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Mihaela Lica Butler: Travel Writer, Recipe Developer

Mihaela Lica Butler, known by her friends as "Mig," is a travel writer and travel public relations consultant by profession, lover of cultures, cuisine, and everything that makes our world the amazing place we live in. Her books are available on Amazon.

Watercooler: New Tax Cuts for Greek Tourism Sector

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“I am committed to fewer taxes, many investments, for good and new jobs, and growth which will bring better salaries and higher pensions in an efficient state.” Kyriakos Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis winds up his foreign visits, returning to Athens from The Hague. Rumors have it that more tax cuts are in the […]

Népliget Poised to Become the New Business District of Budapest

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Népliget is Budapest’s new business district, a modern neighbourhood with an abundance of real estate investment opportunities and modern office buildings, which host some of the country’s largest companies, including the Magyar Telekom HQ. There’s still a lot to do for the neighbourhood to gain notoriety and to be safe enough for travellers, but, as […]

Sideroad Childhood Dreams on Crete

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Angeliki Kleidoniari is not the first thing you see at Tzo Tavena – it’s Tomas. We stopped at Tzo Taverna on a whim – it’s on the left on the way from Heraklion to Hersonissos, right before Gouves, in a place called Kokkini Hani. It’s nothing much to look at from the street, but the […]

Forget Peskesi! Hairi Has Flair, Flavour, and Gusto

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Ask any foodie in Heraklion where to go for gourmet Cretan fare, and they’ll answer Peskesi. Well, no more. The legendary, award-winning restaurant got a strong competitor a month or so ago and it’s just around the corner. They called it Hairi. Soula Apostolaki, who is the wife of the owner – Mihalis Angourakis – […]

Olive Oil: Benefits and Its Importance in the Cretan Diet

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The olive tree is one of the most revered plants in the Mediterranean basin and has significant symbolistic in Greek mythology. As the symbol of the goddess Athena, the plant was revered in ancient Greece and it still bears importance today as the source of the oil that plays such an important role in the […]

They Have a 2000-Year-Old Olive Tree in Vatolakkos, and It’s “Elevated”

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The Elevated Olive Tree of Vatolakkos is one of 14 ancient olive trees scattered around Crete declared natural monuments by the Association of Cretan Olive Municipalities (ACOM). It is a 2000 years old tree, the only one of its kind still preserved on the island.  The Elevated Olive Tree of Vatolakkosis from the Olea Europea variety Mastoeidis, which locally […]