If you visit Greece, you’ll find there are quite a few villages named “Skala” or “Skala (followed by another name).” In Greek, the word “skala” means “ladder” or “staircase.” I am told that in centuries past, Greeks would often build a village in the mountains or some distance from the sea where they could watch …
A little update to my post the other day, about my attempts to purchase a small plot of land, and where at the last minute, the price of the land suddenly jumped 66%: The civil engineer who I paid to do the land survey is somehow related to the seller of the land that I …
One of the things I’ve observed here in Greece is that there is a great mistrust of people, businesses, and those involved in making deals. At first, I thought it was odd – while back in Canada, we’ll do things to protect ourselves from fraud or someone not acting in good faith, mistrust here in …
Back in about January, I purchased a used Volkswagon Tiguan. Purchasing a car in Greece can be a bit of a chore which I may write about later. Compared to prices of similar vehicles in Athens, I think I got a fair deal, but compared to used car prices back in Canada, – wow…. the …
It turned into a beautiful sunny day in the Attica region of Greece which was a change from the rainy cool weather of the past few days. I decided to take a break from family history research, staring at old photos, and looking at my piling up “to-do” list, and go for a drive. We …
Beekeeping is a hobby I’ve enjoyed previously, many years ago. You could say I’m a fourth generation beekeeper, but my brother Andrew who has been at it himself for quite some years deserves the title at this point, more than I do. Regardless, beekeeping in Canada has been going on in our family for many …
We took advantage of some great weather and headed up to Exarchos which is located in the prefecture of Phthiotis, central Greece. We did have a big reason to go but because it was such a nice day, we decided ahead of time that there was no rush to get back and we’d just drive …
Hopefully I won’t need medical care in Greece too often – if at all after today, but I did actually need to see a doctor in order to get a prescription for an antibiotic. Up until about a year or so ago, anyone could walk into a pharmacy in Greece and ask for an antibiotic. …
I wrote last October about my experiences with a Greek real estate agent in Artemida (Loutsa) and now as of May 2021, have experiences with a total of four different real estate agencies in Greece. Let me tell you that it’s been a very frustrating experience, to say the least. In my first post on …
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I was out walking early this morning and wanted to take photos of the amazing blooms close to the house. One is right in front of the house, a beautiful bougainvillea that has creeped up the front of the house to the second level. The other is unknown to me, but it’s red blooms are …