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An airline pilot once gave me an invaluable travel tip that has proved a lifesaver. Never, he said, stand up from a cafe table or waiting room seat without checking behind you. Public spaces can be di

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It’s a muggy day in Athens. After a transfer bus takes us from the capital to Piraeus Port, we get off in one sweaty heap. But the weight of the merciless climate lifts when a magnificent vessel flood