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Island
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, That, if I then had waked after long sleep, 135Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and show riches Ready Continue reading
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Architecture – decisions taken a year ago.
What we have learnt, Corfu’s traditional houses facades are mostly of plaster, less often of stone. The typical characteristics include arched arcades, stone window frames, shutters, simple windowless roofs and walls in one of literally several colors – neither white nor blue being one of them. The most common palettes are yellows, pinks, ochres and Continue reading
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Less
Noise, city, stress. Things. News, politics. Pollution. Junk food. Pretending. Medicines. Selfies. Talking heads. Expectations.Addictions. Unwanted, dusty relationships. Haste. Irritation. Anger. Ugliness, thrash trucks, Netflix. Meraki Hills is a place where there will be less of all this. Our house, surrounded by woods, backed by a solid hill, looking boldly at the sea and the Continue reading
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How we get there
Living in Lisbon. A house in the Alentejo within roaring distance of the ocean waves. Crete, ah, Crete! Corfu. We were looking for culture, friendliness, smells, history, flavours, to put our spiritual and bodily needs in a beautiful and meaningful context. Bye, bye Portugal Such were our dilemmas. We regretfully said goodbye to Portugal in Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 