I don’t know who was doing the research for Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey, but in spite of the sometimes baffling choice of things for her to be amazed at/cry over/laugh at/drink or eat, there were some pure gold nuggets on Thursday. The island of Spinalonga lies off the North-Eastern coast of Crete, just along from the…
It must be Greek season on UK television – and we do need some good press, so we are very grateful; the BBC just aired its documentary about the Pavlopetri excavations currently taking place in the shallow water off the southern-most tip of Greece -For those who missed it, here is the link: Pavlopetri The oldest…
Our guest blogger is Kate Monro, author of the wonderful “The First Time,” which is a collection of tales about losing one’s virginity. This blog is about losing one’s heart though. Quite different. POSTCARD FROM ANTIPAROS – KATE MONRO ‘There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you have…
“You are probably like me and know something or nothing about Greece” is how Joanna Lumley’s new TV series kicks off – so true, yes, but which is it Joanna? Something or nothing? After that though, it got going and was tremendous fun. I never knew that there is a village in Evia where there are still 40 old villagers…