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Gastronomy
We Taste Tested 4 Unusual Greek Beers
We experiment with the fascinating fruits of local breweries. Do try this at home folks!
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Athens
The Expat Sharing His Love of Greece Through Cooking Lessons
He came to Greece alone at the age of 17 after having lied to his parents. “I knew then that I wanted to live in Athens,” says Stephen Akehurst, now 38, as he welcomes me into a beautifully renovated space in the Greek capital, where he teaches Greek cooking to dozens of travelers
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Life
Souvl-etiquette: The Dos and Don’ts of Eating Souvlaki in Style
Easy to find everywhere in Greece, the delicious street-food takes some skill to master to avoid a sloppy mess.
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Destinations
From Kimolos with Love
Local insider Marilena Salamanou on her favorite stops on the island of Kimolos.
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Destinations
So, You Think You Can Dance…
As an international destination for exuberance, Mykonos always had a native advantage. It’s not as though the jet set came in and superimposed music and dance on an island of quiet shepherds and weavers. There are of course still shepherds and weavers – they’re just not quiet.
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Destinations
An Expert’s Advice on What to Do and See in Kos
I first visited Kos in the spring of 1981, on my second journey around Greece. I stayed, as many backpackers did back then, in an unlicensed domátio (room) touted at the harbor. My main memories from that year are of the Asclepieion archaeological site, assorted beaches and, of course, the Castle of the Knights.
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Life
Interviewing Travel Writer Kristin Luna
Kristin Luna is the writer and traveler behind the award-winning blog Camels & Chocolate. Over the 15 years she has been a travel journalist she has visited over 120 countries and seen her work published in more than 50 publications. She spoke to us about her love of road-trips, how she overcame her shyness through travelling and how she lost her fear of snorkelling in the eastern Aegean.
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Life
Jimmy Fallon Sings About Greece’s Most Unpronounceable Food
Jimmy Fallon recently took aim at an issue that has long troubled non-native Greek speakers whenever ordering one of the country’s signature dishes: how the hell do you pronounce ‘gyro’?
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