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    Aegean, a touching Greek cookbook

    One would think that a cookbook is about good recipes, compelling photos and clear cooking directions. Those are the kind of cookbooks I don’t like that much. In everything I do, reading, watching a…

    17/11/2020
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    A mini local guide to Syros

    Syros is the place where you’d go for paperwork or to court if you live in the Cyclades. This summer I needed a break from Santorini and because of the COVID-19 situation, I was…

    11/11/2020
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    6 professionals talk about how COVID affected their life and business

    COVID has been affecting our lives since last winter and it looks like we will have to deal with it for a while. We are in the middle of a second wave and the…

    04/11/2020
  • Santorini in the post COVID summer
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    What would you like to know about Santorini in COVID time?

    If you are thinking to travel to Santorini during COVID time, you might have some doubts. In the last weeks, I’ve received some questions from you regarding the situation in Santorini during COVID, this…

    03/08/2020
  • Blue Dome in Oia, Santorini
    Santorini

    10 things to know for your first post-COVID flight to Greece

    As you might know, I got back to Santorini after spending four months in Italy so I just had my first post-COVID flight to Greece and I thought it might be useful to share…

    14/07/2020
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    Books about Greece: The Great Chimera

    The Great Chimera (Η Μεγάλη Χίμαιρα) is a great book that everyone moving to Greece should read.Written by M. Karagatsis (translated in English by Patricia Felisa Barbeito), one of the most important Greek novelists,…

    16/03/2020
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    A down to earth life in Santorini

    Full moon days in a month, this is what I just typed on my google search. Not that I did not know but I wanted evidence.I have never given much attention to this natural…

    09/03/2020
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    Santorini

    Living in Santorini – Loud thoughts

    I have been living in Santorini for three years now. 36 months ago exactly today I was arriving at the Athinios Port with my big suitcase packed with my clothes, hopes and dreams.I vividly…

    06/03/2020
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City girl, previously in Milan, Rome and London.
Living on Greek Islands since 2017: Santorini, Anafi, and now Syros.
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I named it 'Patience Property', the place where I I named it 'Patience Property', the place where I live. It can take a while to get yourself up there. It can take a while even to drink coffee. I had a look at my notes. A name I don't remember. A bare sentence, 'I never go in'. A Sex message. The possible title of my book. Things people told me about myself, that I like. Things I wrote down when I was high, or very low. Recipes. I wake up early so that I have the feeling that I have more time. I fill my days with things. The more I do, the less time I think I have. I go to sleep. And then again. My laundry changes every day. But stay there more than one. I rarely escape from my home. And when I do, I always bump into the same person. Foggy.
I wanna forget bad days. I wanna forget good days I wanna forget bad days. I wanna forget good days when it’s a bad day. I wanna forget the things I want to tell. I can't forget the things I write. I sometimes remember things I didn't know I'd forgotten.
Laying down. I feel the heat of the day in my back Laying down. I feel the heat of the day in my back. Indulging in the warmth on my skin. I open my eyes. A plane crosses the sky. I wave, rippling. Softly. Do you see me?
I had more than 2000 emails unread. Now I have 0. I had more than 2000 emails unread. Now I have 0. There mustn't have been something important there. They gave me a kind of comfort. Knowing that someone was waiting for an answer. Maybe. I feel as if I were floating on the sea. My legs and arms, lightly touch the water. Looking, with my closed eyes, at the sky. I imagine a shadow, caressing me. Fondly. I don't sink.
It takes time to get used to the noises of a new h It takes time to get used to the noises of a new home. My island is a country house, surrounded by gardens and vineyards. A church as well, to protect me from what? In the distance the sea. The stars at night. The dogs are barking. The cats, fighting. I can only hear my music. And my heartbeat. I wish someone would miss me as much as I miss all the places I lived.
LOVE LETTER TO ANAFI Two years came to an end, th LOVE LETTER TO ANAFI Two years came to an end, the same way they started. It was intense, it was a challenge, it was beautiful. It was unforgettable. It ended before all these feelings vanished. I will miss everything and everyone. I will miss raising my hand every 2 minutes while driving. I will miss listening to people complaining about the way I park my car. I will miss chatting with kids and older people. I will miss my morning coffees with the ladies talking about love affairs. I will miss crying from my balcony when things did not go the way I wanted. I will miss all the sunrises. I will miss the wind. I will miss all the hugs that people gave me before leaving, even those ones that did not want to say bye. I arrived as an independent person. I leave as self-sufficient. There is an ocean in between the two things. And it's always the Aegean.
I’ll be your window. You’ll be my mirror. I’ll be your window. You’ll be my mirror.
I rarely lose stuff. I have a list of things I th I rarely lose stuff. I have a list of things I thought I had lost which I actually didn't. One sock. I found it outside of my hotel room, in the corridor. A necklace I adored. I found it after weeks in the gasket around the washing machine porthole. I always remember where I put my stuff and I can travel back in time and see where I last saw them. The only thing I lost in all these years and transfers from country to country is a small round pin with a simple word on it "Whatever". I always think about it with fondness, I still remember where I bought it, at the Freud Museum in London maybe 8 years ago. And, I once lost a pair of jeans. I don't know where. If I did, I would wear them today. The weather is the only thing that matters in the life I chose. It's the only thing that surely makes me happy or less happy during the day. Chances I will be happy depending on how the day starts. 'Pink sunrise bad weather is coming'.
The scent of places is what matters. It is what co The scent of places is what matters. It is what connects or disconnects you to where you are or were. Before the flavour. After all. I remember the smell of places. I do not recall the smell of people. Neither their flavour.

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