Temple in the Agora

The Greek Salad Detour

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June 3rd 2008
(Scott) Another day another monumental snap undertaken. A snap is what Clover and I have taken to calling the dramatic changes one undergoes when you board a plane and in an undisclosed amount of time arrive in a totally new totally strange setting. Mind you, for us the "Snap" only occurs when we jump from one region to another, like say going from L.A. to Fiji, or Perth to Singapore, or in t ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more