We reached downtown Athens in the dark, somewhere around eight o’clock on Wednesday night. We were staying at a hotel called the Grande Bretagne, a lovely, but expensive, hostelry. It is located on the edge of the Plaka, or old Read More …
The new Athens airport is located waaaaaay outside of town. It was built for the 2004 Olympics, so it’s modern and clean. Our plane landed and dumped us out – into a skybridge attached to the terminal, a comforting reminder Read More …
Dining on the Queen Elizabeth was linked to which type of cabin you reserved. Each suite was linked to a specific dining room. The balcony staterooms included early or late seating in the Britannia Restaurant. We chose the later sitting, Read More …
The vegetation in the Eastern Mediterranean fascinated me during our trip. I was expecting the iconic Cypress, tall and straight with the branches growing upwards toward the light in a tight cone. Or the bushy pines with their long, widely Read More …
December’s site header is a Greek Orthodox church in the Plaka, or old town, area of Athens. We came across the church as we were trying (not too successfully) to find our way home after dinner on our first night Read More …
Goals For The Month: A Recipe for Treachery This mystery romance takes place at a cooking competition in Vancouver BC. This month’s goal is to work through the copyedit. The ultimate goal for this book is to have it ready Read More …