times, SitePoint, Search Engine Journal, and many others. Her books are available on Amazon

Cretan Green: Prickly Pear Extravaganza

2022-05-23 by Mihaela Lica Butler

prickle pear

Prickly pears grow abundantly on Crete Island. You will see them in the wild or in vast plantations. They are available in supermarkets, too.

Tags: nopal, opuntia, prickly pear

Cretan Green: Why Stamnagathi Horta Is a Staple in Greek Homes

2022-05-22 by Mihaela Lica Butler

cretan horta

Welcome to Crete: we forage here. We are one with nature. We eat green. Some 300 wild leafy greens count as “horta” and of them, we only remember the usual suspects: borage, wild garlic, wild asparagus, purslane, amaranth, mustard, dandelion, and grass lily among others. But, the star of this story is stamnagathi. You can […]

27 Inspirational Travel Quotes to Fire Up Your 2022 Travel Bug

2022-01-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Inspirational Travel Quotes

Flaubert once said: “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” Every time I wander to a new place, I feel just the same. Among all the inspirational travel quotes ever written, this is my absolute favorite. It’s raw and unpolished, but it says everything I want to […]

Odd Christmas Traditions Around the World

2021-12-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Mari Lwyd

Christmas around the world is not all colorful Christmas trees and jolly Santas dressed in red and white outfits ringing bells and laughing “ho, ho, ho.” Instead, Christmas is a celebration of light, hope, family, tradition, and Jesus Christ’s birth. Presents are a joyful afterthought or aftereffect if you will. The pious observers will have […]

Is it Safe to Travel to Crete Now?

2021-11-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Is it Safe to Travel to Crete Now

COVID-19 threatens your health, therefore it is not safe to travel to Crete now. Know before you must travel to Crete:

Is Crete a Good Destination for Solo Travelers?

2021-11-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

solo traveler on a beach on Crete Island.

Crete is an ideal destination for solo travelers. It has a low criminality index and a very high safety index. Here are recommendations from our local staff.

Black Friday Deals That Make Great Christmas Gifts for Travelers

2021-11-25 by Mihaela Lica Butler

black friday deals for travelers

With Black Friday deals just a stretch away, you are probably already preparing a budget to buy smart tech for your home and Christmas gifts for your loved ones. While COVID-19 still limits how, when, and where we travel, these Black Friday deals make great Christmas gifts for travel buffs.  To find the top Black […]

World Vegan Day with Cretan Vegan Dishes

2021-11-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

cretan vegan grilled veggies

Here are some essential Cretan vegan dishes to mark the 77th World Vegan Day this year. Do you have any favorites?

How to Face the Cretan Winter?

2021-10-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

will choose the Cretan winter (lasting from October until mid-April) to visit our island, but just in case, here’s how to face this tricky season.

Tags: Cretan winters, crete, Crete winter, winter in Crete

Critida Launches ELeNi – Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Children

2021-10-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

extra virgin olive oil for children

Eleni by Critida is an extra virgin olive oil for children aged six months or older. The product is named for Eleni Andreadaki, the company’s owners daughter.

Argophilia Exclusive: When Art Meets Marine Life in Chania This October

2021-10-18 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Nikos Mplazakis

“When art meets marine life” is the name of an exhibition featuring the works of fisherman Nikos Mplazakis. The event takes place in Chania’s old Turkish hammam on Katre street, which was recently converted into a culture and exhibition center. Argophilia has exclusive information in English about the creator and what inspired his work. “When […]

Tags: art exhibition, Chania

Coworking Spaces May Be the Next Big Trend in Travel for Greece

2021-10-02 by Mihaela Lica Butler

coworking spaces illustration.

Families traveling together to Greece may opt for remote working in the future, and coworking spaces are likely to become the next big trend in travel and hospitality. Benefits of Remote Working Remote working gained much popularity during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Offices closed, and many of their employees found themselves confined in their homes […]

Tags: Coworking Spaces

Game-changing AI-powered Travel Innovations

2021-10-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

AI-powered travel innovations: robot.

AI is the new norm for travel tech – not only because of COVID-19. But, if anything, the pandemic accelerated the trend. Several hospitality companies turned to AI to innovate to retain customers and deliver better online experiences during the lockdowns that affected many countries worldwide. Looking back at 2020 and the first half of […]

Tags: AI travel tech, AI-powered travel innovations

VR Travel Experiences that Shape the Future

2021-09-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

VR travel experience.

With virtual reality, you can travel anywhere, anytime, from the comfort of your home, office, hotel room, or wherever you are with your VR headset. VR travel experiences are not a gimmick, but a trend that shapes the future of travel. More than 90% of the world’s population was under some sort of travel restrictions during […]

Tags: VR technology, VR travel

The New Normal: Digital-First in Travel

2021-08-28 by Mihaela Lica Butler

digital world

Social distancing and lockdowns have shifted the person-to-person travel paradigm. The future of business is digital.  Now, more than ever, tourists use digital tools for their travel journey, all the way from research to organizing, booking, and even discovering their destinations.  Experts call this trend “digital tourism” – a natural extension of innovation and digital […]

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