The wonders of Italy and France brought my family closer – and began in my seven-year-old self a thirst for explorationTo understand the impact of Christmas 1978 on a seven-year-old boy from a small island in Greece, you have to clear your mind of a lot of developments.Back then, Greece was four years out of a dictatorship and not yet a member of the European Community, travel abroad was expensive and uncommon, information was sought in the pages of bulky home encyclopaedias and important moments were captured with a Kodak Pocket Instamatic. Back then, a holiday road trip through Italy and France in a red Simca that broke down every time Dad drove too fast over a puddle was an impossible folly. Continue reading...
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