Two Dutch guys, aged 19 and 17, made it to the frontpage of the Saturday edition of the local Cretan newspaper “Patris”, or Patrida as it is still lovingly called by the elder people. It appears the boys had found a wallet on the beach in front of one of the sea-side hotels in...
Read more →Tonight it struck me all of a sudden that after almost 9 months of Cretan incubation some things have changed in my life. They’ve gradually and slowly crept in without making big waves (am I mixing metaphores here?). For starters, I don’t smoke anymore. Thursday, May 15th at 8:10 in the morning I lit...
Read more →Judging by the number of entries in the central database that keeps track of WiFi spots worldwide, you would think that Greece is the most developed region in the wireless world. There are more entries for Greece than for the whole of the United States of America! I can’t check the accuracy of the...
Read more →We spent the weekend in Matala. It was our official “holidays” for this year. Not much to write home about: we basically did the following routine: drive up there – lay on the beach – eat – lay on the beach – eat, drink – sleep – eat – lay on the beach –...
Read more →Tomorrow is August 15th. That’s about the most important day on the calendar in Greece. For the pagans amongst you, the Assumption of the Virgin Maria is celebrated on that day. In Greece, that’s bigger than Christmas or even Easter. It’s also the name-day of all those named after Maria. That includes those called...
Read more →Well, we’re back online, sort off, as there is no line. Remember Einstein’s cat mentioned last month? When asked to explain the then new phenomenon of radio, Einstein is said to have answered “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and...
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