On his only visit to Greece, in 1904, Sigmund Freud experienced brief but unsettling feelings of alienation as he stood
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Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis – Νικος Γαβριηλ Πεντζικης
This is a tribute to the great Greek Writer and Painter, Niko Gabriel Pentzikis. He was born and lived almost
Continue readingVisit to Oreoi, North Evoia, Greece – May 2010
I was fortunate to visit my good cousin Kostas and his family in their summer house in Oreoi, North Evoia.
Continue readingIts almost summertime and the living gets easier – Εσκασε μυτη το καλοκαιρακι και η ζωη γινεται ευκολωτερη
Late May in Greece and the continuum of space and time is broken. You go to the beach and although the
Continue readingFlying Words – Επεα Πτεροεντα
1. I emerge from the depths From the cool of the ocean beds, back to the warm and painful sun.
Continue readingBoiled Grouper Head with Greek Mayonnaise – Βραστο κεφαλι σφυριδας με ελληνικη μαγιονεζα
As always, cooking begins in the market place. I went to my fisherman and found a 6kg grouper resting on
Continue readingThe Greek Problem: aphorisms – Αφορισμοι για το Ελληνικο Προβλημα
αυτο το αρθρο αφορα την παρουσα κριση που ταλανιζει την Ελλαδα προεκυψε οταν εγραψα ενα σχολιο σε ενα αλλο
Continue readingThe "Real" Greece – Part II: Philosophy and Poetry in Hoelderlin's Hyperion
“But then she [Gaia] did couple with Ouranos to bear deep-eddying Okeanos, Koios and Kreios, Hyperion and Iapetos, Theia and
Continue readingLunch 26th December 2009 – Toscana meets Thessaly
On the 26th December is the name day of my “brother”, Manolis. We have made it a tradition that every
Continue readingBeef and Pork Stew with dry white beans
Today’s dish is a stew with dry white beans. The meat in the stew is beef and pork. I dice
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