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Apokries – the Fun Bits and the Why Not Bits

Apokries – the Fun Bits and the Why Not Bits

Posted by on Mar 19, 2018 in Greece Travel Diary, Learning to be Greek

I named one of my Facebook pages Learning to be Greek because a lot of Greek culture and traditions are still a mystery to me. A fine example is Apokries. The first time my husband told me about Apokries was when we came across people dressing up in costumes on the street, when we first […]

My Sister-in-law’s Red Lentil Soup

My Sister-in-law’s Red Lentil Soup

Posted by on Mar 14, 2018 in Human Stories, Recipes

My sister-in-law always has food ready for me when I visit, no matter what time of the day it is. One wintry morning, I called and asked if I could go to her home.  I missed my family and friends in Hongkong and sometimes my husband wasn’t enough. My sister-in-law came to my mind immediately. […]

Meteora – Nice and Easy Perfect Journey

Meteora – Nice and Easy Perfect Journey

Posted by on Mar 10, 2018 in Greece Travel Diary, Learning to be Greek

(Please scroll down if you just want some information for your Meteora visit.) After Agent Q* booked her tickets to Greece, we had to decide where we would go for her three-week holidays. I was hoping to do the bare minimum in Athens and then keep her in Crete where I’m currently living so that […]

Perfect Attendance

Perfect Attendance

Posted by on Feb 27, 2018 in Learning to be Greek, Random Thoughts

Today I went to yoga class with a heavy heart. I’ve been going to the same yoga class every Tuesday and Friday morning and I love it. The teacher is nice and so are my classmates. It is more than an exercise class for me. It’s like a social gathering with people who share my […]

‘You are a Good Writer!’

‘You are a Good Writer!’

Posted by on Feb 25, 2018 in Random Thoughts

Several people told me that I was a good writer. Huh? Every time it invoked a lovely warm feeling inside me but within a split second an elephant fell on my back. ‘Really? Em… Thank you!’ I would say while looking as if I was a good writer (how do they look like?) to show […]

How to have Money? Pinkie the Porkchop debuts!

How to have Money? Pinkie the Porkchop debuts!

‘How do I have money?’ I was having a chat with my friend and fellow QHHT practitioner Hara Katsiki using my brand new Pinkie the Porkchop* laptop and this subject came up. This money issue had bothered me for quite some time. Even though I never lack, I don’t seem to have the freedom of […]

Santorini – What to Expect

Santorini – What to Expect

Why Santorini? So you’ve seen pictures of a little island with white houses on the cliff edge and a three blue domed church. You’ve read that this island is one of the best and most romantic places to watch the sunset. Santorini is mentioned in the media so often that without researching any of the […]

Sitia Σητεία (Eastern Crete) – Lukewarm Heaven!

Sitia Σητεία (Eastern Crete) – Lukewarm Heaven!

As the subtle charm of Sitia finally seeped through me, a line from a Talking Heads song came to mind – Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens. From Expectations to Confusions I arrived at Sitia with high expectations. The articles I read online all talked about Sitia people being the kindest and most […]

Φακές Σούπα– Greek and Strong Lentil Soup

Φακές Σούπα– Greek and Strong Lentil Soup

Posted by on Oct 24, 2017 in Learning to be Greek, Recipes

Φακές (FaKEs) means lentils and σούπα (SOUpah) means soup. Lentil soup is a very traditional dish and my husband thinks it makes him strong! My husband likes to refer to the soup by saying φακές but I’m not sure if it’s a Greek thing or just his thing. I love making lentil soup because it […]

Richtis Gorge Φαράγγι του Ρίχτη (Eastern Crete) – Easy???

Richtis Gorge Φαράγγι του Ρίχτη (Eastern Crete) – Easy???

My friend Agent Q and I decided to walk the Richtis Gorge trail during her recent holidays in Greece because we wanted to visit the waterfall. We read up some online information as well as reviews in order to prepare ourselves. We got quite confused by what we read, particularly because this trail is considered […]