Southampton-based Swan Hellenic will sail a replica of the cruise line’s first-ever voyage in 2014 in the occasion of the company’s 60th anniversary of cruising, visiting Nauplia, Delos and Santorini in Greece and going through the Corinth canal. The Diamond Anniversary voyage on board Minerva is a 15-day cruise holiday following the route of Swan’s [...]
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Turkish Yeni Raki in Greek islands
The Turkish alcohol company Mey İçki is pushing to double its sales of raki in Greece, reaching the amount of 60,000 liters in competition with Greek brands of the famous fiery liquor. Galip Yorgancıoglu, the CEO of Mey İçki, in an interview given to the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, referred to Yeni Raki, the Turkish ouzo,which has [...]
Report Claims Greece Gained Turkish Islands
In a Christmas Eve report, Turkish journal Today’s Zaman claims that Greece snatched 16 Aegean and Mediterranean islands from Turkey because of what it called the Turkish government’s negligence. Here is the whole article of Today’s Zaman.
Greece Tries to Re-Brand Itself in London
Greece make its pitch at the annual World Travel Market in London trying to show it is developing new ways to lure tourists in the highly-competitive field. The event was held from Nov. 5-7 and featured representatives from the global world of politics and tourism. “Greece is the same country you placed at the Top [...]
ViewRanger App Adds Greek Islands to Mobile GPS
ViewRanger is the app that turns smartphones into an outdoor GPS and works on iPhone, Android and Nokia Symbian smartphones. It is described as the GPS App for adventure because it gives users the opportunity to know the GPS mapped location while you are outdoors doing mountain biking or hiking. Now, it has added the [...]
Ukrainian Tourists Allowed to Visit Greek Islands Without Schengen Visas
In a bid to attract more tourists, the Greek state has made the visa granting process much easier and less expensive in the past few months. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ukrainian tourists are now allowed to visit five Greek islands without being provided with Schengen visas by September 8. Ukrainian News [...]
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05 / 21 Greek Scientist Shows Dementia Model to CERN
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05 / 21 Greek Seas Among Cleanest in Europe
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05 / 21 Milliyet’s Tribute to Nana Karagianni
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05 / 21 My Number One Is Now Eight
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05 / 21 More Greek Clothes Made in Balkans
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08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
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01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
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07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
