A warning about Wind Hellas and Cosmote – two of the major telecom companies in Greece that provide internet, mobile phone and landline phone service. If you are planning on visiting Greece for an extended time and think it should be fairly simple to get internet service, you would be wrong. Truly, these companies are …
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Have a look at the photo. This cat blessed me with its presence on the roof of our house – spiti mas – and I’ve also seen it walking along the road, and even in our garden in front of the house. I have no clue how it managed to get on to the roof …
Yesterday, we drove to a beach on the sea near the Greek town of Marathonos. We took a very nice scenic route that had us travel by car over the dam (or φραγμα – fragma in Greek) that was built back in the early 19th century in order to create a man-made reservoir that was …
The other night at about 1:30am, we decided after a long, hot day, to go for a walk to a kiosk to buy some wine. However, when we arrived at the kiosk, we discovered that the liquor store next door was also still open! And this liquor store has an amazing aged Tsipouro – (one …
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When flying, I love having a window seat especially when take off or landing is during daylight hours and the skies are clear. When I used to fly regularly between Edmonton and Toronto, I was able to pick out locations, especially when flying over Ontario and when the plane was descending towards Pearson International Airport …
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We made it! It was stressful – possibly more for me, the owner, but both my Boston Terrier and I arrived in Athens, Greece on June 6th, 2019 after a long 9 1/2 hour flight from Toronto. The funny thing is that upon arrival in Greece, all the pre-trip paperwork that I had done in …
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This post is going to be more than about quotes; it’s my hope it will help some readers identify projections and the “problem” with reading into words, adding meaning that is not there, or using ad hominem before judging the validity of an expression of an idea. I hope you will keep that in mind. …
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Patricia Joan Scott (nee Stephen) June 10th, 1940 – May 16th, 2019 After battling many health issues over the past two years, my mom passed away. I have some blog readers that are acquainted with the family – although probably most of you may know already. She suffered an inoperable hemorrhagic stroke on Tuesday morning …
I’m at a time of my life when I’m realizing that sitting on some good stuff, but never using it, no matter how attached or the hopes of the past, it could be of more value to someone else. For many years, I built custom fishing rods and only used the very best components that …
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People who support Greta Thunberg and think of her as an inspiration are idiots. Look, I feel sorry for the girl, actually – what she is going through in her mind, must be horrible. Being taught the nonsense that she’s been taught, while those around her accept her “sense” that she can actually “see” CO2. …