WHERE THE WINDS TOOK US…

I know avid planners, people who research and plan their holidays, months or even a year in advance…and when the holiday is over, before they can even unpack or wriggle and stretch their tired toes, they’re already talking about the next holiday. I would say to these breed of individuals…`Good […]

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DANCER IN THE DELTA…

Bright and breezy Alexandroupoli, some 114 km south of Oreistiada, bustling with honking cars,  parallel roads with blocks and blocks of buildings, housing shops and apartments…  with the occasional sea breezes rustling through the streets on a hot summer’s day… was a welcome sight for us, the two travellers, recently […]

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ROAD TO NOWHERE…

Our newly acquired thirst for rivers took us right up north to Oreistiada, a town set up in 1923 by Greek refugees from Adrianople during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. The River Evros runs some 203 km, forming a natural border between the two countries. We hit the […]

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