Meeting Landscape Woman and Good-Work Man at Michalis Maniadakis’ Little School of the Earth
It was Open Farm Day in Greece. PhotoMan (my husband) and I went to Michalis Maniadakis’ eco farm at Kalessa which is about 20 minutes from Heraklion (the largest city in Crete) to attend his seminar. I thought I would be bored because it was in Greek* but I enjoyed every moment and unexpectedly learnt […]
Dr. George Vardakis The PAction Man
Upon meeting Dr. George Vardakis, I created a new word: PAction. Passion + Action = PAction /ˈpakʃən/ Passion? Since living in Greece, I came across many loud Greek men. Some of them told me that they were not loud but passionate. I became curious about the true meaning of passion, and if it’s true that […]
Birth of PhotoMan at the Himalayas
I often refer to my husband Kosta (Konstantinos Anastasakis) as PhotoMan because I believe even the most ‘regular’ human has Super Power and Super Hero names give me giggles. Here’s the story of how Kosta discovered his Super Power. What would you do at your darkest moments? When you are in despair, when your whole […]
My long journey to Ithaca
Thanks to my husband, my mother-in-law and her long line of ancestors, I finally made it to Ithaca. The first time I traveled to Greece was in the summer of 1996. During the planning of our first trip to Europe, my travel companion asked me, amongst the Greek islands that were mentioned in her travel […]
My Sister-in-law’s Red Lentil Soup
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. […]
I gave my Husband some flowers
Yesterday I gave my husband some flowers. Our friends took my husband to some meetings yesterday and I went along. While waiting I saw a frangipani tree which you can see everywhere in Bali, Indonesia. I was surprised yet delighted to see this tree in Crete. I picked some flowers that had fallen onto […]
The Mountain Men of Mount Parnassos Part 2
When we arrived Aegli Hotel, it wasn’t the beautiful black and white tiles nor the elegant marble table that caught my attention, but the rows and rows of trophies. Before disappearing to his job, my husband pointed out the Olympic torches to me. Olympic torches? I was confused… I followed my husband to this job […]
The Mountain Men of Mount Parnassos Part 1
Mountain Man #1 Giorgos Korodimos During another of my husband’s work trip to Arachova, I met two interesting men who both felt much connection with the mountains. I named both of them Mountain Man. I’ve been asking for quotes from various businesses in order to organize a retreat type of tour happening in this region. […]