Tag: greece
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Two weddings on Hydra
As I stepped off the ferry on Hydra I met up with a friend. We’d already arranged to split an Airbnb together on the island while attending our mutual friend’s wedding. Our apartment promised spectacular views, but as our host led us to the place from the port what proved far more spectacular was how…
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Trip to Greece: part 4
This is the final installment of my 4 part series about my trip to Greece. See parts one, two and three. I saved the best for last. Here I’m going to talk about my reactions to some of the differences between California and Greece. The weatherIn Greece, more often than not, I found myself covered…
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Trip to Greece: part 3
This is part 3 of 4 of my series about my trip to Greece. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. Days 11-12 Mykonos We got on another ferry and headed south to Mykonos, which as anyone who’s skimmed a Greece travel book at Borders for 3 minutes can tell you is the…
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Trip to Greece: part 2
This is part 2 of 4 of my series about my trip to Greece. Part 1 is here. Days 6-7: Corfu We drove our car onto a boat and went to the island of Corfu. Ilias had booked us an incredibly nice hotel; great beach, lovely balcony… actually who cares about any of that? The…
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Trip to Greece: part 1
This begins a 4 part series about my trip to Greece; the first two parts will be about the road trip, the third will be on the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, and the final installment will be a wrap-up of thoughts and conclusions about the trip. Why write about it? It’s a lot easier…
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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CUSTOMERS FOR THE FIRE EMERGENCY
Here’s the fire safety instructions from Hotel Galaxy in Loutraki, Greece: $10 says there’s a reason they don’t want you to call the fire department. P.S. I’m now back in San Francisco, jetlagged and pooping out feta cheese.
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4 ways Greece is like California
If you think about it, there’s plenty of ways Greece is NOT like California; the countries are on different continents for cryin’ out loud. But the two do have some odd similarities when you get beyond the trivial details like olive oil production or a taste for beachfront property. Here’s four ways that Greece is…
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Pancho Villa’s new location
Pancho Villa’s new location is in Sidari, Greece, which is on the island of Corfu. Greek Pancho Villa is pretty different from their San Francisco locations, since there’s disco lights, loud music (they were playing Sean Paul when we walked by) and table service. Also, most of the people there were British. And I didn’t…
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Ancient Greek Michael Jackson?
Did Michael Jackson live in ancient Greece? Spotted at the Temple of Apollo museum (motto: no flash photos, no photos with people in them, and no we don’t understand that second rule either.)
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