Articles
Making the perfect croissant in northern Crete 🇬🇷
Where: Rethymno, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
I only walked in for an Americano.
But it was the size and form of an array of croissants on display that had me order one.
Simply put, the croissant, that had a chocolate or hazelnut filling, was…
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Making holy art in Crete 🇬🇷
Where: Rethymno, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
There was a cross that was to go to a monastery in northern Crete, a restoration of a significant Renaissance Orthodox painting under production, and colourful stones being laid into a mosaic that would…
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Phyllo Sophies — Sagaciously making a Greek pastry for over 100 years in Crete
Where: Heraklion, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
"Antonis here 16 years. Misses Dafni, inside, here 21 years." Vasilis Moustockas, the manager at Phyllo Sophies on Crete in Greece said to me as we stood outside the bakery & cafe, located in the…
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Making olive oil in the Lesbos mountains
Where: Komi, Lesvos (Lesbos), Greece 🇬🇷
Finding the Tzortzis olive orchards is a bit of a journey, in and of itself.
For me the journey started at the restaurant, Mezedopoleio 28, in Mytilene, the largest town on the Greek island of…
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Video Series
Italian opera singers living abroad from a caravan 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound
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Italian opera singers Diana Vassallo and Christian Chiapperini are travelling across Spain, and beyond, living from their caravan. In Granada, Spain, they crossed paths with Andrew Schiestel in the Plaza de Bib-Rambla and invited him to visit their casa (home) on wheels the next day. If you wish to connect or work with the opera-singing couple,...
Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound
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Andrew Schiestel stays a night with a Spanish family in Lorca, Murcia, Spain. 🇪🇸 Experience Mediterranean culture with a wonderful Spanish family—Orange trees, flamenco dancing, an olive orchard, and more. To view the Miñarro Sánchez family Airbnb listing — https://airbnb.es/rooms/44191977 More videos are available on Instagram — @Ithaca_Bound
Visiting a family’s olive orchard in the Córdoba mountains 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound
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Andrew Schiestel visits a family's olive orchard in the mountains outside of the City of Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. 🇪🇸 Experience Mediterranean culture with this soulful Spanish family. More videos are available on Instagram — @Ithaca_Bound
Visiting the world’s most awarded olive oil producer 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound
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Andrew Schiestel visits Almazaras de la Subbética (Carcabuey, Córdoba, Spain 🇪🇸), the world's most awarded producer of extra virgin olive oil. Join the tour and experience the soul of this prestigious and important olive oil producer. More videos are available on Instagram — @Ithaca_Bound
A magical walk in Beyoğlu, Istanbul 🇹🇷 | Ithaca Bound
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Andrew Schiestel takes a 1-2 hour walk through one of İstanbul, Turkey's 🇹🇷 most iconic districts, Beyoğlu. Join Andrew and share in the fun, laughter, and experience the richly historic Turkish culture. More videos are available on Instagram — @Ithaca_Bound