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American in Athens
http://livingingreece.gr
- Author: californiakat
- Listed in: Travel Personal
- Tags: living in greece working in greece married in greece american in greece moving to greece bureaucracy greece
- Added on: Apr 25th, 2007
- Country: Greece
- Language: English
Practical information, advice and personal stories about moving, living and working in Greece, written by a well-traveled American working in the EU for 10 years.
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Conversations with my cell phone service provider
A simple woman’s dream of paying her cell phone bill. Via Phone Kat (K): Hello, can you tell me where I can pay my bill? I live in ____ , and I’d like to find somewhere open past 18:00. Service provider (SP): You can go to ______ . K: No,...
Summer and winter sales in Greece
There are two official sales per year. In summer, they start on July 15 and run until August 31. In winter, sales typically start on January 15 and end on February 28. By law, an establishment must display two signs: One showing the original price an...
Tourist weddings barred on Greek islands of Santorini, Syros and Crete
Due to the non-spiritual nature and commercialization of island wedding packages, a Greek Catholic bishop said that tourists could no longer be married on the islands of Santorini, Syros and Crete. Hundreds of couples from the United States, Canada, ...
Greece to enter the U.S. visa waiver program (soon)
U.S. sources say that Greece will enter the visa waiver program (VWP) upon Greece reaching and ratifying a memorandum of understanding in Parliament. However, the remaining item of contention is Greek authorities refuse to release information to the ...
Rockwave in a heatwave
The Rockwave Festival in Greece happens every year in an outdoor venue with the sun bearing down on enthusiasts brave enough to sweat the summer heat and pay 60 euros a ticket. My fiancé is a hardcore metal head, and today was his chance to see Morb...