Sharp Turn in Evdilos
This is the main road into the port town of Evdilos, Ikaria, Greece.
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Chatty Kitty at Thea's, Nas, Ikaria
This very affectionate and very (!) vocal small female cat lives at Thea's Inn in Nas, Ikaria, Greece. As of 5/1/09, Thea was trying to find a good...
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Photo of Dinos
Dinos Petroyannis, 86, points out his picture on a poster designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of exiles from the Greek main...
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His Anti-Pirate House
I asked retired lawyer Dinos Petroyannis, 86, what he likes best about the 500-year-old house he is renovating near his current home in Christos Ra...
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Old Stone Terraces, Coastal Road, Ikaria
Some terraced hillsides I saw during a walk along the road that lines the northwest coast of Ikaria, Greece. For info on a scientific expedition in...
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Urania's Office
Artist Urania Mitika shows me her travel agency in Arministis, Ikaria, Greece. Her oil paintings are represented by galleries in Europe and the U.S...
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Wedding Guests in a Town Above Evdilos, Ikaria
A young couple married in Evdilos, one of three municipal capitals in Ikaria, Greece. As is traditional, everyone in the bride's and groom's villag...
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Traditional Ikarian Songs
Giannis Rousos and Isidora Karapeti perform two traditional Ikarian folk songs at his taverna, Rousakis, in Agios Kirykos, Ikaria, Greece. For info...
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Sheep Outside Thea's Guest House in Nas, Ikaria
This is the Blue Zones team's home base in Ikaria, Greece. For more info on research into the causes of longevity here, see http://www.aarp.org/lon...
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A Future Researcher
Anastasia Miliou of the Archipelagos environmental nonprofit agency talks about taking her 15-month-old daughter to work in Raches, Ikaria, Greece ...
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How They Met
Yannis and Yoanna Melis of Ikaria, Greece, have been together since 1952. Here, they tell the story of how they met. Researchers are in Ikaria inve...
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An American in Christos
Robyn Whatley-Kahn shows me the house that she and her husband, David, rent above the village center in Christos Raches, Ikaria, Greece. For more ...
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Temple to the Goddess Artemis in Nas, Icaria
This little cove is very near the home base of the Blue Zones team researching longevity on Icaria. For more on the research, visit http://www.aarp...
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Michel and Gianni going over their data
Demographer Michel Poulin (Belgium) and physician Gianni Pes (Italy) discuss their project to identify Ikarians over 90 years of age. Read about t...
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Road to Icaria Airport
The winding mountain road to Icaria Airport. A little sunstreaked--the horizontal line you see on the far mountain is a continuation of the same r...
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Road to Icaria Airport
The winding mountain road to Icaria Airport. A little sunstreaked--the horizontal line you see on the far mountain is a continuation of the same r...
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I did not realize that! I followed the directions they gave me in Nas--"There's only one road, go until you see a sign, and turn left for the airport." So, if I had driven further there would have been another left turn, and an asphalt road?