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“One of my goals is to go sailing in Greece in May 2010. Any suggestions or things to check out?” 8 answers	imaginedavis Arcadia
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“Any suggestions about ferry trips between Italy and Greece? Information on journey duration, costs, good ports, ferry-facilities, boredom etc would be appreciated.”   1 cheer 11 answers	arcade2007
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Greece [ɡɹiːs] (help·info) (Greek: Ελλάδα, transliterated: Elláda [e̞ˈlaða] (info), historically Ἑλλάς, Ellás, IPA: [e̞ˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía, [e̞liniˈkʲi ðimo̞kɾaˈtia]),[4] is a country in sout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

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