I’m often surprised at the depth of history behind any small church in any village in Greece. Certainly in places like Spain, France or Germany they’d have a plaque or a board with a long historical exposition, a detailed brochure and maybe a trail leading up to it. In Greece, you’ll have to conduct your […]
The Day The Berlin Wall Came Down
In late August 1989 I went to Berlin and took this pic. I was amazed at how low The Wall was and how close to it you could get. It’s on the other side, of course, you couldn’t go anywhere near. I have written elsewhere about the day I spent in East Berlin, in through […]
Greek Press Conference at the World Travel Market 2014
The Greek Press Conference At the 2014 World Travel Market marked a return to the good old days – and by that I mean pre-crisis. In those days the main worries and questions centred upon whether Greece is good value with respect to Turkey, Tunisia or Egypt. Since 2009 the focus had been on the […]