100%, let me know who is joining you on our trip and we can make arrangements.

Of course! We welcome that! We are happy to pro-rate, just get in touch!

**”As of May 1, 2022, travelers entering Greece are no longer required to display a certificate of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19, or evidence of a negative test result from SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

This may change and we still ask you to be vigilant in checking in to see what is needed. More details can be found on the US Embassy site. Additionally, a valid passport is required to travel to Greece.

Good question! Greece is not a super cheap place to travel anymore! Greece is less expensive than the US or Canada, but ultimately costs and prices have gone up like the rest of the ‘developed’ world.

We are also not staying in ‘backpacker’ style places or accommodations, and we feed you to the gills with luscious local delicacies and taste libations and juices of the land. You are treated well with care, and given a super special one-of-a-kind experience that most don’t do or offer.

Nope! However, we are happy to make suggestions on websites and airlines.

On booking flights:
We suggest arriving to Greece 2-5 days prior to our meet-up. This helps you take time to adjust to time differences, to quarantine if you are asked by the Greek Health Department upon arrival, or to recuperate if you catch COVID or are feeling sick after flying. Flying post lock-down is not as predictable and flight changes and cancellations are commonplace. Don't be late! Arrive on time and join our assemblage!

We highly suggest travel insurance for your trip. It’s the only way to go at this time, and we strongly suggest insurance for your flights as well. Often credit cards provide insurance on purchases from airlines and rentals.

Yes! But not daily access, and often in traditional homes only. If we stay at hotels, the hotel will offer a laundry service, this is NOT included in the cost of the seminar.

It helps to at least have an interest in mushrooms. Newbies are welcome! We do suggest having an affinity for the outdoors and a desire to learn about our more-than-human kin.

Mycology and science are relative. We welcome all those wanting to learn the information, regardless of their previous schooling. Academia is a hierarchical system that we tend to putter on the outskirts of and also benefit from because of the incredible people doing that work.

We also consider traditional life ways to be scientific and masterful, and we truly believe that our grandparents and ancestors have technology and knowledge of equal, if not greater importance.

We blend our desire for the hand-drawn and our ability to have access to loads of information about mushrooms and all their glory through technology and work previously done by others. We reference and teach “common” names, Latin names, and the local names for the mushrooms and plants we see.

No. Greece, or the most southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, has been the stomping grounds of so many people, for so long. The culture is rich and thick because of the connections made through the millennia. We welcome EVERYONE. If you’re Greek or of Balkan, Anatolian, Mediterranean, Levantine, SWANA descent, I would be honored to host you and share my little patch of mycelial heaven we are tending in the Balkans. PLEASE COME AND LET’S DANCE TOGETHER!

All that info is right HERE!

Before sending a deposit, we ask for you to make the commitment to join us. When you cancel at any time on or before 121 days before we depart, we will retain 50% of your deposit for administrative fees.

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121 days and earlier: 50% deposit refunded, 100% of registration refunded

120-91 days til departure: 25% of deposit refunded, 75% of registration refunded

90-61 days to departure: No refund on deposit, 50% of registration refunded

60-31 days to departure: no refunds on deposit, 25% of registration refunded

30 days or less to departure: no refunds on any payment towards registration of deposits

As soon as you make a deposit and secure your spot, we send you info about our time together so you can start booking your lodging and ground transit.

SO MUCH! Let’s make time for a call and we would love to describe the details over the phone!

ABSOLUTELY! It’s a great time for catching the fringes of the summer heat. Daytime temps can get high while nighttime temps can drop down and can be chilly.