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Matt Barrett's Links to Exceptional Sites

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Links to Exceptional Sites. The Posterguys Information Distribution Network is a member of Thumbtack.com. Beautiful beaches, islands, sand, mountains, great restaurants and a facinating history. Sounds like Greece? It is North Carolina one of the most interesting states in the USA. The Athens Survival Guide. Byzart: The Handcrafted Jewelry of Andrea Jerome. Not all the Hotels, just the best for your money. Similar to my Athens Survival Guide, AParisGuide. Essential Travel information including car hire, ...

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Greece in the Second World War

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Greece in the 2nd World War. In 1939 the Italians, under the dictator Benito Mussolini, issue an ultimatum to the Greeks demanding they allow the Italian Army to cross into and occupy Greece. It is modern Greece's finest moment and the Greek response inspired the world. ELAS), which is founded in December 1941 as the military arm of EAM. In the summer of 1942 the first ELAS guerrilla band takes to the mountains. They are led by a capable but ruthless. Ethnikos Dimokratikos Ellinikos Syndesmos. The failur...

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North Carolina Guide: Southport

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Matt Barrett's Travel Guides. North Carolina Travel Guide. Let me say up top that your initial visit to Southport should come sometime between mid-March and Thanksgiving, because otherwise you'll miss out on the single best reason to visit Southport: the Yacht Basin Provision Company. Of which I'll tell you more in a bit. Southport, like nearby. Located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, Southport is a 30-minute drive from. If you're planning to kick it back a bit and stay overnight, check in at the.

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Greek Cheese

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This is one of those cheeses that depending on where you are will be completely different. The common one ios the s kliri mizithra. Which is a hard cheese, like manouri which can be dried and grated on pastas and other dishes. But when I think of mizithra I think of the Sifnos variety which is a cross between feta and cottage cheese. Imagine a mild feta with the consistancy of ricotta. This is usually found on the horiatiki salads on the island but can also be ordered seperately.

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Greek Honey

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Greek Honey, just carrying the moniker Nectar of the Gods", for over 3,000 years is a pretty good calling card! Many of you have traveled to Greece and/or perhaps have tasted Greek honey, so you are familiar with it’s colors, variety, and tastes. If not, don’t be left out. If you love honey, then you will want to know about Greek honey. Greek Honey is special in all of Europe because:. Greece has more bee hives per acre" than any other country in Europe. Greece is where the art of beekeeping (apiculture)...

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Sardeles Pastes: The Best Snack with Ouzo

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The best sardines come from the large bay of Kaloni on the island of Lesvos. Where the main sardine fleet is based in Skala Kaloni. But some argue that the sardines from the gulf of Yera are smaller and better. It just depends upon who you ask, like most things in Greece. Hold the fish body between the forefinger and thumb of your left hand (if you are right-handed). Peel the skin from the fish using a rubbing motion of your thumb. Go home and take a bath. Because of the high oil content of sardines , th...

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Greek Restaurants: Tavernas,Psistarias, Ouzerie and What's the Difference

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Types of Restaurants in Greece. There are several types of Greek eating establishments. Here are the most common so that you know what to look for if you want a certain type of Greek food. Is a restaurant that serves cooked foods from the oven called magerefta. But it can also have grilled to order foods called tis oras. In Hora that serves grilled food and oven dishes calls itself a Oinozythestiatoriaon. Which means a wine and hot food restaurant. In neighborhoods that have a large platia (square) you m...

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Greek Food: Fish and Seafood

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Lets start at the bottom and make our way up the fish chain. The cheapest fish are sardeles. Smelt). Also in this inexpensive category are kalamari. Squid), though the frozen variety which is usually, if not always, imported from California, China and other far away places. When kalamari is in season they will tell you on the menu that it is fresh. When cut and fried it is usually frozen but fresh kalamari is grilled or fried whole. In the kalamari. Family is also thrapsala. Red porgy), sargos. Lobster),...

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Greek Food: What to Expect in a Greek restaurant

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What To Expect in a Greek Restaurant. The Greeks love to eat. (Who doesn't? What usually happens when you walkinto a estiatorio. Type restaurant is after finding a table (almost always outdoors between the months of May and October), you will be permitted or encouraged to go to the kitchen to see what they have to offer. There will be a large steam table full of pots with different dishes in them. Pick out what looks good and don't be afraid to ask your cook, waiter or host Tea ee. Order) or by the kilo.

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A Guide to Greek Wine

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A Guide to Greek Wine. There is more to Greek wine than Retsina and Domestica. The Greeks have been making wine longer than anyone and until recently they have been keeping it for themselves. The economic crisis has changed this and suddenly Greek wines are earning the international respect they deserve. As it is called, is not even available and you have to take your chances with the wine list. Pio) and then ask for hee. Ma or wine in a carafe (kara- fa. And they always say absolutely. Comes in a Mateuse.