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My
Greece
"You really must call into Ithaca on your way to Athens
from Italy;" the advice of a friend proffered in 1976.
A 25 year-old from Antipodes, intent on seeing Europe,
consulted her map. That tiny speck on the wrong side of
Greece? No, that couldn't: possibly warrant cutting days off
time allocated to important seats of culture . . .
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A Little
Beauty
I've seen tiny Ithaca, one of the seven Ionian Islands,
every which way and in all weathers. I strongly argue
the case for visiting places out of season, and finding what
it is that really sustains them. Every time I've been
there, I have found it equally compelling, and though I
first met my friends Spero and Mal Raftopulos in summer, I
have returned to stay with them in the winter and in
autumn.
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Jewel in
the Ionian that's the seat of a Greek Legend
An island for all seasons and all stories, the tiny jewel in
the Ionian Sea that is Ithaca, is steeped in myth and
tradition. It's the seat of the legends of The Odyssey
and The Iliad, and carries a theme of separation and loss,
nostalgia and reunion. Odd types turn up to meetings
of the Homer Society, gently mocked and derided by the
locals . . .
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