Author Archives
John Kazaklis
We Are Still Here: The Jews of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece Today if you were to stroll past the elegant neoclassical buildings on Tsimiski or sit and people watch at the scenic Aristotelous Square, you would feel and see all the right things that…
Ortakio: A Former Greek Town in Bulgaria
Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria A painful legacy of European nationalism during the early 20th Century was the population exchanges that took place in an effort to create nation-states. Although this may have theoretically been a good idea,…
A Forgotten Greece: The Pomakochoria
Echinos, Xanthi – Greece After miles of mountainous backroads north of the city of Xanthi, Greece lies a region that is commonly unmentioned when discussing modern day Greece. Far from the highly-photographed, whitewashed villages of…
The Greek Countryside
Tholos & Nea Michaniona, Greece Time stands still in small Greek villages that scatter the mountainous countryside. Everyday life is filled with gardening, livestock, siestas, and community. Routine is key and spending time with family…
The Last Of The Calabrian Greeks
Aspromonte Region – Calabria, Italy Italian as we know it today was not always spoken throughout Italy. The Italian language did not become the staple language until well into the end of the 19th Century…
