Almost everywhere you are in Athens and its suburbs, you can see mountains. Looking north, south, east or west, and you realize Athens is situated on a large area surrounded by mountains, and may have been a good choice for those who wanted to be protected from invading armies and have good notice of their …
Two years ago (2017) during my very first trip to Greece, a high point was visiting Cape Sounion at the time of the full moon in late September. That time, we paid the fee and entered the archaelogical site of the Temple of Poseidon and watched the amazing view of the sun setting over the …
Sunset & Moon Rise – Cape Sounion, Greece – October 2019 Read More »
David Appell is a character that claims to have a degree in Math and Physics (Double Major) and apparently has been a contributor to various publications including Scientific American, Nature, New Scientist, and others. He also regularly posts comments on the blog of Dr. Roy Spencer, one of the climatologists who examines satellite data to …
First, I want to make it quite clear that I am not an Andrew Scheer supporter by any means. In fact, he stands for policies that I find absolutely against inherent rights including freedom of association. His refusal to consider dismantling “supply chain management” of milk marketing boards is just one area that I find …
Our next stop in our journey was the village or Portaria. While the official elevation for this village is 600 metres above sea level, that’s probably the elevation of the town square. The village is on the slope of Mount Pelion, and you exit at a higher level than you entered when driving up from …
Every day we we are inundated through the media, through some friends, and by environmental activists raging on about plastics. I can’t tell you how many times I have gone grocery shopping and when asked, “Need bags?” and upon nodding and replying “Yes,” being glared at by the silly fool behind me with her ten …
I Love Plastic – Regulating Grocery Bags Is Stupid: Here’s Why Read More »
Just over a week ago, I began writing a series (mostly meant to be a photographic record) of our trip from Exarchos to parts of Pelion, Greece. I had entitled the post, “The First Leg…” with a plan that I had in mind at the time, of dividing the trip up into sections – but …
“Does the analysis I’ve just provided promote this rape culture? This is an old saw, which we’ve encountered before. An analysis of pedophilia promotes it. An analysis of terrorism justifies it. And so on. The technical name for people who think this is ‘dumb fucks’. I used to try to disabuse dumb fucks of their …
To many in North America, driving 600 km in a day is not a big deal. Well, it’s still a fair distance, but not something many of us would say “No” to, because of the distance. I know that I used to regularly drive this many km and even more in a day, and while …
We took a long road trip yesterday – almost 600 km from our “base” near Atalanti into the Pelion region of Greece, and back. More on that along with photos shortly (perhaps a post for each of the places we visited). But first, one of the observations that visitors to Greece comment on is the …