Cruise liner ... A Cruise ship will be in Skiathos today, from 07:00 until 14:00.Sadly a lot of the businesses won't be open to reap the benefit, but let's hope that those who are, do very well indeed ...Yesterday the... read more
Posted on 17 October 2017 | 2:47 am
Steve's Nature Quiz #20 This is a male Common Darter dragonfly but where does the female drop her eggs?In the soil?In the water?In the air?Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatumThe male clasps the female as they fly throug... read more
Posted on 15 October 2017 | 5:14 am
On Parks and Plates Things are looking up in the parks and gardens around Rhodes Town. Everywhere you look it's getting smarter, tidier, neater and well tended. What can be going on?Well, apparently, one of my Greek frie... read more
Posted on 10 October 2017 | 9:46 pm
Who Owns Your Body? - By Patrick Brigham Ealing council is considering legal action against anti-abortion protesters accused of “harassing” women attending a clinic.There are many people who think that abortion is wrong. They com... read more
Posted on 10 October 2017 | 2:09 pm
Meet in Crete 3rd October The best bit of having published Kritsotopoula, Girl of Kritsa, a novel set in my home village on Crete is getting the chance to meet readers and potential readers. My last book signing event of the s... read more
Posted on 30 September 2017 | 6:59 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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