52 eyelands - What you will find/ What you won't find in the book

   52 EYELANDS - A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE GREEK ISLANDS

           available through www.paraxenesmeres.gr & www.amazon.com - kindle edition

What you will find here
For every island, you will find information about its history and its connection

with the other islands which belong to the same group.
You will also find basic information about how to get around and spots that I think you should not miss, in order to get a complete picture and enjoy your stay on the island. Keep in mind that this is a guide for travellers and not for ordinary tourists. As such, what I believe is most significant is to give you information based on my own experience, about the style, character, profile and personality of each island.
Along with the commentary on the islands, this book contains some basic yet essential tips for travellers to Greece – and particularly for those travelling to   the islands.
Moreover, there is a small section with some tips – one might say an emotional survival guide – for all those who need to know what to do during their first day on an island.

What you will not find

You won’t find recommendations about the best restaurant, the best night club or the best hotel on each island. This information can be accessed using many other resources. This is not a book containing typical advice for tourists and not just another classic travel guide for the Greek islands; there are already plenty of excellent ones to choose from. This is something unique that cannot be found anywhere else; it is a sentimental journey through the Greek islands and I want to share it with you.

Photo: Tilos

                                              Photo:  Mykonos

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52 eyelands - introduction

INTRODUCTION
This is a “sentimental” guide for travellers, through 52 of the Greek islands.
The term "sentimental guide" implies something more than a commonplace guide and I assure you that my book is not written in the style of a classic guidebook. There is already a plethora of classic guidebooks; the internet is rife with a lot of useful – yet even more useless – information. This book has simply been written out of an outrageous love for the islands, to describe of what it feels like to actually “live the island” – even for a week – and to find out what it’s like, from how it looks to how it can be characterized in terms of its deeper essence. I liken this process to getting to know a friend, or perhaps even falling in love.

For me, the islands have always been places where existence became meaningful. Each one of them bestowed a small gift and a confirmation that there is a simple way to be happy: by exploring another island or revisiting one that you’ve already been to after some time has passed. 
Travelling around means you need resources like time and money. But isn’t this also the way when it comes to creating friendships? It takes time to get to know someone, and furthermore, you need to be in the mood for this, to love him/her and enjoy his/her company. This is what happened in my relationship with the islands.  

Of course, nothing compares to the feeling of getting to know a new island, when you first see the lights in the middle of the night as the ship approaches the port. Then there’s the wonderful feeling of seeing an island, just like with your dearest old friends. That’s because every island is a unique creature, and all the islands are somehow just one island – this is what I’ve felt, even from the beginning. The same applies to humans.


52 eyelands    -  INSIDE THE BOOK                
A sentimental journey through the Greek islands
                 

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Publishing advisor: Costis Malousaris
Foreign books: Giannis Petrakis

Text and all photos of the book: Gregory Papadoyiannis
www.eyelands.gr
info@eyelands.gr

Editor: Christina Markanastasakis
Translators: Georgia Alexiou
             Danae Roussou      

First edition: summer 2013
Cover photo: Schinoussa
Back cover: Tilos

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ISBN-13: 978-1480138810 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
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