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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 19 MIN

How the Acropolis Helped One Son Finally Connect With His Dead Father

from Passport to the World · host Go World Travel Magazine

He thought he was the first in his family to see the Parthenon. He was wrong. Hidden in an old sea chest was a faded photograph of his father — a young sailor in 1948, standing on the very same ground. Frank Hosek writes about what it feels like to retrace the steps of someone you lost too soon and never got to fully know. Read his full article, "Athens' Parthenon, Then and Now: Walking the Acropolis in My Father's Footsteps," with photos and details at Go World Travel Magazine.

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