Jana Teneva
Santorini
July 06, 2010 • 0 Comments Greece
White and blue are definitely the symbol of the Greek Cyclades...but while in Santorini last week i was just blown away by an unexpected magical rainbow of different colours, flavours and aromas all around the island.
Thira (the way the locals call most of the time their home) is...
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Christopher Deliso
Four Clicks to Olympia...
April 29, 2010 • 0 Comments Greece
Thinking of heading out to famed Olympia, in the heart of Peloponnesian Greece this summer?
This contest allows you the chance to stay for free- courtesy of the local hotel chamber.
The town (and rest of Greece) is amply covered in the new Lonely Planet guide to Greece, for which I wrote...
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Christopher Deliso
In Macedonia? Help Plant Some Trees
March 25, 2010 • 0 Comments Macedonia
If you happen to be anywhere in Macedonia on Tuesday, 30 March, and would like to make a positive contribution to the country's ecological future, then help out with the mass tree planting organized by the Day of the Tree (Den na Drvoto) non-governmental organization. Visitors are warmly... Full Story
Morelle Smith
International Byron Conference
September 25, 2009 • 0 Comments Albania
International Byron Conference in Albania, 2009.
Two hundred years ago Lord George Byron visited Greece and Albania, one of the first Englishmen to do so. He travelled on horseback from Jannina in Greece, then known as Epiros, to Tepelene in Albania, at the invitation of Ali Pasha, then...
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Morelle Smith
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
July 20, 2009 • 0 Comments Bosnia and Herzegovina
How The Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišić The beginning is deceptively simple. Childhood memories, with fascinating family members. Later, after the war, past and present flow into one another. The writing's effectiveness lies in its description and its lack of judgement.... Full Story
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