Greece – couchmagpie

11/06/2022 Reading

Madeline Miller – Circe

Miller’s book presents us with a captivating rendering of Circe, daughter of the sun god Helios and the ocean nymph Perse, and who features in Homer’s Odyssey.

05/07/2020 Visiting

Day Tripping in Greece No. 1 – Santorini

In 2017, Siggy and I went to Santorini, a Greek island I had been dreaming about visiting for years.

04/07/2020 Visiting

Day Tripping in Greece No. 2 – Nisyros

In 2015, Siggy and I were in Kos and we took a boat trip over to the neighbouring island of Nisyros.

03/07/2020 Visiting

Day Tripping in Greece No. 3 – Skiathos

In 2013 we went to Skaithos – like many others before us, not for the first or last time. We went on ‘around the island’ and ‘Mamma Mia’ boat trips from Skiathos Town on a boat called the Kalypso.

02/07/2020 Visiting

Day Tripping in Greece No. 4 – Chania

Next stop on our 5-day jaunt down memory lane and the islands of Greece is Chania in Crete. Chania is the second largest city in Crete and was the capital of the island before it moved to Heraklion in 1971.

01/07/2020 Visiting

Day Tripping in Greece No. 5 – Kalymnos

Given that we’re not going on holiday to Greece (or probably anywhere overseas) this year, I’ve been reminiscing about places we have been in the past, and I’ve decided to do a top five run-down over the course of the next few days.