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urban travel tales, Athens Classic Marathon

Save the spirit of the 31st Athens Classic Marathon

November 10, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

The blog urban travel tales since its start in May 2012 aims at reminding the wealth of Cultural Heritage and the urgent need to take action for the protection of the environment. The blog has been awarded 3 times by blogger groups. The posts uploaded are my original texts that appear here for the first time, thoroughly researched, edited or experienced. My approach is that of a traveler’s, not a tourist’s. The photos are all my own, unless otherwise stated with reference […]

Categories: Athens for your eyes only • Tags: Athens Greece, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Culture, Greece, Ελλάδα, journalism, Life, Photography, Public spaces, Travel, Urban metaphors, Urban travel tales

urban travel tales, Athens 2013,Plateia Klafthmonos, Πλατεία Κλαυθμώνος, Square Athens

In the town I was born: Athens

September 24, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

For Greek: http://to.ly/pi65 2013 © Copyright. All rights reserved; initial post 20 October 2013 – revised March 2018 incident number 1: The clash, the stone-throwing, the tear gas started at 10:30 in the evening, on Saturday 21st September 2013. The location is not far from the centre of Athens, regardless of whether we measure from the old centre Omonoia, or the new, Syntagma. For a city of this dimension Athens’ centre is not large. So, here I am driving up […]

Categories: Athens for your eyes only • Tags: Athens Greece, City, Culture, Greece, journalism, Life, Long Reads, Public spaces, Urban metaphors, Urban travel tales, Writing

urban travel tales, Puglia, Apulia, Fiesta di Santa Vittoria, Spongano

Places that console me: Puglia, Apulia

September 21, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

For Greek http://to.ly/p90L 3 X Awarded Blog on Cultural Travel since May 2012 for the promotion of Cultural Heritage & Ecology. Authentic posts in En/Gr thoroughly edited and researched, with my photos. A traveller’s approach inspired by my visionÂ Â to see the world more beautiful, more friendly, safer. A home where everyone may find the space for active love and purposeful creativity. 2013 © Copyright. All rights reserved In my travels of the recent years I am visiting places, locations […]

Categories: My Travel Journals • Tags: Art, City, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Culture, Design, Europe, Italy, Life, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales, Writing

urban travel tales, Puglia, Apulia, Fiesta di Santa Vittoria

Τόποι που με παρηγορούν, Απούλια, Puglia, Apulia

September 21, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

for English http://to.ly/p90S 3Χ βραβευμένο Blog από το Μάιο 2012 για την προώθηση της Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς & της Οικολογίας. Οι αναρτήσεις είναι πρωτοεμφανιζόμενα κείμενα μου, αποτέλεσμα ενδελεχούς έρευνας και επιμέλειας, συνοδευόμενα από τις φωτογραφίες μου. Η προσέγγιση της ταξιδιώτισσας εμπνέεται από το όραμα να δω τον κόσμο πιο όμορφο, πιο φιλικό και ασφαλή. Ένα σπίτι όπου ο καθένας θα μπορεί να βρει το χώρο για να εκφράζει ενεργητικά την αγάπη του και τη στοχευμένη του δημιουργικότητα. Στα ταξίδια μου των τελευταίων […]

Categories: Ταξιδιωτικά μου Ημερολόγια • Tags: Cultural travel, Culture, Design, Italy, πόλη, Δημόσιοι χώροι, Ιταλία, Ταξίδι, Life, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales, Writing

a bench with a view

March 26, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

3 X Awarded Blog on Cultural Travel since May 2012 for the promotion of Cultural Heritage & Ecology. Authentic posts in En/Gr thoroughly edited and researched, with my photos. A traveller’s approach inspired by my vision to see the world a better place, beautiful, open, friendly, safer. A home where everyone may find the space for active love and purposeful creativity. 2013 © Copyright. All rights reserved This blog post is an experiment in poetic prose to go with photos from […]

Categories: Greek islands, My Travel Journals, Poetic prose, Reflections on love and other arts • Tags: Art, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Culture, Gardens, Greece, Greek islands, Δημόσιοι χώροι, Τζιά/Κέα, Kea island, Kea/Tzia, Life, Love, Nature, Photography, Poetic prose, Public spaces, Travel, Writing

urban travel tales, Athens National Garden

Where have they gone the monkeys Mom?

March 21, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

3 X Awarded Blog on Cultural Travel since May 2012 for the promotion of Cultural Heritage & Ecology. Authentic posts in En/Gr thoroughly edited and researched, with my photos. A traveller’s approach inspired by my visionÂ Â to see the world more beautiful, more friendly, safer. A home where everyone may find the space for active love and purposeful creativity. 2013 © Copyright. All rights reserved It is Sunday, a warm day of 18 C/65 F, when in London is […]

Categories: Athens for your eyes only, My Travel Journals • Tags: Athens Greece, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Culture, Gardens, Greece, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales

urban travel tales,Tomb at Toumba Building, Lefkandi

Athens hosts ‘Princesses’ of Mediterranean at the Museum of Cycladic Art

March 15, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

All photos with respective captions are Courtesy of the Museum of Cycladic Art. Thank you! See the same post in Greek Η Αθήνα φιλοξενεί “Πριγκίπισσες” της Μεσογείου στο Μουσείο Κυκλαδικής Τέχνης At the Museum of Cycladic Art Τhe exhibition ” ‘Princesses’ of Mediterranean in the dawn of History” took place in Athens, the Museum of Cycladic Art from 13 December 2012 until 8 May 2013 bringing together personal objects that were found buried in graves. Some of these treasures traveled […]

Categories: Athens for your eyes only • Tags: Archaeology Greece, Archaeology Mediterranean, Art, Athens Greece, City, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Culture, Greece, Greek Museums, Long Reads, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales, Writing

urbantraveltales,Karthea, Kea/Tzia, Greece, Karthaia, europea-nostra-award-2017

Walking the trail to the ancient Karthea, at the Greek island of Kea

March 3, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

For Greek Προς την αρχαία Καρθαία, στη νήσο Κέα Τhe blog urban travel tales since its start in May 2012 aims at reminding the wealth of Cultural Heritage and the urgent need to take action for the protection of the environment. The blog has been awarded 3 times by blogger groups. The posts uploaded are my original texts that appear here for the first time, thoroughly researched, edited or experienced. My approach is that of a traveler’s, not a tourist’s. The […]

Categories: Greek islands, My Travel Journals • Tags: Archaeology Greece, Archaeology Mediterranean, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, Cyclades, Ecology, Greece, Greek islands, Karthaia, Kea island, Kea/Tzia, Long Reads, Photography, Poles, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales

urbantraveltales, spring at Greek island, Kea

Walking by the sea after a long winter…

February 25, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

3 X Awarded Blog on Cultural Travel since May 2012 for the promotion of Cultural Heritage & Ecology. Authentic posts in En/Gr thoroughly edited and researched, with my photos. A traveller’s approach inspired by my visionÂ Â to see the world more beautiful, more friendly, safer. A home where everyone may find the space for active love and purposeful creativity. 2013 © Copyright. All rightsÂ reserved Usually the words come first. Today, looking at the photos from my first walk by the […]

Categories: Reflections on love and other arts • Tags: Cultural travel, Greek islands, Kea island, Kea/Tzia, Nature, Photography, Public spaces, Travel, Urban travel tales, Writing

Secret London: Trafalgar Square, Fourth Plinth

February 7, 2013 by Lisa Samloglou

Promoting the benefits from the embracing of Cultural Heritage & Ecology, these posts feature in En & Gr thoroughly edited and researched, illustrated by my photos. Enjoy the journey! 2013 © Copyright. All rights reserved The Fourth Plinth, the Empty Plinth at the North West […]

Categories: My Travel Journals • Tags: Art, Cultural heritage, Cultural travel, London, Long Reads, Public spaces, Travel, Urban metaphors, Urban travel tales