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Kalo kalokairi

Stella, a Greek friend of the blog that wrote to us recently, finished her e-mail by wishing us kalo kalokairi (kalόView full post »

My mother’s gemista

Food of the day   I have noticed that Greek people’s behavior as long as it concerns gemista, can beView full post »

Epitafios in Hydra

­ I don’ t want to speak about Easter days. For me, these days, this week, this day, is better captured inView full post »

Escape #3

  An escape from the Aegean to the Libyan Sea: traveling in Crete.   photography by christos drazos words by mariaView full post »

Time for a break

  photography by christos drazos words by maria alipranti   /* */View full post »

Escape #2

  photography by christos drazos words by maria alipranti     /* */View full post »

Plateia

“Plateia or platia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. In traditional societies like villages andView full post »

The moment

I was spending time with some friends the other day and we were talking about our common love for island life. We triedView full post »

The Izola 620

And the batch of feta-oregano cookies I faintly remember my grandmother cooking with this Izola 620 electric kitchen.View full post »

What about…

Island dating? In the islands, there are not many shop windows full of cadmium red hearts to remind you of Valentine&#View full post »

About stripes and puppies

A striped white and red carpet; a striped blue and white curtain; retro yellow tiles; a puppy… what’s not toView full post »

Hello weekend

enjoy it with words by maria alipranti photography by christos drazos /* */View full post »

Blogging

The things that we want to talk about are the things that excite us. Everyday details that make us feel good, stuff thatView full post »

Another one

“Everybody should believe in something. I believe I’ll have another coffee.” Author Unknown…View full post »

A winter fishing trip

Men of the sea In my mother’ s and in my father’ s family, we had our share of marine engineers. Some years ago, itView full post »

December in Paros

Living here is something I still haven’t got used to. In every day there is a moment that makes me feel as if I movedView full post »

Naughty or nice?

You have all the time to decide over a cup of warm tea. And if you spice it up with some honey, milk, a cinnamon stickView full post »