Chesme or Chesma, Turkey

Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited

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Iskele, Urla, Izmir Province, Turkey – Σκαλα (Κάτω Βουρλά)

I recently visited Izmir and toured parts of the Izmir province. Today I publish some of the photos I took

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The Nereid Monument at Xanthos, Lycia, Minor Asia

This monument is a tomb, built around 380 BC by Greek architects and sculptors, for a king of Lycia (in

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The Restaurant of St John Hotel Chinatown, 1 Leicester Street, London

During my recent visit to London (October 2012) I had the opportunity to visit the restaurant in the St John

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A crouching Aphrodite in London

I was in London for a few days and had the opportunity to visit the British Museum. This post is

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When friendship ages like good red wine – A lunch in Marathon with three dear friends

Human relationships are diverse. But they can age like good red wine. This is what was circling in my mind

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Nikos Karouzos: The agony in front of nothingness – Νικος Καρουζος: Η αγωνια κατάντικρυ στο μηδεν

Ο ποιητης Νικος Καρουζος ταξιδεψε στον αλλο κοσμο την 28η Σεπτεμβριου 1990. The Greek poet Nikos Karouzos died twenty two

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Sheikh Beddredin (Badraldin Mahmoud Ben Israel Ben Abdulaziz): Preacher and Rebel

It is almost ironic that one of the bloodiest chapters of Sheikh Bedreddin’s rebellion in 1416-1420 was written on the

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By the breaking wave: Tavern “Ta Kymata” in New Epidavros, Greece (Παρα θιν’ αλος: Ταβερνα “Τα Κυματα” Νεα Επιδαυρος, Ελλας)

I continue to be in the “breaking wave” mood, in spite of the fact that the first autumn rain drops

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Fishtavern “Cavouri”, Marathon Beach: By the (breaking) sea wave

I continue to be in a “breaking sea wave” mood, and there is no better place to have lunch when

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