Meteora: Castles in the Sky
Fantastical ambitions of a team of monks results in the building of breathtaking castles and communities
in the sky. Visit Meteora to witness these feats of wonder.
Tilos/Greece
Greek Refugee Camp: Hiya’s Hair
I open the small gate into the Greek refugee camp and wave a greeting to the various ‘gatekeepers’
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Our Neighbours in Greece: Nisyros, Symi, Halki and Karpathos
A small cluster of islands in the south-eastern Dodecanese archipelago have a distinctive
dramatic character that is apparent the moment you land upon their shores.
My Tiny Home on Tilos
Bedecked with Bougainvillea: My Tiny Home on Tilos I have always wanted to live in a village. The kind of
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Forever, Tilos
Small islands have the tendency to steal our hearts, particularly when
they have not yielded to the scourge of ‘modernism’. Don’t say I didn’t warn you about Tilos!
A Traveller’s Tithe; Helping the Refugees
A difficult many-sided issue, we chose to help the humanitarians struggling
to make refugees’ lives tolerable on the island of Samos.
Go to Greece!
Greek traditions of honour and hospitality lead to welcomes extended to
refugees and tourists alike. In a perfect world, this would be a compatible mix.
An Easter Encore with Firecrackers
There are some Orthodox Easter traditions in Greece that
are enthusiastically embraced by….the youth.
Eventually, Greece
Eventually, Greece Our first destination in Greece is the tiny, rustic and rugged island of Tilos, just offshore Turkey and
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Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko
In true bohemian fashion, our visit to the island of Hydra, southeast of Athens, located great walking trails, Leonard
Cohen’s legendary Greek home, and the once outlawed Rebetiko music.