Tension had been high from our first meal in Crete, throughout our time in Crete, during our days in Santorini, and all the way until yesterday. The Secretary of State was going to have to make an emergency trip to stave off the use of the military. We’ve been holding…
We’re extending our trip for 3 more weeks in Greece . . . for not-so-good reasons. Last Saturday night in Nafplio, Greece. We were staying in the beautiful Latini Hotel located in the old town, and Geni woke up with a nasty toothache. The left side of her face was swollen…
More on Beauty, Cruise Ships, Music Gone Missing On the one hand, Imerovigli feels a bit empty. Most of the restaurants are closed (but not Bella Thera with great food for very reasonable prices) and all the hotels are closed. It appears that we only see other people on the…
Some of you may have read my comments about the brightness of the light in Crete. It turns out we were only halfway there. On Santorini Zeus likes to push the Brightness slider way past +100. For those of you that are blondes and redheads prone to getting sunburnt rather…
When we confirmed our Airbnb stay in Santorini, the owner, Stefanos, told us that his assistant, Zachos, would meet us at the bus stop and guide us to the house. I texted back that there was no need for that. All we needed was an address and we’d find our…
We’ve had calendars featuring the Islands of Greece on our kitchen wall for decades. We read the captions every month, but the names really had no significance for us. The calendars were pretty pictures that we stopped seeing but they were great for keeping track of family and friend birthdays.…
