Greece’s Island of Flames – Evia – Symbol of Europe’s Summer of Hell

13 August, 2021

ATHENS — While it seemed like all the fires were in Greece, 2021 has been hellish all across Europe where blazes destroyed huge swathes of forests but nowhere more so than Greece’s second-biggest island of Evia, 69 miles northeast of the capital…

GREECE·SPORTS·WORLD

Olympics, Return them to Greece

30 July, 2021

Holding the games in a different country every four years invites chaos, corruption, and redundant infrastructure. The great Australian journalist Murray Sayle famously said there were only two newspaper stories: “we name the guilty man” and “arrow points to defective part.” He…

COMMUNITY·Corona Virus

Melbourne’s Greek Community leaders encourage people to get vaccinated

27 July, 2021

In the wake of the latest lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of Melbourne’s Greek community have come together to encourage people to get vaccinated. A collective of community organisations have come together to call and encourage our community to step…

SPORTS

Greek performances so far in the Tokyo Olympics

27 July, 2021

Greek performances in Tokyo have not all been successful so far. In shooting, gold medalist Anna Korakaki didn’t manage to get a medal in the Women’s 10m air pistol on Sunday and finished sixth. Korakaki earned 157.4 points, behind China’s Lin Yuemei.…

TRAVEL

How to recreate a European vacation at home

26 July, 2021

Source: msn lifestyle With international travel off the cards for the foreseeable future, traditional European vacations will have to wait until 2021. However, Justine Wilson, Sydney’s interior designer and property stylist from Vault Interiors, is encouraging Australians to recreate the scents, decor…

ENTERTAINMENT·TRAVEL

Weird road signs from around the world

12 July, 2021

Road signs from Australia have been named amongst the weirdest in the world by researchers who claim even the most experienced drivers could be baffled by some of them. From Kangaroos Ahead to Deaf Cat Crossing the world’s most weird and wonderful…

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

8 July, 2021

Source: Business Insider Australia • The federal government’s decision to halve the number of incoming travellers from 6,070 to 3,035 a week could see 18,000 overseas Australians lose their seats by the end of August. • Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald,…

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