I have not had a whole lot of time recently to spend on family history although I have my sights set on a number of people that are interesting and that I want to delve into. Hopefully I’ll be able to spend more time on that shortly but have a few projects that need to …
Dundee Eastern Necropolis Burial Contract & Photos Read More »
While Google maps estimates the time from Anavyssos to Sounion to be about 18 minutes, if this is the first time you drive the road, you’ll really want to plan on much more time – an hour or more, if you want to take in the beauty and spectacular scenery along this southern Attica coast …
Anavyssos To Sounion – Attica South Shore Photos Read More »
Last weekend, we decided to try a new beach not too far from Nea Ionia. Normally, we head to towards Loutza Beach at Artemida (Attica) for various reasons but the traffic there can be insane and finding a parking spot can take forever. So instead of Loutza, we aimed for a place called Anavyssos, down …
I came across this photo in my parent’s collection of slides and prints, and it reminded me that this was my very first air flight – a transatlantic journey from Toronto (it was called Malton Airport back then) to Belfast, with a refueling stop in Gander, Newfoundland. One of my earliest memories that precedes this …
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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 …
Here in Greece, out in the country side rural areas, donkeys are not uncommon. In Northern Ireland when I was a child, there were quite common as well. I’m not sure if the donkey above was an ass (male donkey) or the female “jennie,” but nevertheless, asses were pretty common. As I wrote about my …
We had a mail box across the road with our name on – SCOTT – and I’d always check to see if the flag on the box was up or down. Up meant there was mail. Maybe from Granda Scott in Northern Ireland? Getting to the mailbox across the road was a bit of a …
The Old Farmhouse – Concord, Ontario – Dufferin Street Read More »
The other day, I wrote about Elizabeth Scott and some of the confusions I had when I came across her, including the fact her surname Scott was the same surname as the man she married, James Scott. There was some confusion also generated by my father’s family history notes, which indicated that John Scott b. …