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A Toddler’s Guide to Athens
“You can do it mummy! You can do it! You did it! Yay!” says my nearly three-year-old boy as, gritting my teeth, I push his pram up a road that’s so steep I’ve almost grazed my knees.
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Picking the Brains of Americans in Athens
On what they love (or hate) about life in Greece and, of course, the US elections
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Athens Fashion Week: The Wrap-Up
Where else in the world do you still have summer in October, complete with mosquitoes and bathing suits worn barefoot on the catwalk, a bouzouki remix playing in the background, mobile phones used as flashlights, purple hair and clogs worn with a Kelly bag, and a man in a suit and black high heels, probably Christian Louboutin, with a red fan to go with the look?
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Museum of Greek Gastronomy: Shop and Cook your Lunch
Over the last three years, Athens boasts its own Museum of Greek Gastronomy where anyone can experience Greek cuisine.
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The Woman who “Cooks Art”
Life under the shade of the Acropolis Yards with jasmine shrubs and vines, people living quietly, streets featuring tourist shops, and many cats all co-exist along a narrow alley just five minutes away from downtown Athens.
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Philopappou, a Fine Getaway within the City
I bless my Cocker Spaniel, Gieki, and my mixed-breed Blacky for many reasons. Dog owners understand why. For over twenty years (at first with Gieki, and now with Blacky) they have accompanied me on these hills every single morning
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Activities
Rendezvous in Thissio Every Friday
Night for Group Cycling
Freeday team is open to all It was ten in the evening. Roughly 200 of us had gathered. Another similar-sized group also happened to be cycling in the area.
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Movin’ on out
Where you live is essentially the backdrop for each different period of your life. Alexia Amvrazi, who has moved six times in 15 years, shares her own experience and some valuable advice.
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