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Once upon a time in Lesbos
Those who travelled to the Greek islands up until the 1970s could still boast of having encountered their countless primal truths, inevitably brought from the seas. If possible, they even penetrated the soul of the country beyond its unalterable archaeological veneer.
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Orient Complicated
We will remember the “complicated Orient,” a famous phrase by Charles de Gaulle, whose subject was not, from the outset, the Orient itself, but rather how the general conceived his strategic approach at the time.
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Courtesans in Dubai
Greek spring already, mild weather, it would seem that all is well in the land of Hermes Psychopomp. And yet.
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To die a hero
In this perilous Greek winter, the Pindus massif in Thessaly has already been draped in a thick blanket of snow, “immaculate and silent as it should be” according to visitors!
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The end of feta
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little country that was newly open to visitors, one that people were happy to discover, including through its traditional feta.
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Beyond the Meteors
Modernity being what it is, Christmas in Greece is already a substitute, with the added bonus of spit-roasted meats that are still quite local. This is how the town of Trikala in Western Thessaly is currently lavishly decorated, while its so-called “Christmas” amusement park, whose official, marketed name is “Elves Park,” experiences its heyday during this time of year.