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THE BLUE ZONES
A Travel Blog by davidfleming
... weight through moderation of eating habits, diet and exercise. Thus fortified and enlightened by this ridiculously abused knowledge we press onward with renewed conviction...Right? It has been found that these 100+ year old people can be found in ...
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Monemvasia, Mystras and Olive Oil
A Travel Blog entry by tandc2007 from Mystras, Greece
... olives that will be pressed for oil. At dinner last night, the owner told us that each village has its own, usually collectively owned, olive press and that the local one was already in full production just down the road. So we make a detour south for a ...
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The Olive Farm
A Travel Blog entry by hiwhthi from Sorrento, Campania, Italy
... usual this year, which makes me think it’s because of global warming. After the owner brings us past their ancient olive press and rusty tools we’re given a demonstration on mozzarella making. Mom whips out her video ...
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Olive pluckers
A Travel Blog entry by lifeinbrian from Anghiari, Tuscany, Italy
... the limbs of low trees, we experienced the pressing dilemma... of oil presses. We'd read about the difficulty of finding a press as olive season is a busy time and we'd also heard about the different presses and the resulting variations in oil. Our first ...
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Gathering, Baking, Pressing, and Making
A Travel Blog entry by sean_emily from Zambrone, Calabria, Italy
... can go through another process, involving chemicals to remove more, less quality olive oil or it can be used as compost. This particular olive press uses solar energy to power the plant, and olive pits to heat it. The fresh olive oil comes out ...
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Olympia, Mikines, Mystras, Sparta - Its non stop!
A Travel Blog entry by jnewcomb from Olympia, Greece
... from the distance Touring the ruins Interior of a house - not the gas lighting Olive press Harvest time for the olives Modern olive processing - goods inwards ___________________________________________________________ 27 ...
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Day 9: Drive from Western Galilee to Vered Hagalil
A Travel Blog entry by journeyer from Tiberias, Galilee, Israel
... the ancient synagogue ruins dating back from the 2nd and 4th centuries. Along the way, we decide to visit Al Zeitun, an olive press that has a museum about the manufacture of olive oil from ancient times to the present as well as a shop selling, ...
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"The Spirit of Corfu"
A Travel Blog entry by barbo19 from Old Corfu Town, Ionian Islands, Greece
... Then it was off for the drive to the little village of Kinopiastes. We were to have lunch in there and visit an Olive Press Museum! They greeted us at the door with a small cup of Ouzo, a clear licorice-flavored liqueur. It will really ...
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Assent of Mt Olives and Herodian's Fortress
A Travel Blog entry by amoffitt08 from Jerusalem, Israel
... olive press located in a near by cave. Although the trees do not date back 2,000 years, the presence of a cave with an olive press does give some evidence that this may be closer to the spot where Jesus was directing his disciples, and eventually going ...
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From the Jordan to Jerusalem
A Travel Blog entry by semitte from Jerusalem, Israel
... nbsp; We walked through olive groves, saw a man in a watchtower, a shepherd with his sheep, an olive press, and a neighborhood synagogue complete with parchment scrolls. We also saw a weaver and a carpenter doing their jobs in the ...
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We're All Lesbians Now
A Travel Blog entry by chickensafloat from Mithymna, Greece
... We were met by an old fellow in dusty overalls who had minimal English yet managed to explain the working of the mill, olive press (donkey powered) and electrical system (seemingly using the dynamo from an old Ford Anglia powered by a water wheel). We ...
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Day 13 - Jan 19 Chile part 1 – Arica
A Travel Blog entry by mimi2south from Arica, Chile
... and olive groves that are likely somehow accessing the underground reservoirs. Our next stop was the small older museum built around a huge stone olive press which used animal power and was only stopped use in the 1950’s. Of course, there were a few ...
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The Wine Villages -Kouris-Xilourikos Valley
A Travel Blog entry by greekcypriot from Lania, Limassol, Cyprus
... The church of Archangelos here is very old and Mr. Kyriakou tells me that if the gallery was open I could have seen a restored Roman olive press. We come to the village of Lania and I remember the huge 800 year old Royal Oak tree and restaurant we used ...
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Sea of Galilee and surrounding area
A Travel Blog entry by shannon from Capernaum, Israel
... churches. This one was built over the spot where traditionally Jesus fed the five thousand. Outside in the courtyard we saw an olive press. First they squished the olives with a big round stone (that's what Jesus would have been referring to when he ...
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Hyatt Pittsburgh Airport
1111 Airport Boulevard, PO Box 12420, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Great hotel AND location from cmac96 I stayed here for business April 13th. The hotel itself is very nice and the restaurant is good as well. The rooms are very clean and well appointed. The work out facility has new cardio machines, ...
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