Greece – Flung

Ancient Greek Theater in the Peloponnese

Erum Naqvi — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:59:31 +0000

Az ókori görög színház és az online szerencsejátékok izgalmas világa egyaránt képes elrepíteni Önt egy másik időbe, helyre és élménybe. A peloponnészoszi ókori görög színház építészeti csoda volt és tisztelt kulturális intézmény, ahol a múlt visszhangja még ma is érezhető. A görög színházban tartott előadások nagyszabású látványosságok voltak, akárcsak az a lélegzetelállító élmény, amelyet a Wanted Dead Or A Wild online nyerőgép tárcsáinak pörgetésekor átélhet. Ez a nyerőgép egy felejthetetlen nyugati kalandra viszi el a játékosokat, a görög színházi tragédiák […]

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Katie Kitamura’s ‘A Separation’: An Impending Divorce Undone

Sarah Stodola — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 01:51:31 +0000

Until it isn’t, Katie Kitamura’s new novel, A Separation, is among the most perfect representations I’ve read in fiction of the ennui that engulfs any thinking person as she sinks, and then sinks further, into a luxury beachfront vacation. The view of the sea from the room’s balcony, the overly affectionate couple at the next table over, the “very nice pool.” None of it giving the observer any indication of which country she happens to be in. The observer in […]

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Rachel Cusk’s ‘Outline’: Incidental Athens

Sarah Stodola — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:14:39 +0000

I visited Athens late last spring, just before Greece’s near-default on its debt and possible exit from the euro. At the time, the city exhibited no signs of near-collapse to the untrained eye (mine): The subways were running well, the Acropolis was open and packed, the restaurants and bars we frequented at night were buzzing. Underneath the surface proficiency, though, I began to notice a certain faltering in Athens’ fabric. For example: In 2015, there was no centralized online location to […]

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Santorini –> Athens on Ryanair

Sarah Stodola — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 23:13:37 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JTR –> ATH on Ryanair Flight FR1233 Flight: FR1233 from Santorini to Athens Date and Time of Flight: June 5, 2015, 8:20 am. Terminal: Despite its diminutive size, this is a high-traffic airport, which means the pleasantries that usually come with flying out of a small airport are nowhere to […]

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Saturini: From Hinterland to Hordes in the Greek Isles

Sarah Stodola — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 17:14:37 +0000

Arriving by boat to Santorini, the theatrical C-shaped island in Greece’s Aegean Sea, means first entering the strange purgatory of the port, which of course sits at sea level, 1,200 feet below the villages atop the cliffs that everyone is here to see. Our boat pulled in in the early afternoon of a sunny but hazy day. Even before hitting land, we could feel the collective goodwill draining away. After, people outnumbered the services they were seeking out. We disembarked […]

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For the Tourism Sector, a Great Time for a Greek Default?

Sarah Stodola — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:05:44 +0000

If Greece defaults on its debts and exits the euro, a scenario that’s become increasingly likely over the past week, one of the world’s biggest summer travel destinations will suddenly find itself mired in economic chaos. At first blush, the timing couldn’t seem worse. July and August constitute the high season in Greece, with well over half of all foreign visits occurring during the three months between July and September, according to a 2013 report from Greece’s Research Institute for […]

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NYC –> Athens on Delta Flight 40

Sarah Stodola — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:08:55 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JFK –> ATH Flight: Delta Flight 40 from New York’s JFK to Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos. Date and Time of Flight: May 25, 2015. Takeoff at 4:26pm. Boarding: The staff called for Business Class, Platinum members and Comfort+ passengers to line up to one side of the gate, with Zone […]

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