I don’t blame you if you are asking this question yourselves (ergo the map). I have become an expert in the messy Cyclades topography only by travelling myself to those dots in the Aegean. Somehow, Kythnos – the birthplace of my maternal grandmother – had passed me by. Until now. I was shocked. Kythnos, though […]
Kea, The Suicide Island
I haven’t written anything historical about the islands I’ve visited yet; of course, being Greek, each one has a unique and interesting history, but none more so that the island of Kea. Well, yes, it is here, that Simonides, one of the greatest poets was born; he is best known from his epitaph to the […]
People of Kea – photo reportage
Just one hour away from Athens and the island of Kea (or Tzia as the locals call it) could be half a world away from the turmoil and the passions of the capital. The island only comes alive (and packed) during weekends when Athenians pop over to their villas (and please no jibes about who […]