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,...
Greeker Than The Greeks
Celebrating the life of Dimitris – The Loss of a Friend
Today, October twenty sixth, while Greece celebrates the name day of Saint Demitrius; Patron Saint of Thessaloniki, I am celebrating the life of another Dimitris. Dimitri is one of my oldest friends. I met...
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...
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...
Philotimo – The Virtue of Greeks
Philotimo is an ancient Greek word, which since the time of the Greek philosophers, has remained untranslatable. This doesn’t mean that the word can’t be explained or that the feeling of it,...
