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It takes a lifetime for someone to discover Greece, but it only takes an instant to fall in love with her –Henry Miller
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HONEY, NECTAR OF THE GODS
“A taste of honey, a taste much sweeter than wine.” Who doesn’t love the taste of honey and what kitchen doesn’t have honey on its shelf? Honey is one of the trinity of products that you find in every Greek kitchen, along with lemons and olive oil. Honey or “liquid gold,” has been around for… Read more
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THE DESTRUCTION OF SMYRNA AND THE ASIA MINOR CATASTROPHE: 100 YEARS LATER
It’s September and little pink wild kiklamino (cyclamen) are blooming around tree trunks in the parks. Athens streets are still overflowing with tourists – in July and August, a total of 16,000 tourists a day were stepping over the ancient stones of the Acropolis under the Athens summer sun. This month Greece is commemorating the 100th… Read more
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