Katherine Banks
@travelinggreek.bsky.social
I'm a travel writer who loves luxury hotels and I share my experiences at https://travelinggreek.com
From Syros, raised in Athens, California girl.
From Syros, raised in Athens, California girl.
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Traveling Greek
Discover the grand return of the Waldorf Astoria New York. After a decade-long restoration, this Art Deco landmark shines again with luminous interiors, revived artwork, and timeless glamour.
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New Blog: The Waldorf Astoria New York Reopens: Inside the Iconic Hotel’s Stunning Restoration! travelinggreek.com/blog/waldorf...
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
Reposted by Katherine Banks
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Best Luxury Hotels in Tbilisi, Georgia: A Curated Guide!🇬🇪
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
August 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Best Luxury Hotels in Tbilisi, Georgia: A Curated Guide!🇬🇪
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
Reposted by Katherine Banks
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Crystal Serenity Cruise Review: Luxury Sailing from Portsmouth to Copenhagen!✨
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
August 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Crystal Serenity Cruise Review: Luxury Sailing from Portsmouth to Copenhagen!✨
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
New Blog: The Waldorf Astoria New York Reopens: Inside the Iconic Hotel’s Stunning Restoration! travelinggreek.com/blog/waldorf...
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
Traveling Greek
Discover the grand return of the Waldorf Astoria New York. After a decade-long restoration, this Art Deco landmark shines again with luminous interiors, revived artwork, and timeless glamour.
travelinggreek.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New Blog: The Waldorf Astoria New York Reopens: Inside the Iconic Hotel’s Stunning Restoration! travelinggreek.com/blog/waldorf...
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
#nyc #waldorfastoria #hilton #architecture
My hot take: “Fashionista Guide: Best Hotels In Paris: Paris Fashion Week 2025!🔥 #PFW
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion...
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion...
September 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My hot take: “Fashionista Guide: Best Hotels In Paris: Paris Fashion Week 2025!🔥 #PFW
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion...
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion...
NYFW is happening in less than two weeks!
My new post has all of the best hotel recommendations in NYC for New York Fashion Week! #NFW
Fashionista Guide: Best Luxury Hotels New York Fashion Week 2025✨
travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion... #travel #nyc
My new post has all of the best hotel recommendations in NYC for New York Fashion Week! #NFW
Fashionista Guide: Best Luxury Hotels New York Fashion Week 2025✨
travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion... #travel #nyc
Traveling Greek
With New York Fashion Week (NYFW) just around the corner, fashion fans worldwide will flock to the Big Apple for a great week of style, glamour, and runway inspiration. With so much going on in such a...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
NYFW is happening in less than two weeks!
My new post has all of the best hotel recommendations in NYC for New York Fashion Week! #NFW
Fashionista Guide: Best Luxury Hotels New York Fashion Week 2025✨
travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion... #travel #nyc
My new post has all of the best hotel recommendations in NYC for New York Fashion Week! #NFW
Fashionista Guide: Best Luxury Hotels New York Fashion Week 2025✨
travelinggreek.com/blog/fashion... #travel #nyc
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Maria Callas: Walk in the Footsteps of La Divina in Athens, Milan, Venice and Paris!
🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹
travelinggreek.com/blog/maria-c...
#travel #opera #mariacallas #culture
🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹
travelinggreek.com/blog/maria-c...
#travel #opera #mariacallas #culture
Traveling Greek
Trace the legacy of Maria Callas across Europe—from Athens’ Maria Callas Museum and La Divina Hotel, to Milan’s Savini and Grand Hotel et de Milan, the Maria Callas Bridge in Venice, and her suite at ...
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August 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Maria Callas: Walk in the Footsteps of La Divina in Athens, Milan, Venice and Paris!
🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹
travelinggreek.com/blog/maria-c...
#travel #opera #mariacallas #culture
🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹
travelinggreek.com/blog/maria-c...
#travel #opera #mariacallas #culture
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Best Luxury Hotels in Tbilisi, Georgia: A Curated Guide!🇬🇪
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
August 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Best Luxury Hotels in Tbilisi, Georgia: A Curated Guide!🇬🇪
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Crystal Serenity Cruise Review: Luxury Sailing from Portsmouth to Copenhagen!✨
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
August 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Crystal Serenity Cruise Review: Luxury Sailing from Portsmouth to Copenhagen!✨
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
Read all about it here: travelinggreek.com/blog/https/c...
#cruiseship #cruise #cruising
#CrystalCruises #LuxuryTravel #CrystalAtSea
Reposted by Katherine Banks
I'm Greek, from Syros an island in Greece, born in California, raised in Athens and I travel the world in search of the World’s Best Hotels!✨ #greece #greekislands #syros
July 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm Greek, from Syros an island in Greece, born in California, raised in Athens and I travel the world in search of the World’s Best Hotels!✨ #greece #greekislands #syros
Reposted by Katherine Banks
Adventures in travel🗺️
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
July 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Adventures in travel🗺️
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
Reposted by Katherine Banks
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Best Hotels in Ios, Greece: Liostasi, Levantes & Calilo for a Luxe Island Escape 2025! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
June 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Best Hotels in Ios, Greece: Liostasi, Levantes & Calilo for a Luxe Island Escape 2025! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
Reposted by Katherine Banks
Syros, Kikladhes, Greece 🇬🇷
May 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Syros, Kikladhes, Greece 🇬🇷
I'm Greek, from Syros an island in Greece, born in California, raised in Athens and I travel the world in search of the World’s Best Hotels!✨ #greece #greekislands #syros
July 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm Greek, from Syros an island in Greece, born in California, raised in Athens and I travel the world in search of the World’s Best Hotels!✨ #greece #greekislands #syros
Adventures in travel🗺️
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
July 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Adventures in travel🗺️
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
The end of my recent Crystal Cruise, landed me in Copenhagen, a city I hadn’t visited in 10 years. Still gorgeous on this sunny day.☀️ #photographs #travel
Reposted by Katherine Banks
Damn. I really wish train travel were more of a thing in the U.S.
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robbreport.com/travel/desti...
Belmond’s Britannic Explorer in Photos
The first luxury sleeper train through England and Wales will make its maiden voyage in late July 2025. Here are the images inside.
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July 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Damn. I really wish train travel were more of a thing in the U.S.
robbreport.com/travel/desti...
robbreport.com/travel/desti...
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Best Hotels in Ios, Greece: Liostasi, Levantes & Calilo for a Luxe Island Escape 2025! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
June 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠: Best Hotels in Ios, Greece: Liostasi, Levantes & Calilo for a Luxe Island Escape 2025! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
#greece #visitgreece #iosisland #ios #cyclades
Reposted by Katherine Banks
More on Tokyo!🇯🇵
Fashion Week in Tokyo is a popular time to be in the city and I’ve picked the most luxurious properties in the city along with some insider tips on navigating this fascinating city! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
Fashion Week in Tokyo is a popular time to be in the city and I’ve picked the most luxurious properties in the city along with some insider tips on navigating this fascinating city! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
April 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
More on Tokyo!🇯🇵
Fashion Week in Tokyo is a popular time to be in the city and I’ve picked the most luxurious properties in the city along with some insider tips on navigating this fascinating city! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
Fashion Week in Tokyo is a popular time to be in the city and I’ve picked the most luxurious properties in the city along with some insider tips on navigating this fascinating city! travelinggreek.com/blog/best-ho...
Reposted by Katherine Banks
NEW BLOG: Balos Lagoon, in Crete, is truly spectacular but so many tourists get it wrong. Doing a private boat excursion to Balos is a unique way to experience not only Balos but beaches only accessible by boat. My friends at #SeazeTheDay have got you covered! travelinggreek.com/blog/balos-l...
Traveling Greek
Discover the beauty of Balos Lagoon in Crete, voted one of the world’s best beaches. Learn how to reach it by car, ferry, or private boat, to explore its pristine waters and spectacular beauty.
travelinggreek.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NEW BLOG: Balos Lagoon, in Crete, is truly spectacular but so many tourists get it wrong. Doing a private boat excursion to Balos is a unique way to experience not only Balos but beaches only accessible by boat. My friends at #SeazeTheDay have got you covered! travelinggreek.com/blog/balos-l...
Reposted by Katherine Banks
Thanks @velvetescape.bsky.social for the share! 🥰
April 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Thanks @velvetescape.bsky.social for the share! 🥰
Reposted by Katherine Banks
If you've ever imagined what it would be like to stay in a temple, in rural Japan, here’s my account🇯🇵
𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐭. 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢🗻
travelinggreek.com/blog/temple-...
#japan #japantravel
𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐭. 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢🗻
travelinggreek.com/blog/temple-...
#japan #japantravel
Traveling Greek
Discover Kakurinbo, a historic Buddhist temple guesthouse in Minobusan, offering an immersive spiritual experience, exquisite vegetarian cuisine, and breathtaking views near Mt. Fuji.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you've ever imagined what it would be like to stay in a temple, in rural Japan, here’s my account🇯🇵
𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐭. 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢🗻
travelinggreek.com/blog/temple-...
#japan #japantravel
𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨: 𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐭. 𝐅𝐮𝐣𝐢🗻
travelinggreek.com/blog/temple-...
#japan #japantravel
Reposted by Katherine Banks
Just got back from Japan, and it was not expensive, at all! I stayed at each of these three boutique hotels in Tokyo, all under $100.00 per nite. Design lovers will love them.✨
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/afforda... #Tokyo #Hotels #Japan
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/afforda... #Tokyo #Hotels #Japan
Traveling Greek
Discover three of Tokyo’s most stylish boutique hotels—The Barn Tokyo, Landabout Hotel, and One@Tokyo. From cozy, design-forward stays to rooftop views of the Skytree, explore unique accommodations th...
travelinggreek.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Just got back from Japan, and it was not expensive, at all! I stayed at each of these three boutique hotels in Tokyo, all under $100.00 per nite. Design lovers will love them.✨
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/afforda... #Tokyo #Hotels #Japan
👉 travelinggreek.com/blog/afforda... #Tokyo #Hotels #Japan
NEW BLOG: Balos Lagoon, in Crete, is truly spectacular but so many tourists get it wrong. Doing a private boat excursion to Balos is a unique way to experience not only Balos but beaches only accessible by boat. My friends at #SeazeTheDay have got you covered! travelinggreek.com/blog/balos-l...
Traveling Greek
Discover the beauty of Balos Lagoon in Crete, voted one of the world’s best beaches. Learn how to reach it by car, ferry, or private boat, to explore its pristine waters and spectacular beauty.
travelinggreek.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NEW BLOG: Balos Lagoon, in Crete, is truly spectacular but so many tourists get it wrong. Doing a private boat excursion to Balos is a unique way to experience not only Balos but beaches only accessible by boat. My friends at #SeazeTheDay have got you covered! travelinggreek.com/blog/balos-l...
Reposted by Katherine Banks
I walked around Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown this afternoon. This is my favourite district in the city as it’s so colourful and there’s so much to see. Read more: velvetescape.com/chinatown-ku...
#travel #malaysia #traveladdicts #travelbloggerscommunity
#travel #malaysia #traveladdicts #travelbloggerscommunity
April 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I walked around Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown this afternoon. This is my favourite district in the city as it’s so colourful and there’s so much to see. Read more: velvetescape.com/chinatown-ku...
#travel #malaysia #traveladdicts #travelbloggerscommunity
#travel #malaysia #traveladdicts #travelbloggerscommunity