Taxibeat, the ultimate taxi app I travel to Athens several times a year and always keep my eyes peeled for new, interesting tips for my readers. Bus, taxi or metro? Depends on where you are. Anyway, these are the best means of transport in Athens. From the airport to the city or [...]
Ikaria in the first GEO season discovery booklet Ikaria was selected for the first Geo Season discovery booklet and the most exciting destinations for 2017! A trip to the island of free spirits... "The Greek island surprises with lush greenery, gorges, springs and free spirits who like to party. Far away from Athens, [...]
After the snow the rain Yes, that is Nas beach (Photo: Stamatis Melis) or rather, what is left of it. It must have looked something like this in ancient times when the pilgrim ships docked at the clearly visible harbor pier below the temple. We had an unusually dry summer in 2016, bad [...]
Snow in Ikaria Snow in Greece Ariadne is the name of the ongoing snowstorm in Greece. The old people say the last time it snowed so much was 60 years ago. It snowed so heavily on the islands of Euboea, Skopelos and Alonnissos that a state of emergency had to be declared. The [...]
My friend Edith supported the arriving boat people in Lesbos with a group of volunteers for two weeks. She wrote an experience report that gets under your skin! I am often asked whether we also have refugees in Ikaria. As I mentioned in my last post: We have no refugees, for the simple reason: [...]
This November I was again able to give a slide presentation entitled "Ikaria - Living and Dancing on a Greek Island" at the Hellasfreunde cultural association in Bern. I talked about our everyday life on the island, the olive harvest and of course about the famous dance festivals in Ikaria. My concerns were three: [...]
I'm a little out of practice. It's been a long time since I wrote love letters and I certainly don't have any experience making my love public. But now I have to do it. I've been in love for a long time and now the moment has come for me to publicly declare myself, [...]
I find it quite difficult to explain what the crisis means for us. I just find this widespread Greeks = immature pubescent lazy party bags attitude towards our costs incredibly arrogant and stupid. Just like the finger-wagging statement with a sour face: “If you get into debt, you have to [...]
Prose, partly funny, partly profound about our everyday life in Ikaria, the island of centenarians, about the intertwining of relationships, about the happiness, love and the unshakable joy of life of these people. I've written a whole series of little island stories. You can find the links below. [...]
By chance I saw an interesting Ikaria report by GZ author Hubert Eichheim in the Greece newspaper found. Ikaria is a peculiar island best endowed with natural beauties. Customs, music, songs and dances have a distinctive character and the dialect still contains words that have been saved from antiquity. The [...]
