Cretan Adventures
Part 5 – Sitia, Modern Minoans and the Cretan Medical System Our return drive from Kato Zakros to Sitia was shorter and more...
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Jul 9, 20236 min read
Cretan Adventures
Part 4 – Minoans of Zakros, Kato Zakros and Sitia At the far eastern end of Crete lies another ancient Minoan ruin, the remains of the...
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Jun 11, 20236 min read
Cretan Adventures
Part 2 – Minoans of Phaistos and Gortyn The two most important attractions for me, as a writer and student of languages, are the...
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Jun 19, 202211 min read
Beer, Booze and other Beverages
Part 2 – Spirits, Liqueurs and other Dangerous Drinks Carrying on from Part 1, I first want to talk about some other wines, beginning...
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May 29, 20227 min read
Beer, Booze and other Beverages
Part 1 – Tea, Coffee, Wine and Beer Over the years, readers have often asked me if I was a serious drinker, or even if I was an...
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Apr 24, 20224 min read
Ancient ‘Secrets’ of Greece’s Parthenon
The name ‘Parthenon’ immediately conjures up iconic images of a Greek temple like the most famous one on the acropolis in Athens. In...
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Mar 27, 20225 min read
The Saga of Seven Greekophiles Part 1
Here we are, back in the Greek islands, one of our favourite places to be! I mention in the title the term ‘Greekophile’, for someone...
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Aug 22, 20219 min read
“Real World” Travel Notes
Once again, this tale is a little different. This is an updated re-write of part of an old travel newsletter I used to publish many...
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Jun 27, 20215 min read
A Day-Trip to Santorini
“A Day-trip? Are you kidding? Nobody ever takes a day-trip to Santorini.” This was the response I got when I first mentioned that we...
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Feb 6, 20216 min read
“Canadian Coffee” and other Andros Adventures
Here we are back in Greece . . . on one of the prettiest and greenest of the Greek Islands. Andros is the northern-most island in the...
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Sep 26, 20205 min read
Ötzi, the ‘Iceman’
The man who was buried in a glacier for over five thousand years! Here we are, back in Europe. Not just any place in Europe, but one of...
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Jun 7, 20202 min read
Dovecotes of Tinos (ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙΩΝΕΣ)
In your travels to different countries, one of the most interesting parts of travel is the study of the country’s architecture. This...
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Nov 29, 20198 min read
Carving Marble on Tinos, Greece
As my wife and I began planning another visit to Greece, we knew we wanted something more than just a touristy taverna on the beach....
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