Inspiring Travel Writing from Christopher Deliso: Page 2 of 4
Articles by Christopher Deliso: Page 2 of 4
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Veneto Suites
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Crete Island
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Rethymno
This gem of a boutique hotel, tucked into a quiet side street of Rethymno’s Venetian old town, is so inconspicuously and harmoniously blended into its surroundings that even many locals don’t know where it is. The historic building grew out of a...
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Halepa Hotel
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Crete Island
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Crete Town
Constructed in the 19th century by the famous Greek merchant Themistiklis Mitsotakis, and later a British consulate during the days of the Great Powers, the Halepa enjoys an appropriate grandeur in its lobby/sitting room, outfitted with piano,...
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Hotel Doma
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Crete Island
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Crete Town
Although it might make a fine setting for an Agatha Christie novel, there’s nothing very ominous about this friendly and comfortable boutique hotel set in a quiet neighborhood not far from Chania’s Venetian old town. The hotel is located in the...
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Oxford in Winter
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Christopher Deliso
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United Kingdom
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Thames Valley
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Oxford
Just inside Christ Church, one of the most renowned of all Oxford’s historic colleges, they wait - another tour group of elderly American tourists. With some trepidation, they gaze on the venerable institution’s well-trimmed lawns, ornate walls and...
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Exploring San Franciscos Mysterious Outer Richmond
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Christopher Deliso
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United States
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California
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San Francisco
“If you blindfolded me and spun me around,” says Greg, a native of San Francisco’s foggy, desolate Outer Richmond, “I wouldn’t have a clue what avenue I was on. They all look exactly the same.” There’s no arguing the essential uniformity of the...
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Southern Crete by Boat
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Crete Island
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Crete Town
“Keep your eye on her,” whispers the villager warily, leaning over to me, “she’s dangerous.” A tiny old woman, garbed in a black hooded cloak, and leaning heavily on a cane, is slowly approaching the center of the sleepy village of Myrthios,...
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The West Peloponnesian Coast: From Kato Samiko to Pylos and Methoni
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Peloponnese
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Pylos
The forgotten coast of the western Peloponnese stretches from Cape Araxos in the north to Cape Akritis in the south, a meandering venture strewn with forlorn beaches, medieval castles and uninhabited islands. The western Peloponnese has largely...
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Athens Renewed
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Mainland Greece
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Athens
Athens - enduring testament to Greece and its classical legacy - is an enticing, exotic European city where past and present coexist in serene yet spirited harmony. According to myth, the city was named after Athena, Olympian goddess of wisdom,...
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Macedonias Enchanted East
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Christopher Deliso
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Macedonia
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Skopje Region
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Skopje
“You guys are sitting on a gold mine here,” rasped the jovial American, clad in a Dallas Cowboys football shirt and marked by his unmistakable New England accent. “This country is incredible.” A bit past middle age and just returned from the Athens...
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Thessaloniki: Sophistication and Sustenance in Greeces Cultural Capital
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Christopher Deliso
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Greece
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Mainland Greece
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Thessaloniki
While old ‘Salonika’ is weighed down with history, it is also livened up by an irrepressible young population that gives it an ambience of fashionable dynamism. The youthful spirit of modern-day Thessaloniki, combined with the city’s wealth of...
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