Eastward Ho! Westward Ho!
Last year during the Gulf Crisis a bright little Hellinopoula looking at a map projected
Sloane Elliott
“Sky” is the Limit
In ancient times the slopes of Mount Hymettus buzzed with industrious bees which collected the most famous honey of antiquity. Today, the summits still buzz, but with the hundreds of radio transmission stations, many of which are producing things not so sweet – especially as far as the government is concerned.
Tree-planting and Tax-evasion: A Proposal
Last spring this newspaper called its readers’ attention to a privately sponsored organization called “Plant Your Roots in Greece” which was collecting funds for national afforestation.
Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottinghamopolis
One evening last month Premier Mitsotakis, the implacable Sheriff of Greece, had the nerve to sit down in front of a pretty painting by Volanakis and for two hours harangue three TV journalists (and a national-wide audience) on all the things that are going wrong in this country. It was an impressive list.
On the Uncertainty of Travel Advisories
Quite frequently government agencies publish travel advisories. They concern themselves mainly with the safety and health of their nationals.
A Spirit of Place
Surely Lawrence Durrell stood in celebration of life. He said that he learned this wisdom in Greece, but he was always a leg-puller and one can’t quite be sure.
The 1996 Olympics: the Bid and the Challenge
With only a few weeks to go until the final decision as to who will host the 1996 ‘Golden Olympics’, Greece is resorting to a number of political and public relations moves in an attempt to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that it is best suited to stage the Games.
Greece and NATO: the Ins and Outs
In an interview, historian Thanos Veremis reviews the discrepancies between the roles played by Turkey and Greece in NATO
