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Visiting the Historical City of Budapest, with a Greek Twist
The city of Budapest as seen from the Danube. Source: Wikimedia Commons, Author: Daniel Csörföly Budapest is without a doubt one of Europe’s most spectacularly beautiful cities. Here, you will find the...
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UN to Honor the Ionian Islands’ Cuisine in Vienna
The United Nations announced on Friday that its employees at the Vienna offices will have the chance to taste recipes from the cuisine of the Ionian islands for a week starting Monday, February 11....
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Greek Analyst Features on Forbes “Top Young Innovators” List
A young Greek analyst has been included on the prestigious Forbes list of notable European innovators which was published earlier in the week. Vangelis Andrikopoulos, an analyst at Outlier Ventures,...
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Getting to Know Warsaw’s “Filoksenia”
Royal Castle Square, Warsaw. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Shalom Alechem Welcome to Warsaw, Poland — where history and modern times collide in a beautiful display of buildings, museums and art!...
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Harrowing Mid-Atlantic Rescue of Greek Captain (video)
Dramatic footage from last Saturday’s rescue of a 47-year-old Greek captain in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has been released by the Portuguese Air Force. The man was airlifted from the vessel...
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Athens Launches Website To Assist Britons in Greece After Brexit
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs created and launched this week a new website dedicated to assisting British subjects living in Greece after Brexit. The website features a variety of informative...
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Greece Triumphs in Berlin’s “Oscars of Tourism”
Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura came away with four important international tourism awards during the ITB Berlin 2019 tourism show on Thursday. The PATWA International Travel Awards, given out...
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Greek-Born Jewish Entrepreneur Joseph Nissim Dies At 100
Joseph Nissim, the Thessaloniki Jew who escaped from the Nazis, fought in WWII and later created the “Bolton Group” business empire in Italy, has died in Milan at the age of 100. Nissim’s name is not...
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A Greek Newspaper Struggles to Survive in Istanbul
The story of the Apoyevmatini newspaper in Istanbul mirrors to a great extent the story of the Greek community in the city: Once abundant and prospering, but today, struggling to survive. Founded on...
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Pioneering Greek Entrepreneur is Making Waves in the UK
Victor Trokoudes. Photo courtesy of Victor Troukoudes, Plum By: Sylvia Klimaki* In the finance world, a “plum” means an investment which has performed extraordinarily well over a prolonged period of...
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The Misadventures of a Group of Tourists Who Landed in the Wrong Athens
Athens, Greece on the left, and Atena Lucana, Italy on the right Residents of the village of Atena Lucana, in the province of Salerno, south of Naples were left scratching their heads as three tourists...
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US Warns Tourists of Terrorism Danger in Turkey
Ortaköy Mosque and the Bosphorus Bridge. Source: Wikipedia The US State Department raised the travel advisory level for Turkey to 3 this week, urging Americans to “reconsider travel to Turkey due to...
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3,600-Year-Old Bronze Age Shipwreck Discovered Off Southern Turkey
A team of Turkish underwater researchers last week discovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest shipwreck, from approximately 1600 B.C. According to the Turkish provincial governor’s office,...
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EU Threatens to Place Tariffs on $20 Billion Worth of US Products
The European Union published on Wednesday an 11-page list of American products on which the Union could impose tariffs if President Trump goes ahead with his threats of imposing tariffs on EU...
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Turkey Sends Letter to UN Declaring Drilling Intentions Inside Cyprus’ EEZ
File photo Media reports disclosed on Sunday afternoon that Turkey sent a letter to the United Nation’s (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on March 28, informing him and the members of the...
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Dozens of Greek Honey, Olive Oil Producers Take Awards in London
A total of fifty-seven olive oil and honey producers in Greece were presented with awards at two prestigious international competitions, it was announced on Tuesday by the Hellenic Food Authority...
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Yorgaki, The Only Traditional Greek Coffee Shop in Paris
Yorgaki, (which means “The little George” in Greek) is the one and only traditional Greek coffee shop, or kafeneia, in all of Paris. And it is a place where Greek tradition meets the unique elegance of...
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EU to Force Apple to Adopt a Universal Phone Charger
EU lawmakers last week overwhelmingly called for rules to establish a common charger for all mobile devices, effectively forcing Apple to ditch its Lightning cable. In a resolution Thursday, the...
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What a Difference Coronavarirus Has Made in the Skies Over Europe
Source: flightradar24 The picture on the above left depicts the actual air traffic over Europe on Friday, February 28, 2020. The picture on the right shows air traffic over the same region on Friday,...
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Airlines Flout EU Rules by Offering Vouchers Instead of Refunds for Cancelled...
European airlines and at least ywelve EU countries, including Greece, have asked the EU to suspend its rules which require that travelers of cancelled flights due to the coronavirus can teceive a...
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