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...
Greeker Than The Greeks
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,...
50 Vintage Travel Posters of Greece – 1920s to the 1960s
Beautiful blue sparkling seas, endless sandy beaches, sunny days, magnificent archaeological sites and, of course, the lovable, hospitable Greeks , is what attracts thousands of tourists to Greece each year. Through the...
Cinema Paradiso – Sicily Vs Cinema Elektra – Loutraki Greece
Yet again, last night, I watched Giuseppe Tornatore’s splendid film “Cinema Paradiso”, awarded the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1989, and once again vivid memories flooded back, of the many summer...
Halcyon Days – The Bittersweet Love Story of Ceyx and Alcyone
Halcyon Days; days of warm sun and calm seas, Alkionides Meres, as the Greeks call them, usually appear at some time from the end of December to mid January. When we think...
Epiphany in Greece – Theophania – Ton Foton – 6 January
It’s the sixth of January and Christmas has officially come to an end and it is Epiphany; called “Ton Foton” in Greece: “The Festival of Lights” This Feast Day is known as...
Recipe for Pastitsio – Greek Lasagne
I love the kind of food that can be cooked first thing in the morning and then just left until it’s time to eat. This enables you to get on with the rest...
Kalanda – Greek Carol Singing
The history of Carol Singing Singing Christmas carols is said to have its origins in ancient Greece. Commencing on the first day of the twelve days of Dionysus, the origins of today’s...
Recipes For Five Traditional Greek Christmas Sweets
Christmas in Greece, as anywhere else in the world, involves large quantities of food. In any Greek home over the Christmas season, kourabides, melomakarona and dipples, can be found piled high on...
