Five Star Greece on the road… Poor Evi has been on the road inspecting houses. I say “Poor Evi” without a hint of irony even though that is normally the part of the job that I look forward to the most, and I had not been pleased when she said to me, “You stay and man the office and pay…
Easter 2011 For those who were wondering, my Tsoureki (Easter bread) turned out just fine this year, although the ends of the braid did look a bit peculiar and the red egg in the middle of the bread for some strange reason exploded in the oven. I turned it (the egg) upside down and no-one noticed, but…
Five Star Greece Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Easter Week or “Megali Evdomada” Easter is the high point of the Greek year, much more important than Christmas – to my father who was of an older Greek generation, Christmas was just a day when his devout mother would try to impose yet another…
Five Star Greece recommends the Jerusalem of the Aegean. We thought we would feature Patmos this week as we have taken on two really lovely houses on the beach. The only places to stay until now were beautiful but not frightfully comfortable village houses. Now we can offer you air conditioning, pools and beaches nearby;…
Evi’s Greek Easter lamb recipe: Vegetarians, small children and Temperance League, look away…. Ask your local shepherd to supply you with a whole young lamb and put it on a spit. Choose a flowery meadow with an olive tree nearby and preferably a little pebble beach within greasy finger wiping distance. At around 6.00 am,…
I can’t help it, I must share this with you. Sent to me by a kind friend who was wondering whether this property was part of the Five Star Greece portfolio, as it is called Five Star Island. Kind friend, all I can say is not yet…. So, here are the specs for Five Star Island…as described by the…
Five Star Greece on Spetses We have just had a cancellation for August for one of our favorite houses on Spetses - the Queen of the Saronic Gulf, where the real insiders head for. Lazy, laid-back, elegant easy. Trying out baby steps in my newly acquired social media skills, I have done a tweet and…