It is the end of the summer season so no more blog posts on Greece. Except of course that the country has found itself in the eye of a financial typhoon and I am constantly being asked about it. So here is a series of blog posts on the Greek problems It may be apt […]
Bizzare Cyclades
Well, let’s have some fun. Enough of folk history, beach images and island art. There were moments in my Greek trip – which I have milked so much this summer – that made me laugh or strain my neck incredulously. First some odd signs. Let me elaborate: I first went to Paradise on Mykonos, when […]
Pyrgos, The Marble Village
I was working on the Tinos chapter today and I remembered – it’s not only the dovecotes I was keen on. As I drove further north, I closed in on the two museums I wanted to visit: the Halepas Museum, a tribute to the local boy who went on to became one of Greece’s prime […]