The top three spots on the list of the 30 most popular islands in the Mediterranean are occupied by the Greek islands of Ios, Hydra and Folegandros. The list was published after a survey on the search history and hotel price comparison of travel website Trivago.

Spanakopita is mostly eaten as a snack in Greece and every Greek restaurant or deli is bound to have a tray of spanakopita ready to go for hungry customers. Spanakopita is a savory pie made of filo dough and stuffed with chopped spinach, feta , onions or scallions, egg, and various seasonings.

Numerous Greeks and members of the Greek diaspora excelled in 2018, be it in politics, business, sciences, the arts, sports or philanthropy. Many, perhaps most, of them have risen to great heights in the country to which they emigrated. Often rising quickly to the top in any field which they...