It’s All About Friday – Origins of the Name
All the world loves a Friday, the working world that is, my daughter Nais, is no exception, she eagerly anticipates this last day of the working week. She loves her job but...
Category: Greece: ancient and modern
Brits in Greece and Pork Pies in Athens
We all knock Facebook now and again, me included, usually about how much time we spend on there, logging on to say Happy Birthday to someone and suddenly noticing that two hours...
Oleander – Jacaranda
On seeing Penelope Lively’s informative book, “Oleander, Jacaranda” mentioned in a magazine, I thought to myself; ”I must read this book again” Penelope Lively, born and raised in Egypt, just before...
Oenorama 2015 – Athens Wine Week – Barrels of Art
Every year, in the month of March, the Zappeion Megaron exhibition hall, located in the centre of Athens, hosts Oenorama, Athens’s wine week,Greece’s largest wine fair. “Oak Sessions” This...
Greek Independence Day – 25 March – History and Traditions
On the 25th of March (in Greece, a national holiday, established in 1838 with a Royal Decree by King Otto’s government), Greece, along with Greeks all over the world, will be celebrating the...
History of the Spartans
Sparta is the capital of the Laconia region of the Peloponnese and lies in the Eurotas River valley under the Eastern foothills of Mount Taygetos and was one of the most prominent...
Graffiti – Amazing Street Artists of Athens Greece
Graffiti, the art of communication, has always existed in Greece; the word itself is Greek, meaning; “To write” Art has been a form of expression for thousands of years, older even than language;...
Apokreas – Greek Carnival
I first arrived in Greece, at the beginning of February 1977, the winter season, no tourists and not much happening. I spent about ten days here before making a quick trip back...
On the Road to kalavryta – Friends – Wine – Snow
“When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say...
Heat and Dust – Sirocco Winds Cover Greece in a Blanket of Sand
What I saw, when I drew back the curtains at eight o clock this morning caused me to utter the Greek expression “Och”. It’s more of a sound rather than an actual word,...
