Rain coming ... At last lets hope it dampens the island down ...Lots of grumbles on the forums, at the moment, but it is August, and the blues are affecting people near and far. That last full moon was a good one, so... read more
Posted on 21 August 2017 | 5:16 am
Bloggers meet in Crete One of my first blogging pals was Krystina Kalapothakos, who has a great foodie blog, Kouzounas Kitchen. Krystina is currently on holiday in Crete from her home in California. Here, to my delight... read more
Posted on 20 August 2017 | 6:41 pm
Steve's Nature Quiz #17 Is Turkey Tangle Frogfruit effective againsta) suppurating soresb) stonesc) the common coldAccording to Sanskrit literature Turkey Tangle Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) is/was consid... read more
Posted on 20 August 2017 | 5:51 am
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet As you may know, I run a Facebook group called "A Good Greek Read". It has, I'm amazed and delighted (in equal measure) to say, become quite a success and the members generally report that they enjoy ... read more
Posted on 17 August 2017 | 12:21 am
The Jewel of India 70 Years On - By Patrick Brigham Beautiful Amritser‘Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,Till Earth and Sky stand presently, at God’s great Judgment Seat.’Rudyard Kipling – The Bal... read more
Posted on 15 August 2017 | 6:48 am
Greek Island Lifestyle -- Curated content Despite my best intentions I have not been able to post regularly to this blog. But I frequently see other articles and photos that I think will be interesting to my readers. Here they are... read more
Posted on 28 December 2016 | 7:00 am
Undiscovered Rhodes: 10 places to visit away from the crowds The island of Rhodes has lots of well known tourist spots but there's also a lot that's undiscovered by the main summer tourist crowds. Away from the main resorts there's a very different island to be... read more
Posted on 14 September 2016 | 6:21 am
Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens- Chiang Mai While in Chiang Mai, we decided we wanted to check out the Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens. These gardens were the first international standard botanical...The post Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens- Ch... read more
Posted on 18 December 2015 | 6:28 pm
Chopper Reed CHOPPER READ When an old friend from my music journalism days asked to meet for a meal a couple of years back, I was more than happy to oblige. He happened to be visiting Sydney from Melbourne with no... read more
Posted on 1 April 2015 | 8:40 pm
I'm moving! New URL for my blog!!! Dearest blog friends and readers...I'm moving this blog to a new URL address.I welcome you with all my heart to:www.aswedeingreece.com !!!All blog posts from here are there now. I have written some la... read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 | 9:13 am
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