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Opa! Opa! Opa!

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March 26th 2018
Today started like most days at home - sitting in traffic. We were stuck in Athens rush hour and nothing we could do about it. Our guide for the day said it was worse than usual and might be because of the sand in the air. The air was hazy with a thick tan haze. Unbelievably, it was sand from the Sahara Desert. Not sure how they know where exactly the sand came from, but it was there and stayed th ... read more

Europe » Greece

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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