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Coronavirus Diary: Life in Athens in Times of (Another) Crisis, Day 31
Editor’s note: The following has been taken from the blog The Many Faces of (New) Athens by Gigi Papoulias. Raised in the US in a Greek immigrant family, Gigi now lives in Athens. She first launched her blog in 2012 to chronicle Greece’s financial crisis, and has recently been writing about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on life in the Greek capital. She has been providing regular and clear-eyed…
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Quarantine Stories: My first Sunday in Confinement
These days, sitting on the balcony is as close as I can get to going outside.
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All of the Taste, None of the Guilt – Eating Healthy in Athens
Greek food is the healthiest in the world,” my Greek friends would tell me, again and again. I knew there was something to it, having read about the Greek philosophers in school and the healthy diet they promoted. Pythagoras was vegetarian, and the Spartan diet is what
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Learning to Laiki It: Getting the Best Out of Greek Farmers’ Markets
Actually, the best things in life are not free – you usually to have to
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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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‘Young Vines’: Learning Through Play at Kokotos Estate
I’ve always dreamt of raising my child surrounded by nature, yet practical obligations have so far prevented us from escaping Athens into the countryside. So when I heard about ‘Young Vines‘, a program at the Kokotos Vineyard in which children engage in educational free play in a natural forested environment, my family and I didn’t think twice before hopping in the car for the 45-minute drive north to the area of Stamata. It…
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Athens: The Next Foodie Destination
I spent twelve days celebrating capital’s gastronomic scene
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Athens
Homemade Greek Food Just for You
Tired of restaurants? Book a cooking lesson and a delicious meal at a food blogger’s home
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