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What should one say about GREEKS
This is an excerpt from the book "With Love from Athens" by Cristache Gheorghiu: it's so refreshing to discover what non-Greeks have to...
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Amazing aerial VIDEO from Rhodes
We found this amazing aerial video from Rhodes: "Rhodes island Greece - The colours" It's a truly phenomenal colour "blizzard"...
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Spectacular Syros
We found this very engaging story about Llk's trip to Syros. She's from Phoenix, USA, and apparently she loved it, so we couldn't help...
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Flying over the Schinias National Park, Marathon.
Simply amazing! This is what the creators of this video are saying: "Flying over the rare ecosystem of the National Park Schinias,...
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Athens Conservatory: A well-kept urban secret
“I’ve been angry for the past three years. You’ll get angry too at what you’ll see,” said Nikos Tsouchlos in his usual mild tone as he...
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Greece among top 10 destinations chosen by German tourists
Greece despite refugee crisis is among the top 10 destinations chosen by German tourists last year based on a research conducted by The...
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The Ancient Theatre of Larissa Opens its Doors to the Public
One of the best preserved ancient theatres, the Ancient Theatre of Larissa, Greece, dated back to the 3rd century BC, opened its doors to...
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Mobile messages tell stories of refugees fleeing war
”Daddy, where are you now? In Turkey or Sweden?” a Syrian girl asks her father in her first voice message to him since he joined hundreds...
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LIFE: a User's Manual
When he was in his mid-60s, Stamatis Moraitis was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His doctor told him he had between six and nine...
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A wonderful Sunday outing with Friends
Both my friends and I are interested in nutrition. We had heard about a place not very far from home where they eat raw food, and now was...
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Become a traveler
In order to get to know a city from the inside, you have to walk it step-by-step, with all your senses at full alert, camera in hand in...
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I am an islander
I am an islander, for ever in love with the sea, as were all my ancestors. I did search deep, back into my long family tree: my ancestors...
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“We won”
‘’ΝΕΝΙΚΕΚΑΜΕΝ‘’ – “We won”, messenger PHEIDIPPIDES shouted after he had run the whole Marathonas-Athens distance in full armor in order...
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Two unexpected friends
During the winter I am still pursuing with my swimming at sea, in Hersonissos, Crete, especially when the sea is calm. I’m usually alone...
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It’s a new day!
The weather is great although we’re still in winter, and a bright sun lights the deep blue sky. Most Marathoussa residents rumble around...
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Turning disaster into celebration
I own a small two-storey house in Mykonos, which I rent out during the summer, thus having the opportunity to meet people from all over...
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A typical warm summer day
My home place in the island of Rhodes is right on the sea shore. There’s a beautiful and vast piece of sand and sea which spans the...
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Let the sea capture your senses
By spending time close to the sea, you can live unforgettable moments and enjoy a feeling of freedom, while the sounds of the wind and...
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An old story about a secret cave
One of the most beautiful places in Spetses is the “Bekiris cave”, which is located on the west side of the island, right next to a...
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My first attempt to bake bread
Ever since I can remember myself, I have been watching my grandmother, at first, and then my mother baking bread. My grandmother used to...
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What I learnt from the goat herder
This is Zoes, the greek goat herder. Sitting in the back off his pick-up truck, we drove to his small farm high in the mountains. There,...
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An invention in the love-cave
After a swim at the picturesque “erotospilia” (love-cave) beach in Porto-Rafti and while winding my way uphill, I was enchanted by the...
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How a TV serial, changed my life
It was 20 years ago when I was going through a tough period, because I was in serious need of extra income. I wanted to work without ever...
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Europe on the path of decline
Anyone who thinks that Greece’s predicament is unique is kidding themselves, because the situation here is part of a larger global...
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