Approaching the final year of his Athens posting, the British Ambassador to Greece, Mr. John Kittmer, grants Insider’s Amanda Dardanis an exclusive audience. It’s a preternaturally fine Autumn day. The British Ambassador for Greece, John Kittmer, poses in the garden courtyard of the Residence, which once housed Eleftherios Ven...
Read moreAmanda Dardanis catches up with Greece’s favourite stand-up comedian Katerina Vrana ahead of her raunchy new show. Following on from her smash sell-out debut “Feta With the Queen”, the wickedly funny Katerina Vrana – she of the crazy exploding volcano hair - is back on stage with a saucy new routine called “About Sex”. The En...
Read moreHellenic history and art tells us that wine was a fundamental cultural pillar of Ancient Greece. But many fine varieties have been lost to the ages. Amanda Dardanis meets Kostas Bakasietas, the man who is raising extinct Greek varieties from the Dead. Greeks, it is said, were the first to produce wine. Certainly, we gave th...
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Read moreArt and the City Art-Athina raises the ante / Athens Festival highlights / Tribute to Teresa Stratas / Ottoman Athens / Myrsini Margariti, the songstress Plus: Athens’ best wine bars / Life is a beach / A haven for well-being / Rhodes, an island of colossal charm / Review of Astir Palace’s restaurants / Glyfada Golf Gardens. https://issuu.com/insi...
Read moreThe global one-man phenomenon Socrates Now returns to Athens shortly. Amanda Dardanis meets its Emmy Award-winning star, Yannis Simonides, and talks Justice, Donald Trump - and what it means to be “Hopelessly Greek”. What is Socrates now? Take a seat in the court of ancient Athens as Socrates goes on trial for his life in histo...
Read moreThe Promise of Spring Lenten feasts / Goat-fest in Skyros / Doma: A house in time / Greek wine comes of age / Piraeus cityscope: Porto Leone, a city with a lion’s heart / Mikrolimano, a beguiling harbour / Piraeus’ archaeological museum / Vassilenas, Piraeus’grande dame / Waterfront restaurants Plus: Restaurant reviews, Pub Life https://issuu.com/...
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Read moreArianna Huffington might be the media power-house, but her twitter account describes her as a mother, sister, sleep evangelist and flat shoe advocate. Add digital-detox campaigner, motivational public-speaker and woman you’d most like to emulate to the list. In conversation with Sudha Nair-Iliades. About Arianna: What are your ...
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Read moreStephanie Bailey meets Gilbert and George, the prolific British duo flying the flag for art that rises from the multicultural streets of East London.“Art is boring if it doesn’t speak,” says Gilbert Prousch. “We try to make images so powerful people will remember them”. “Our art has always been about death, life, sex, fear, mo...
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