The Adelaide Advertiser has just published its list of Instagram trendsetters 30 and under, and among the names are four Australians of Greek descent. Who are they? The Greek Herald guess. Stavros Kapoulitsas: Stavros Kapoulitsas, a 22-year-old trader, has nearly 80 followers on Instagram,000 people. The advertiser reports that it has also recently ventured into the NFT space, creating its own crypto currency and selling it via Twitter. LEARN MORE: Greek Australians named among South Africa’s rising stars for 2022. Léa Itsines: Leah Itsines is the sister of global fitness entrepreneur Kayla Itsines and has nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram.…
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Athenians abandon the urban world in favor of an agrarian way of lifeCHIOS, Greece — Four years ago, Evangelos Xydas decided to leave his hotel job to open a small specialty food business in an orchard on the Greek island of Chios.He knew he was taking a risk given that Greece was entering an economic recession and debt crisis that would make it the epicenter of the current European financial crisis. But the hotel only offered work in the summer and was vulnerable to the ups and downs of the tourism industry.“It’s work that lasts all year,” he says, leaning…
By George Wright and Laura GozziBBC NewsJune 14, 2023Updated June 15, 2023Image source, Hellenic Coast GuardLegend, The Greek coastguard released images of the crowded boat before it sank.At least 78 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing boat capsized off southern Greece. But survivors have suggested up to 750 people may have been put on the boat, with reports of 100 children in the hold.Greece says it is one of the biggest migrant tragedies in history and has declared three days of mourning.Authorities say their offers of help have been refused, but they face…
Greece has long been seen as a civilizational state. Although well intentioned, this overly ambitious characterization based on fallacious reasoning cannot be applied to the Hellenic Republic. Given how many millennia separate modern Athens from the height of Hellenism, imagining Greece as a civilizational state implies that its best days are behind it. As a small nationalist state with a vibrant diaspora scattered across 140 countries, Greeks should instead think of themselves as a tribe. This change in mentality is crucial to building a stronger, more robust and more inclusive Greece. The long list of Hellenism’s contributions to Western civilization…
In step with the times, Coravin’s Model Eleven ventures into the world of Bluetooth and applications. © Mashable | It may be expensive, but Coravin could prove invaluable to the restaurant industry. I don’t know if a Coravin Model Eleven is worth $1,000, but it’s useful, more so than its cheaper predecessors. I’ve had mixed experiences trying to use a Coravin in the past, so I was surprised when the company contacted me to review the new model. It must be easier to find a wine journalist to tout a device that allows you to enjoy the same bottle of…
Other visa programs for foreigners of means remain intact.Amelia Guertin has been in the country on and off over the past year, living on a tourist visa while she applies for a long-term one. She arrived in Portugal after living in Hawaii, San Francisco and New York, places that seemed “extremely unaffordable,” she said. Immediately, she knew she wanted to settle down somewhere cosmopolitan, but also relaxed.Earlier this year, she hunched over a laptop with her architect, Hannah Reusser, at Wander, a Lisbon bar with plush velvet sofas, exposed ductwork and soft lighting. Ms Guertin, 31, had already started demolishing…
A passage on love island It might not be in every emerging musician’s plans, but it seems to have paid off for north London singer Antigoni. The 26-year-old released her latest single You can have it earlier this month, and the inspiration actually came from the hit reality show. “They approached me and I was having this Zoom conversation with the producers,” Antigoni says. “One of them said to me, ‘What would you do if you were in a relationship with a man and someone came in and attacked your man? ” “And I was like, ‘Well, if you can…
With prices for the best Bordeaux and Burgundy becoming prohibitive, investors should look a little further north. © Wine-Searcher | . Investors looking for a more affordable way to get into wine should look to Champagne rather than Bordeaux or Burgundy, according to a London-based wine merchant. Woolf Sung founder Sebastian Woolf talks vintage Champagne currently offers the best value for money in the fine wine investment market, with a further 10% growth expected over the next 12 months. “The world’s best Champagne vintages, 1988, 1996 and 2002, have consistently shown great appreciation and steady, continued growth over the years.…
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New prices at archaeological sites and museums in Greece The new pricing policy for Archaeological Sites and Museums received today, Tuesday 12/19/2023, a unanimous positive opinion from the Central Archaeological Council. The new pricing policy for entry tickets to archaeological sites, monuments and museums of the Ministry of Culture (around 350), as the ministry specifies, “is imposed on the basis of data on the increase in traffic over the last 2 years , of the use of the electronic ticket in 28 places – to date – with the most traffic and the fact that the current prices revised 5…