My.Greek.Odyssey.S01E01.WEBRip.x264-ION10 Subtitles

At 00:00:00,000, Character said: (upbeat music)

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At 00:00:22,870, Character said: - From the bustling streets of Athens

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At 00:00:24,490, Character said: and the historic port of Hydra,

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At 00:00:26,070, Character said: to the beaches of Zakynthos
and the villages of Kythira,

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At 00:00:28,040, Character said: our journey over the coming weeks

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At 00:00:29,960, Character said: spans many of the Ionian Islands,

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At 00:00:31,930, Character said: some well-known, others
that few ever get to visit.

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At 00:00:34,930, Character said: But before heading off,

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At 00:00:35,763, Character said: you probably wanna know
a little bit about me.

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At 00:00:37,470, Character said: My story starts as boy

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At 00:00:38,690, Character said: growing up in the inner suburbs of Sydney.

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At 00:00:40,710, Character said: Like a lot of Greeks early last century,

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At 00:00:42,520, Character said: my parents moved overseas to
find a better life abroad.

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At 00:00:45,233, Character said: They arrived with very little
and worked extremely hard

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At 00:00:48,010, Character said: to give my sisters and I

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At 00:00:48,980, Character said: a loving upbringing.

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At 00:00:49,950, Character said: They also made me believe

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At 00:00:50,820, Character said: that if I too worked hard enough,

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At 00:00:52,240, Character said: I could achieve anything.

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At 00:00:53,700, Character said: 54 years later, I've built
a successful business.

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At 00:00:56,500, Character said: And that has enabled me to do
things I once only dreamed of.

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At 00:00:59,110, Character said: One of those dreams was to step foot

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At 00:01:00,930, Character said: on all 227 inhabited Greek Islands,

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At 00:01:04,030, Character said: and I'm gonna take a big chunk out of that

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At 00:01:05,900, Character said: in this first series.

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At 00:01:08,260, Character said: Athens, cradle of civilization.

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At 00:01:11,040, Character said: And what better place to see it

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At 00:01:12,440, Character said: than at the top of Mount Lykavittos.

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At 00:01:15,480, Character said: Right over there is the Acropolis.

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At 00:01:17,070, Character said: That was the power base two
and a half thousand years ago.

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At 00:01:21,500, Character said: This is just such a wonderful sight,

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At 00:01:24,230, Character said: and the best place to start my journey.

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At 00:01:27,900, Character said: Okay, you're probably
thinking this is going to be

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At 00:01:29,820, Character said: another one of those boring
travel or documentary shows,

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At 00:01:32,580, Character said: with some fish out of the water presenter

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At 00:01:34,220, Character said: spruiking the same old locations
he knows nothing about.

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At 00:01:37,100, Character said: Well before you reach for
that remote let me tell you,

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At 00:01:39,660, Character said: this is in my DNA.

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At 00:01:40,860, Character said: It's a story that I've been breathing

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At 00:01:42,470, Character said: and following for 45 years.

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At 00:01:44,780, Character said: I'm gonna take you on a
personal journey of discovery

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At 00:01:47,220, Character said: through one of the most historic

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At 00:01:48,580, Character said: and picturesque places on earth, Greece.

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At 00:01:51,240, Character said: Yeah, I'm Greek.

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At 00:01:52,150, Character said: And yes, I'm biassed.

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At 00:01:53,330, Character said: But that's given me the opportunity

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At 00:01:54,430, Character said: to show you things in many instances

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At 00:01:56,370, Character said: have never been filmed before.

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At 00:01:57,950, Character said: Once you've seen what I'm gonna show you

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At 00:01:59,270, Character said: in the coming weeks,

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At 00:02:00,220, Character said: you're gonna be dancing on tables,

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At 00:02:01,750, Character said: growing olives, smashing plates.

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At 00:02:03,770, Character said: You'll be wishing you had a
little bit of Greek in you.

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At 00:02:05,510, Character said: Mind you, you probably do.

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At 00:02:07,340, Character said: We've been sowing our seeds

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At 00:02:08,450, Character said: in every corner of the globe

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At 00:02:09,720, Character said: for two and a half thousand years.

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At 00:02:12,970, Character said: This is my pride and joy.

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At 00:02:14,620, Character said: Her name is Mia Zoi, which
is Greek for one life.

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At 00:02:17,860, Character said: This beautiful lady has already taken me

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At 00:02:19,560, Character said: to some incredible places
that people never get to see,

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At 00:02:22,600, Character said: but this time,

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At 00:02:23,454, Character said: I look forward to sharing
that journey with you.

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At 00:02:26,527, Character said: (engine humming)

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At 00:02:28,083, Character said: (metal clanking and creaking)

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At 00:02:35,830, Character said: I arrived in Greece early

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At 00:02:37,040, Character said: to check on the makeover of Mia Zoi

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At 00:02:38,790, Character said: which included a new interior
and fitting some stabilisers.

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At 00:02:42,810, Character said: As calm as the Greek waters can be,

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At 00:02:44,730, Character said: my beautiful wife wanted
things a little steadier

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At 00:02:46,540, Character said: when there's a wave or two.

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At 00:02:48,240, Character said: And trust me, Helen is
the most gentle of ladies

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At 00:02:51,090, Character said: but rock that boat with her in it

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At 00:02:52,910, Character said: and she makes Poseidon's fury

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At 00:02:54,700, Character said: look like playtime at poolside.

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At 00:02:58,230, Character said: While all this was going on

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At 00:02:59,550, Character said: I had some time up my sleeve

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At 00:03:00,650, Character said: to get reacquainted with Athens.

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At 00:03:02,190, Character said: Normally when I fly in,

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At 00:03:03,200, Character said: I head straight out to sea.

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At 00:03:04,880, Character said: So it was a nice change to spend the week

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At 00:03:06,490, Character said: in this great city.

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At 00:03:07,529, Character said: (speaking foreign language)

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At 00:03:08,362, Character said: (upbeat music)

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At 00:03:11,710, Character said: Clearly, I'm no Adonis.

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At 00:03:12,900, Character said: But I do my best to keep a few kilos off.

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At 00:03:14,560, Character said: And when the sun's up, I'm up.

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At 00:03:16,820, Character said: And the first thing I do
is my morning exercise.

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At 00:03:19,800, Character said: Always happens, I think I'm lost.

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At 00:03:22,170, Character said: Always happens to me

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At 00:03:23,003, Character said: when I run around Plaka and Monastiraki.

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At 00:03:27,660, Character said: Now most places are closed at this time.

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At 00:03:29,850, Character said: Greeks generally operate
on relaxed business hours

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At 00:03:31,850, Character said: that start a little later
than your average city.

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At 00:03:33,837, Character said: (speaking foreign language)

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At 00:03:36,640, Character said: But you can always rely on a periptero

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At 00:03:37,990, Character said: to be open to grab a paper and a drink.

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At 00:03:39,890, Character said: And there's a particular one
I've been visiting for years.

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At 00:03:42,495, Character said: (upbeat music)

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At 00:03:51,922, Character said: One of the classic institutions
exclusive to Greece

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At 00:03:54,071, Character said: is the periptero.

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At 00:03:56,082, Character said: You can buy almost anything here,

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At 00:03:57,250, Character said: and they're on every
corner, in every village,

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At 00:03:59,820, Character said: on every island, all through Greece.

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At 00:04:02,260, Character said: This one's classic 'cause it's
at the bottom of Syntagma,

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At 00:04:04,600, Character said: and my good friend Pavlo is there.

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At 00:04:06,457, Character said: (motor revving)

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At 00:04:09,740, Character said: Yes, Pavlo!

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At 00:04:15,170, Character said: Fantastic! I need--
- How are you?

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At 00:04:16,887, Character said: - I need this water.

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At 00:04:17,900, Character said: I've just been running.

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At 00:04:20,748, Character said: (speaking foreign language)

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At 00:04:21,581, Character said: Pavlo, you've been here 30 years?

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At 00:04:22,810, Character said: - Yeah, I've been here
about 30 years, yes.

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At 00:04:25,720, Character said: - What a great accent!

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At 00:04:27,010, Character said: Where does that accent come from?

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At 00:04:29,930, Character said: - I spent a few years,
I mean about 12 years,

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At 00:04:33,920, Character said: in the United States in Chicago, yeah.

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At 00:04:36,230, Character said: - Wow! So how many hours a
day are you spending here?

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At 00:04:38,280, Character said: - About 10 to 12 hours a day.
- Wow.

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At 00:04:40,860, Character said: - Seven days a week.
- [Peter] Seven days a week.

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At 00:04:42,783, Character said: - Yeah, I'm one of the lazy Greeks.

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At 00:04:45,690, Character said: Yes.
- Really?

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At 00:04:46,523, Character said: - Yeah, I'm lazy!

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At 00:04:48,050, Character said: Because that's what the Europeans say.

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At 00:04:49,460, Character said: The Greeks are lazy.

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At 00:04:50,293, Character said: (laughing)

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At 00:04:52,000, Character said: - You bought this business?

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At 00:04:53,150, Character said: - No no, you don't buy it actually.

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At 00:04:54,850, Character said: This business belonged to war veterans

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At 00:04:58,850, Character said: and they gave 'em the kiosks
so they have an income.

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At 00:05:02,430, Character said: - Right.
- Because

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At 00:05:04,633, Character said: the state could not give
'em enough money to live,

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At 00:05:08,020, Character said: so they gave 'em a store to make a living.

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At 00:05:10,000, Character said: - [Peter] What...