Greek Street Market – Loutraki
I woke up to a dull and muggy day, it’s mid-November though, we can’t have summer twelve months of the year! So far we’ve been lucky, weather wise, this winter, here in Greece,...
Greeker Than The Greeks
Recipe For Youvarlakia – Greek Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Youvarlakia – Giouvarlaki – Uvarlakia Whichever way you choose to spell it any of these variations are delicious! This is Greek comfort food for those colder days. Youvarlakia are Greek meatballs...
Living in Greece with a Septic Tank – “Manure” Happens!
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...
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 –...
Life in Greece as an Expat – Interview for Expats Blog
A question I am frequently asked, by both Greeks and foreigners, is “Do I like living in Greece?” My answer is always the same, in one word “Yes!” It’s been so long now,...
Just Another Day in My Greek Life
Each glorious day now, in Greece, a day where the weather permits me to go to the beach, is a gift. A gift because we are nearing the end of October and...
Melina and Me
This is my last Friday where I shall look at the time, think “oh I must get to bed” then, go to bed relatively early, and not sleep. Each weekend, since April, I...
Living the Greek life
This week I was honoured to have been invited to write a guest post by the lovely Simone from Retirement and Good Living, about my life in Greece, the good, the bad and...
Sweet Memories of Childhood Summers
My love affair with the sea began with our first family jaunts to the East coast of Yorkshire; living in Leeds you don’t see much sea, so my two sisters and I...
Recipe – Giouvets – Youvetsi – Beef Stew With Orzo Pasta
It’s Sunday, time for the traditional, Greek family lunch and one of the most popular Greek dishes; “Giouvetsi”; beef stew with orzo pasta (Kritharaki, or, manestra in Greek). This is the ideal...
