Ο Παλιατζής — O Paliatzis
Every Greek neighborhood has a soundtrack. Some have church bells. Some have barking dogs. Some have the neighbor dragging furniture across the floor at exactly 15:31, because quiet hours are apparently more…
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You Moved to Greece? Forget the HOA.
When we moved from Florida to Greece, I believed I had finally escaped the HOA. For readers outside the United States, an HOA—Homeowners Association—is an organization that governs many residential communities, particularly…
Meraklosa – When the Music Gets Inside You
While we were in Loggos, Paxoi, having dinner at Ο Γιος (O Gios), Angelina, the owner, stopped by our table. “On Friday, we’re having a bouzouki night. Shall I reserve a table…
Σεφτές – Seftés
Today, while still in Paxoi, we decided to leave Loggos for a few hours and visit Lakka. Lakka is busier than Loggos. More commercialized. More built up. And its harbor is much,…
We Came for Maestro in Blue. Paxoi Gave Us Something Else.
When I announced to Karen that I had found us a place to stay in Paxoi for a few days and asked whether she wanted to go, guess what happened? I became…
Να Κεράσω; (Na Keraso;)
You go to the bank. Not because you particularly want to go to the bank. Nobody wakes up, stretches, looks outside at the beautiful Greek sunshine, and thinks: “What a wonderful morning.…