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Anelion - the name explained and my sister's panda

29 January 17

…be making a pilgrimage to the tiny village of Anelion in the snow covered Pindus mountains of Northern … N was, I think, seven when we first visited Anelion and she is today with my father so we chatted … same but which I cannot remember. He noted that Anelion is on the south side of a deep valley, Metsovo - … from where I shall walk to Anelion - is on the North side. Hence Anelion is deprived … perhaps, why Metsovo grew into a town and Anelion stayed as a village. For my sister on that first …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/10909/anelion-the-name-explained-and-my-sister-s-panda

Dreaming of Anelion - I feel I must go visit Mike the Vlach, whether he is still alive or not

23 January 17

…of Northern Greece is a small village called Anelion, a place where we spent a number of childhood … no idea if he is dead or alive. I was dreaming of Anelion last night and feel a very strong urge to go. I … how that panned out but the two fellows from Anelion must have thought we lived in a very strange … world. When I first visited Anelion it was a real trek. We started in the air. A … we arrived. The road continued on but not to Anelion. From Metsovo, carrying suitcases, my little …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/10859/dreaming-of-anelion-i-feel-i-must-go-visit-mike-the-vlach-whether-he-is-still-alive-or-not

Jason Bourne - the Greek scenes cannot be for real as any Hellenophile knows

5 September 16

…70s were were in a remote Greek village called Anelion in the Pindus mountains, with my dad trying hard …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/9709/jason-boune-the-greek-scenes-cannot-be-for-real-as-any-hellenophile-knows

(Lack of) Service Culture, Internet frustration and Greece

10 July 12

…call back home from a remote mountain village (Anelion). After lengthy frustration we asked my father …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/126/lack-of-service-culture-internet-frustration-and-greece

Greeks, Lesbians and Vlachs – why my fascination with Greece?

16 June 12

…be stopping now. When, aged 9, I first went to Anelion where Mike the Vlach lives it was a tortuous 5 … backgammon there. These days you can drive to Anelion (thanks to EU dosh) and everyone has satellite …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/47/greeks-lesbians-and-vlachs-why-my-fascination-with-greece

Beloved Hellas on the road to Hell

16 June 12

…father) . Mike comes from a very poor village , Anelion which has only joined the road network in the … your ancestors were on in the Civil War. In 1948 Anelion was Royalist, Natasha’s village was not. The fat …

https://www.tomwinnifrith.com/articles/45/beloved-hellas-on-the-road-to-hell