Most of you may recall Skopelos as the island where Meryl Streep shook her bon-bon in “Mamma Mia – The Movie”. Despite the fact I have family in the island from the part of my aunt Liana’s husband, I hadn’t been there since I was, eeek, like, 6 months old. I returned to Skopelos last Monday for a brief 3-day holiday with…
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One of the places I keep in my heart with much love and happy childhood memories is the village of Ayia Marina in Fthiotis, Greece. Only 15kms away from my hometown, Lamia, Ayia Marina has been a paradise of summer fun plenty of fish taverns ever since my grandmother was in her 20s. Although it’s not famous for the best sea or considered the…
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Ningaloo Reef in Western Autralia is a heaven on earth for snorkellers and sea nature lovers. Famous for its whale sharks, 500 species of fish, 300 species of coral, turtles, sponges and almost every kind of marine life, the Ningaloo Coast was officially included Friday 24th June in UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Hopefully, the decision will mark a milestone to a decade-long conservation battle over…
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