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Athens Zoo
I know I’m still a kid although my age won’t exactly confirm that. Every single time we visit a new big city we have to see the Zoo (provided there’s something interesting to see there, of course).
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Athens Zoo (or by its official name Attica Zoological Park) caught our eyes. Athens Zoo is privately owned and is located near the Spata airport.
History
A relatively new Zoo (opened since 2000), it’s home to the 3rd largest bird collection in the world. In April 2001, the “World of Reptiles” section was opened and in 2002 the “Greek Fauna” section was revealed to the public.
Date: August 12th, 2008 |
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CheapTravelScout: Special Offer - Greece in August
Looking for a last minute offer to go to Greece? Here it is!
The “scouts” at Cheap Travel Scout found a great offer. Accommodation in Crete or Corfu plus RT flights (departure from Dublin) for prices starting at €549 per person for a week or €599 per person for two weeks.
For more details, check out Budget Travel Special Offers: Greece in August
Date: July 25th, 2008 |
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Eastern European tourists flock to Greece
Who said Greece was expensive? At least not for the Eastern Europeans, who are at a stone’s throw away from the beautiful Greek beaches. Transport is quite cheap – being in the EU insures very low prices on some of the flights to Greece - , and finding cheap accommodation is easy.
Greek media reported recently that tourists from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are heading to Greece. Last year, Bulgaria was the preferred destination for Romanians, but this season it has been replaced by Greece (and Turkey).
Date: July 21st, 2008 |
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Rhodes: Strong earthquake kills 1 person
Today, July 25, at 6:20 AM local time, a strong earthquake hit the Greek island of Rhodes. A woman died as she tripped and hit her head when trying to leaver her house. No other injuries or damages have been reported.
The Athens Geodynamic Institute said had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and it hit at 70 km south of the island in the Aegean sea, about 442.5 km southeast of Athens. The earthquake was also felt on the Islands of Santorini and Crete. The earthquake spread panic among locals and tourists.
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Date: July 15th, 2008 |
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Forest fires on the island of Skyros
Forest fires have been raging on Skyros, a popular Greek holiday island, for the past two days. Although thousands of pine trees have been burnt, there are no injuries or properties damaged.
Thankfully the fires broke out where there are no homes but the fire is not yet under control mostly due to high winds.
As you might remember, Greece saw some of the worst forest fires in history. The causes were drought, record high temperatures and arsonists. In 2007, the fires killed 65 people and devastated the local economy.
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Date: July 14th, 2008 |
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Wildfires still not under control
A while ago, Greece faced the wild fires on the island of Skyros. Those have been contained but new fires broke out in other parts of the country.
The fire on the island of Rhodes have not yet been contained and it already destroyed 1,500 ha of agricultural terrain and forest, while the fire in suburbs of Athens was contained yesterday. However, the weather is very hot and dry - the forecast says 29C/84F for today and 31C/87F over the weekend - so the authorities fear the fires will break out again.
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Date: July 25th, 2008 |
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Getting married in Greece
Planning to get married this year? Then why not do that in Greece. Destination weddings are pretty much anything a future-to-be bride wants provided she likes to travel. The romantic Greek islands represent the perfect place to have your dream wedding and then spend your dream honeymoon.
The easiest way to handle a destination wedding is, of course, to hire a wedding organizer. While technically you can do all the arrangements yourself, unless you have a lot of free time and speak Greek, you should consider at least hiring someone to deal with the documents in Greece. Make sure the company (person) is based in Greece and they have the proper connections.
Date: July 24th, 2008 |
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CheapTravelScout: Cheap Flights and Vacations in Greece
Cheap Travel Scout’s scouts continue to amaze us with the affordable offers they keep finding. So if you haven’t yet planned your vacation in Greece for this year - and still believe you need to pay an arm and a leg to get to Greece - maybe these will change your mind:
Budget Travel: Flights to Greece and Bulgaria at only €1 one way (€20 including taxes) : fly from Dublin or Cork to Corfu or Crete in September and October for only €20 one way, including taxes
7 nights in Greece Starting at €239 Airfare Included: spend a …
Date: July 16th, 2008 |
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Cyclades
Without a doubt, the Cyclades are the most popular Greek islands, attracting thousands of tourists each year. They are famous for the beautiful weather, great beaches and lovely traditional villages.
Location
The Cyclades are a group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, located south-east of the mainland of Greece. They stand south of Athens and north of Crete, around the island of Delos. They are one of the groups which form the Aegean archipelago.
Date: July 15th, 2008 |
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CheapTravelScout: Greece Travel Deals
Cheap Travel Scout is a new site by BootsnAll Travel Network, which has a team of “scouts” working to find the best deals and review them. The site is created by travelers for travelers.
An example of Greece deals includes:
Aegean Air: International flights within EU from €59
If you want to keep up with what’s going on there, you can subscribe to the email updates or RSS feeds.
Date: May 21st, 2008 |
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