All posts tagged "Greece"
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1.5KLifestyle & CultureCum laude or clown? Dispatches’ post-pandemic report card for Europe’s leaders
A pandemic is a terrific test of which countries are high-functioning societies and which are dysfunctional. Which elected officials are leaders and...
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1.9KNews & BuzzLynne Evans in Corinth: ‘Greeks are taking the COVID-19 health threat very seriously’
You might think that Greeks would not respond well to staying at home under virtual lockdown. However, they are showing remarkable restraint....
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5.4KLifestyle & CultureLynne Evans in Corinth: 7 authentic, under-the-tourist-radar destinations near my home in Greece
(Editor’s note: Lynne Evans relocated last year to a village outside Corinth from Athens. So this is literally her back yard.) Corinth, in...
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7.1KExpat EssentialsLynne Evans: An expat’s (detailed) guide to the language pitfalls of Greek markets and street food
You might think that food – shopping and eating out – in Greece is easy for new residents, but if you can’t...
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2.2KLifestyle & CultureLynne Evans’s expat diary: Greece – along with the rest of the world – is affected by climate change
It truly seems as if Greece, along with the rest of the world, is affected by climate change. July 2019 was a...
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3.2KLifestyle & CultureTranio: Why Europeans are buying up more Greek real estate
Editor’s note: This analysis of the Greek real estate market was originally posted on the Tranio blog. It’s reposted here with their permission.) Real...
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1.4KLifestyle & CultureLynne Evans in Greece: Corinth is the gateway to laid-back Peloponnese’s overlooked treasures
(Editor’s note: Lynne Evans recently relocated to a village outside Corinth from Athens. So this is literally her back yard.) On the...
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2.2KExpat EssentialsLynne Evans’ expat diary: Moving to a house in the Greek countryside … the good and the bad
(Editor’s note: Lynne Evans is long-term expat in Greece. This is the second in a series about her move from Athens to...
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1.7KLifestyle & CultureLynne Evans’ expat diary: Trading Athens for the tranquility of rural Greece
So finally, my house moving is almost complete, Now we just need to go shopping for some necessary household items and arrange...
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8.3KExpat EssentialsDispatches’ 2019 list of the 5 best places in Europe to run away
As The Eagles put it all those years ago, “Hopeless romantics, here we go again.”With Brexit and Trump, running away is more...
