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 […]
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 […]
The chimney pots of Sifnos
Sifnos is rather unique in the variety of ways its people decorate their chimney pots, called flaroi locally. The island is well-known amongst the Cyclades for its pottery with many a household boasting that its pots come from Sifnos. It is to such extravagant creations of clay that the Sifniotes have resorted to putting on […]