Category: Greece: ancient and modern

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Living in Greece With a Septic Tank

  Life with a septic tank is never dull, well, not with our septic tank anyway, it has a life and a mind of its own. For about twenty years it behaved itself, we never gave...

View of the sea from Park Irine Loutraki.

Loutraki – A Walk in the Park

   Finally, after five days of rain, we have sunshine; I’ve missed my daily walks, so, join me for a stroll around Loutraki, and later, we’ll stop for coffee at the trendy, “Kolonaki”  bar –...

“The Celebration” Illustration by Bill Papas Papasart.com

The Greek Panigiri – Celebrate Greek-Style

    During the summer months, all over Greece, from the tiniest of churches in the tiniest of villages, to the largest of cathedrals in the towns, Greeks keep a centuries old tradition alive;...

Summer In a Greek Garden

  I’m so lucky to live in Greece with its warm, sunny climate which allows me to more or less live outdoors in the garden through spring, summer and well into the autumn, even...

15 Unique Greek Women – Ancient and Modern

  “If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.” Aristotle Onassis Since ancient times women have played a major role in Greek society, going way back to the...

Loutraki Greece My little town. Home sweet home.

Loutraki Corinthia – Greece

  Loutraki is a small spa town in Greece, which, for the past forty two years, I’ve called home. It’s the place where my two children were raised, the place where I saw them...