George Pavlopoulos
George Pavlopoulos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1980. He is the author of three novels: "300 Kelvin in the Afternoon" (Alexandria Publications, 2007), "Steam" (Kedros, 2011), and "The Limit and the Wave" (Potamos, 2014). His latest book is the short story collection "As far away from Home" (Stereoma, 2020). He lives between Berlin and Athens.
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A stream of hope in Tbilisi
Dear Barbara, Tbilisi feels totally vintage. In some streets, I think I have a déjà vu: it reminds me of Athens in the early '90s. The roads, the infrastructure, the sparkly look in the...
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Brest is one of the oldest cities in Belarus, founded more than a thousand years ago. With a population of 350,000, Brest is located very close to the border with Poland. Located...
The heroes of Brest
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The days of Lee Harvey Oswald in Minsk
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A rocket man in Minsk
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Greek islands on a budget
You are probably wrong if you think you cannot travel to the Greek islands on a budget.I was born and raised in Greece and have visited several islands. Some of them were...
Travel Photography Recap, September 2018
September was a month dedicated to Greece. I traveled extensively around the Greek islands and wrote a lot about them, too. Apart from writing, I took loads of photos that unfortunately didn't...
George Pavlopoulos
George Pavlopoulos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1980. He is the author of three novels: "300 Kelvin in the Afternoon" (Alexandria Publications, 2007), "Steam" (Kedros, 2011), and "The Limit and the Wave" (Potamos, 2014). His latest book is the short story collection "As far away from Home" (Stereoma, 2020). He lives between Berlin and Athens.
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