Anastasia Diakaki

Anastasia was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She has been traveling around the world since the tender age of 9 months, when she visited Paris for the first time and observed the crowds of the Champs-Élysées from the comfort of her stroller. As a child, she used to dream of becoming a tour guide; as it turned out, she now lives in New York, working on a masters in literature at NYU, and settles for giving her friends the best insider tips on all the wonderful places she has visited.

Paris, France

A Day in Saint Germain des Prés There are few neighborhoods in the world as famous as Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and even fewer that have managed to maintain an elite status for as long and with as much elegance and style as this one. When I was living in Paris, I was … Read more

Jungfrau, Switzerland

Almost Endless Summer When it comes to summer vacations you have to decide if you are a beach person or a mountain person. Since for most people summer activities are usually beach-related, it’s not as often that you hear someone admitting that he just prefers the mountains. If you are … Read more

Breakfast Around the World

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Perhaps there is something more to breakfast that just proper nutrition, however. No wonder then that different cultures around the world interpret this meal differently, from “smorgas” in Scandinavia to banh mi in Vietnam. TheDailyMeal.com and its’ editor Nicole Campoy-Leffler … Read more