Tag: Greece
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Disappearing Greece: Bye bye kastana man, send my regards to the laterna player
Poverty gave rise to traditional professions, but is now sweeping them away in post-bailout Greece. Catch them before they disappear altogether. Desperate for revenue, the Greek government is clamping down on the poorest professions in Greece. The story of the elderly kastana (chestnut vendor) who was rendered unconscious by over-zealous policemen caught fire on social…
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From Greece to Egypt on a Sailboat
By Tanya El Kashef In July 2015, I took part in a sailing voyage from Athens to Hurghada with the purpose of delivering four sailboats to Egypt. A daring journey for a group made up of mostly novices, it took nineteen days of sailing through six Greek islands, the wrath of Meltemi winds, long late…
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Beware of Greeks building smart cars
George Parthimos presents his plan for an innovation centre linking Melbourne and Detroit, to develop applications for internet-connected vehicles. Read more at neoskosmos.com
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Greece Among the ‘Smartest’ Countries in the World
The OECD released a list that ranks countries based on the highest number of scientists per capita in fields such as mathematics, physics, technology and engineering. As it turns out Greece was placed among the 10 “smartest” countries in the world. Read more at greece.greekreporter.com