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Travel Notes, Part 1

A visit to the Hydra Historical Archive Museum and searching for Silk

John Ganz
Aug 09, 2026
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The Port of Hydra at dusk, my photo

In the middle of my trip, I found myself on Hydra, a tiny island in the Saronic Gulf about an hour south of Athens by ferry. Although closer to its nation’s metropolis than many American suburbs, to land there feels like entering another time. This is no doubt because there are no cars permitted on the island—if you w…

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