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...
Greeker Than The Greeks
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...
Aerophophia – Greek for Fear of Flying
I hate flying, I am terrified of flying, irrational I know but I can’t help it, they say it is the safest form of transport, they can say it all they like, I’m...
The last Days of a Greek Summer
The last day of September, and what a beautiful day, it is too. The previous week, autumn had hit Greece with a bang, totally unexpected, black clouds gathered, the wind howled and...
