[MGSA-L] Greece & the Euro

Veronica Kalas vkalas at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 28 15:46:04 PDT 2018


Hello,
Apparently the advertisement has been removed. The company on the ground in Greece, though, has been doing these kinds of tours for a while.
Veronica Kalas

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/guardian-online-flak-greek-crisis-holiday-180328143509609.html 

    On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 12:01:11 PM EDT, Paris Papamichos Chronakis <pchronakis at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 A primer in aestheticizing and exoticizing pain brought to you by those who for years now have claimed to be speaking for it. Apparently, there is no business like the crisis business.
https://holidays.theguardian.com/holidays/greece-and-the-euro-39a156d19967f52863d763098db88d16




The Guardian Holidays


Greece & the Euro
Join The Guardian’s Greece correspondent, Helena Smith, and local journalist Manos Stefanakis on this educational and informative tour of modern Greece, exploring the lessons learned from the recent financial crisis.    Nowhere in Europe has the financial crisis had a more profound effect than in Greece, yet in spite of this Greeks have remained resilient. We look at the lessons that can be drawn for the rest of Europe.   Our tour starts in the vineyards of Samos, a picturesque island just a mile from Turkey, and then moves on to the capital Athens. We move from remote farms to city suburbs and the nation’s parliament to gain the views of ordinary people, NGOs, businesses, and politicians along the way.   Leading analysts will be on hand throughout and you’ll get to ask your own questions and draw your own conclusions about some of the most crucial issues affecting Europe and Greece today.

Highlights and Inclusions


   
   - Get an inspiring and educational overview of modern Greece, highlighting the lessons learnt from the recent crisis and the resilience of the Greek people
   - The chance to meet and travel with Helena Smith, The Guardian’s Greece correspondent - depending on her schedule Helena should join you in Athens.
   - Your tour leader on Samos is Greek journalist and local resident, Manos Stefanakis.
   - Get unrivalled access to local journalists and politicians, NGOs and experts
   - Visit a locally owned vineyard and winery co-operative - can this industry recover?
   - Meet NGOs working on Samos.
   - Visit Syntagma Square in Athens and discuss the protests there with local journalists and an ex-minister.
   - Explore the financial crisis in microcosm through one Athens suburb and the charities and municipalities supporting people through austerity.
   - Visit the port of Piraeus and discuss the refugee crisis with a local NGO, Greek officials and international agencies
   - Meet local families in Athens and learn about their lives.
   - All accommodation and local transport is included.
   - Meals are included as indicated on the itinerary: breakfast (B), lunch (L), dinner (D).
   - International and internal flights are not included and need to be arranged with your own travel agent.
   - We will recommend which flight best suits the itinerary on day four from Samos to Athens, in order for you to book the same flight.


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