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An Incomparable Inertia: Skopje to Saloniki by Rail | Christopher Deliso | Macedonia, Skopje, Skopje
Unless you take the other one, in the dead of night, the train arrives in late afternoon and by that time you just want to sit down and sleep against the window
Athens Renewed | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Mainland Greece, Athens
Presiding over the city from a craggy hilltop, the Acropolis itself is a complex of ancient buildings hearkening back to Athens’ glorious past
Drinking in Dublin | Christopher Deliso | Ireland, East Coast Ireland, Dublin
Sunset is an elusive moment in this dirty old town
Exotic, Cultured Tbilisi | Christopher Deliso
Whereas in America the prime real estate is usually appropriated by big business, Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare is a testament - on an epic scale - to a love of the finer things in life.
Exploring San Francisco’s Mysterious Outer Richmond | Christopher Deliso | United States, California, San Francisco
The Outer Richmond is also a land of laundromats: inconspicuous, permeated with strange blueish light and packed with community noticeboards, washers whirring in the doldrums of routine
Hotel Moskva | Christopher Deliso | Montenegro, Belgrade, Belgrade
Grand, eclectic old hotel in the heart of Belgrade
Illustrious Olympia, Then and Now | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Peloponnese, Olympia
With a little imagination it’s possible to see the spectators straining for a glimpse at the wrestlers in the dirt, or the winners’ wreaths laid out in the temple of Hera
Into the heart of Byzantium: A journey to Mt. Athos | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Mainland Greece, Mount Athos
Athos, or the “Holy Mountain,” is the spiritual centre of Orthodox Christianity, where the traditions of a long-vanished world have continued for over 1,000 years
Ireland: The Blaskets | Christopher Deliso
The southwest coast of Kerry, if one sees it on a map, is a jagged clutter of bays and peninsulas, promontories and the wreckage of cliffs sunk into the sea
Macedonia’s Enchanted East | Christopher Deliso | Macedonia, Skopje, Skopje
Signs of an earlier time can be witnessed, from the men pitching huge pyramids of golden hay in the sun to the ramshackle doorframes where women piece together tobacco leaves on string
Oxford in Winter | Christopher Deliso | United Kingdom, Thames Valley, Oxford
The only things to remember to bring are your curiosity - and a good umbrella
Searching for the Soul of Crete: Into the Villages | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Crete, Crete
The Cretan mountain air is heavy with the smell of oregano, wildflowers and wild teas: in fact, one can even smell the heat itself
Southern Crete by Boat | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Crete, Crete
Southern Crete attracts its share of adventurous travelers, drawn by the region’s spectacular natural beauty and its endless supply of sun
Tbilisi to the Top of the World and Back | Christopher Deliso
Although it deserves much longer, the journey from Tbilisi up along the Georgian Military Highway to the top of the world and back can be made in a single day
The West Peloponnesian Coast: From Kato Samiko to Pylos and Methoni | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Peloponnese, Pylos
Walking through a dark, rounded archway brought us into the heart of the castle: majestic high parapets rising out of dazzling clear water, across an undulating stone bridge, a proud buttress to the rushing waves
Thessaloniki and the Meaning of Transience | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Mainland Greece, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki is one of those fleeting cities of indifference, restlessness and necessity, whose permanent population has been forged by the trauma of dislocation abroad and forced resettlement
Thessaloniki: Sophistication and Sustenance in Greece’s Cultural Capital | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Mainland Greece, Thessaloniki
Indeed, the past is never far in Thessaloniki, whose streets are named after philosophers and patriarchs and presidents
Top Beaches of Western Crete | Christopher Deliso | Greece, Crete, Crete
It’s not completely unknown here to find Belgian snorkelers cursing while extracting needles from their fingers, after a long day of ripping out purple sea urchins from the rocks
Tree Houses in Turkey | Christopher Deliso | Turkey, Mediterranean, Olympos
Nestled deep on the southwest coast of Turkey, Olympos is built entirely of wood and the ruins of long-gone civilizations