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Category Archives: TRAVEL

At the island ports Island people standing at the port saying welcome and goodbye to their loved ones: an image so familiar and as old as time. Ports know everything; because ports have seen everything; Boats that come loaded with people’s eagerness and expectations. Boats that are leaving, carrying the burden of so many goodbyes. […]

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Weekend brunch conversations This weekend felt like summer holidays to me; I got to see old friends, meet new ones and spend time together catching up; we had some of the best conversations over Saturday’s brunch: around a big table, near the sea, wearing our sunglasses and t-shirts as if it was August, we talked […]

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A weekend island getaway Feeling the autumn sea breeze on the face is the ultimate treat for the two wheels lovers: they will ride around the island; discover the most distant beaches and eat homemade meals at those family mountain taverns that only use their own local products to cook. Without heavy luggage, they pick […]

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The treat at the Monastery of Saint Theoktisti There is a place of peace and quiet in the north part of Ikaria; hidden by the trees and the gigantic rocks that create the unique Theoskepasti chapel and the old monk’s cells, for more than five centuries this place used to be a Monastery, an observation […]

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The Castle of Monemvasia The presence of Time is something you cannot pass by when you are in the Fortress town of Monemvasia. It has created beautiful textures on the roof tiles, the arched wooden doors and the stone walls that you want to touch as you walk inside the medieval lanes. To be on […]

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