August 15th represents a kind of turning point. Around the public holiday of August 15th is the official vacation time for most companies in Greece and the exodus from the big cities to the coasts or islands begins. Athens seems deserted at this time! - ideal for a city trip ;-) Since most Greeks [...]
Dolf has been coming to Ikaria with his wife Gisela for more than a quarter of a century. So the desire of such returnees and residents from Armenistis quickly became an idea to create a picture. Since Dolf is familiar with the art of etching, he took this picture and made it available [...]
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 the text. Giftige [...]
Easter customs and the best Easter braid recipe Easter Customs Easter is the most important church festival for Greek Orthodox Christians. The movable feasts are calculated according to the so-called old or Julian calendar, for Catholics according to the Gregorian calendar. Orthodox Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full [...]
Dear Ursula! First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year from the bottom of my heart! I wanted to tell you that your blog gave us such a wonderful and yet very spontaneous vacation in October 2017. We (my husband Alex and I) were hopping over the Cyclades [...]
A program on German television made me prick up my ears. Greece rose to fourth place as the Germans' favorite travel destination in 2018 and even to first place within Europe. Interesting. I started doing a little market research. According to this program (Tagesschau), most people gave the delicious food, the great beaches [...]
Everything at the beginning! Guest article by Anna Avramidou - It's been a lot of excitement these past few days! We have been living in our new home in Agios Dimitrios since the summer. We bought a small house here, in the middle of nature. I had heard a lot about the [...]
If you are looking for a gift idea for a Greece fan, here is my ultimate gift list. Great for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, housewarmings, a Greek festival or just because. There is something for every taste and occasion. Get inspired! Some links take you directly to my affiliate link on Amazon, if you [...]
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. Crazy everyday life [...]
Old home - new home - always a little culture shock My last day in Switzerland... I'm flying back tomorrow. I always enjoy the time in my old home with my family, but it's always a bit of a culture shock! In Switzerland everything is so organized, planned, accurate, clean and civilized. [...]
