There are people who love traveling. Some of them choose resorts for the bars, the beaches, and the beautiful life hidden in their alleys. Of course, in my opinion, this is not traveling, it is vacation, it is relaxation, it is something else. Traveling involves the element of searching, small or big adventures, knowledge, sociability, joys and sorrows. There are no good and bad places, you make them good, you make them bad. As impressive as the Golden Buddha in Bangkok is, equally impressive are the Agrafa mountains with their tall black firs. The truth is that in this adventure of my travels, I distinguished the Middle East. I didn't just like it, I loved it. I was enchanted by everything, the food, the people, the multiple intersecting stories, the place. Flip through the pages of this book and travel with me in spirit to Cairo, Barcelona, Istanbul, Israel, New York, the Ligure Valley, but also to Leros, Agrafa, Souli, and many other different destinations. And if you get hungry, try Mr. Tselementes' peas, the lamb meatballs, and Mohammed Ali's hummus, the omelette with corned beef of an exile in Partheni of Leros, and many other appetizers from all over the planet. Have a good journey, my fellow travelers...