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Athens
All of the Taste, None of the Guilt – Eating Healthy in Athens
Greek food is the healthiest in the world,” my Greek friends would tell me, again and again. I knew there was something to it, having read about the Greek philosophers in school and the healthy diet they promoted. Pythagoras was vegetarian, and the Spartan diet is what
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Destinations
Living Like a Local – Winter Weekends on Aegina
It’s not a secret that a lot of the Greek people you meet on the islands in the summer don’t live there during winter. Some are there on vacation, others
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Destinations
Experiencing Four Seasons in a Single Day
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a hundred times: The best thing about Greece is that it’s multifarious. That goes for everything; the things to do are
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Destinations
In Athens’ Backyard: a Quick Trip to Poros
In the shadow of its more famous sisters, Spetses and Hydra, the ‘middle child’ of Poros deserves some love too.
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Tourism
Should The Rest of Greece Emulate the ‘Mykonos Model’?
In improving the quality of its tourism, Greece needs to play to its comparative strengths.
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Destinations
An Ionian Road Trip From Parga to Lefkada
One of the most romantic routes in Greece can be found on its lush western coast linking the charming seaside town of Parga with the island of Lefkada.
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Nature
An Ode to Hymettus, the ‘Mad’ Mountain of Athens
Of the peaks that surround the Athenian basin, Mt. Hymettus is probably the least celebrated, yet it’s slopes are shrouded in magic and mystery.
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