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Friday, 1 June 2012

Edward Lear bust unveiled in Corfu

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Villa hunters line up euro exit bargains

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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Wreck Manina 3. Amorgos Diving

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Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Authentically made in Greece: Allison Ermogenis’s Aegean Designs

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The Party is Over for Greece's Nouveau riche

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IMF’s Lagarde: It’s payback time for Greece

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The Fascinating Past and Origins of the Olympic Games

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Greece - Kalo Taxidi. I have been visiting Greece since 1981. I started writing a blog about my visit to Greece in February / March 2011, and have continued the blog on subsequent visits to Greece and from England. I have been writing about Greece for years. In July 2011 I published my book "Kalo Taxidi! Notes from Greece and the Greek Islands", which is available from Amazon. Susan Watkin is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk.
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