About kite flying and grilled shellfish
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Send me a postcard, darling
About Theophilos, painter of Lesvos.
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About the wind, trees and windmills in the West.
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How an apple started the Trojan war and more about apples in Greek culture.
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(Picture: a kafenion in Loutronpoli-Thermi) You will not find the name Epicurus in a list of the best known Greek philosophers like Pythagorion, Socrates, Plato or Aristotle. Although he did found a school of philosophy …
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Christmas times in the East and West and where it all came from.
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Refugee centre Pagani compared to Dante’s Hell.
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About retsina and other Greek wines and their history.
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About the island and its Turkish neighbours and a concert of the Scorpions in Mytilini.
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High heels and chewing gum can damage archeological sites.
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