Blog Articles from July 2009
Shopping in Greece
Posted by Joe Hallwood - 16:22 on 23 July 2009 | 4 comments
I needed some milk. We're staying round the corner from where I used to live in Tripolis so I popped into the shop I used to frequent. The shop owner ...
Back in Tripolis
Posted by Joe Hallwood - 16:20 on 23 July 2009
Coming back to Tripolis it's clear that some things have changed, some have remained the same and some I'm just not sure about. But being back in the ...
Speaking Greek
Posted by Joe Hallwood - 13:05 on 15 July 2009
I like speaking Greek. It's more than the satisfaction of speaking in another tongue, but everything else that goes with it. Like the fact that commun...
Handbags and Manbags in Athens
Posted by Joe Hallwood - 08:52 on 13 July 2009 | 1 comment
The taxi driver was explaining that the Athens of the 90s was a lot
different than that of the naughties, or words to that effect.
It's true. Athen...
Athens wakes up
Posted by Jennifer Hallwood - 06:14 on 12 July 2009 | 1 comment
It's 6am and the sights and sounds of an awakening city lie before me. After a long days travel and what can only be described as a terrifying night t...
The Road to Athens
Posted by Joe Hallwood - 06:09 on 12 July 2009 | 1 comment
I forget the heat as you walk off the plane. Though it's easy to do considering we flew out of Inverness. We were 5 and taxis only take 4. But, I didn...
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