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Memoirs of Hadrian
I inhaled the scent of salt and sun on human skin, the smell of pistachios and turpentine coming from the islands where one would like to live and where one knows in advance one will not get off. This is a wonderful novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, which is a fictional letter from Emperor Hadrian to Continue reading
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About winds and waters.
Water in Greece is a special topic. It even has its own god, Poseidon, and dozens of minor ones, to mention Hydros or the Nereids – sea nymphs whose name comes from the Greek ‘nero’ – meaning water.Despite of this, water in Greece is scarce to the point where shortages increasingly last for days, especially Continue reading
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Proper roof tile
Since few months – without visible success – we are trying to get proper roof tile for the house. The trick is, what “proper” means. Aesthetically, it is at least similar to what we see in the neighbourhood. With Chlomos – probably the second oldest village on the island – just around the corner, the Continue reading
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A Man – Oriana Fallaci
For me, this somewhat forgotten novel by Oriana Fallaci, was an amazing journey into the depths of the Greek soul and an insightful observation of what a non-Greek feels when interacting with what constitutes modern Greece. This half-biography describes the story of two real people: Oriana Fallaci herself, an unconventional journalist, in love with a Continue reading
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7 Plagues of Greece: Garbage
The garbage problem is evident in all tourist areas of Greece. Like many negative phenomena, in Corfu more so.A quick analysis of articles on local portal enimerosi shows that the same thing is repeated every year: piles of uncollected garbage, unresolved tenders, rescue actions, special meetings and measures to solve the problems. Interestingly, this does Continue reading
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7 plagues of Greece: Fires
Every year the problem of fires returns. It is very media-savvy, with dramatic photos circulating the Internet every year. In the recent Attica fire, 100,000 hectares of forest burned, which is as much as 2.5% of the region’s area. Last year, a fire in the north of Corfu was extinguished for nearly two weeks.Certainly rising Continue reading
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Windows, shutters, flyscreens
This is window. That’s what we thought until June this year, when we started to take a serious interest in window joinery for our house. We quickly realised that in a simple stone house, it was the windows and doors that could determine the final aesthetics and style of the house. Then we considered functionality Continue reading
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All the world is green
Of Corfu’s many qualities, greenness seems to be absolutely unique.Thanks to the humid microclimate created inbetween of the high mountains of Epirus and the warm Ionian Sea, the whole island is extremely green all year round. Thanks to the fact that it resisted the Turkish invasion, it has preserved its forests and has not shared Continue reading
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A cliff in front, a stream behind
μπρός γκρεμός και πίσω ρέμα. We became familiar with this Greek saying quite some time ago, laughing that our plot of land actually has a rhea and a cliff. The rema is dry, the cliff has been stabilized, but we are being hit harder and harder by the weaknesses of building in Greece. We are Continue reading
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Operation Broom
As reported by the Enimerosi portal, a special operation took place in South Corfu under the command of the new mayor of South Corfu, with the support of neighbouring districts and regional government of Ionian Islands.The brave authorities saved the population from an inevitable ecological disaster, plague and death in agony. Thousands of tonnes of Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 