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Summary
For two thousand years visitors have been touring the rugged glory of Greece. But with a difference--when the early Romans went visiting, those wacky Greek gods were still holed up on Mount Olympus. Today they've come down, and they're driving taxis, tending bar, dancing and yelling and throwing plates around restaurants. All of which spells adventure for the unsuspecting tourist, and wonderful opportunity for Howard Tomb. From the sneakily successful series of travel books with over 1 million copies in print, Wicked Greek is the phrasebook that takes the chaos out of the land that invented it. Here are pithy comments on retsina: "My wine tastes like a handful of pine needles." Tips on consulting the Oracle of the Ferry Schedules, including the Mystery of the Next Departure to Patmos. More than you ever dreamed possible about olives-including black, green, purple, briny, cracked, and this-makes-the-retsina-taste-good. Trojan War stories. Zeno's Paradox, Aristotle's Boo-Boo, Plato's Cave, and other philosophical conundrums that put us in the fix we're in today. Motorbike survival tips. Ella, word of a thousand meanings. And how to pursue romance with the natives.
Table of Contents
Welcome To Greece | |
Welcome to Greece Pronunciation Guide: It's Greek to Me! | |
Disclaimer Welcome to the World's First Theme Park Timeline: Find Your Ancestors | |
Getting Around | |
Taxi to Agony Turkish Insultamatic Bust on the Bus Driver | |
Trojan Road Warrior | |
Common Road Signs | |
Consulting the Oracle for Ferry Schedules | |
Cruising the Styx Nautical Deities | |
Island-Hopping With the Gods | |
The Winds of Mykonos | |
The Wild Two Oedipus Rex's Long and Winding Road | |
Culture And Arts | |
Philosophy 101 B.C. Aristophanes Unplugged Zeus, Mighty Playgod | |
Flirting with Danger Medea: What a Bitch Saint Olympics | |
The Practical Traveler | |
Divining the Hotel Rating System | |
Labyrinth of the Cheap Trinkets Reach Out and Touch Someone at Random Blue Water, Raw Garbage | |
The People | |
Visiting Ancient Relics and Their Wives Sick O'Stucco | |
What All the Widows Will Be Wearing | |
This Summer Hangin' with the Homies | |
The Greek Way of Love: Division of Manly Affection | |
The Greek Way of Love: Division of Classical Coupling Pagan Prayer | |
Food, Wine And Entertainment | |
Point 'n' Tzatziki Whacking the Squid Your Waiter and Chaos | |
The Ugly Truth | |
About Retsina Olive Drab Real Men Don't Folk Dance | |
Creating a Bouzouki-Free Zone Party-Crashing Tips | |
The Liquid Salute Nectar of the Demi-Gods | |
The Inevitable Thank-You | |
Note | |
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