The intensity of the Greek debt crisis, along with clashes between protestors and police, have some travelers rethinking their plans for a Grecian getaway. We interviewed True Greece's Christos Stergiou, one of our meticulously vetted top travel specialists of 2011, to find out what travelers need to know.

How are things in Greece now?

Christos Stergiou: In the last month or two, things have been very quiet in terms of strikes and protests. And when you look at it from the perspective of international media—blasting out protests and riots—it’s kind of a skewed image that one is…