The renovations to the derelict armory at Kamini's Baby Beach. Contrary to years of speculation and rhubarb, “it” is happening: Baby Beach as we know it is undergoing a major diaper change. And the only ...
2009 was supposed to be a hopeful new start, what with Mr. Obama taking over the reins, renewed and revitalized global warming pacts, and a general feeling that a new era could dawn. But the ...
It’s not often that a rumour will entice us to venture into the megopolis of Hydra port to verify the authenticity of a rhubarb, but this was one that needed a firsthand ‘eye-report’. This month ...
Summer was nearly over, most of the tourists had gone home, and the island was ours again. Not that we mind the holiday makers. Au contraire! Most of them are quite generous and friendly, often ...
I have always said that the key to a successful life in Hydra is to throw away the rule book, because everything in this part of the world is more or less the opposite to ...
Kamini Village during one of Hydra's nightime blackouts Ironic, really, that last month we suggested there be light … sometimes. In March, the DEH really took us at our word: no light ... sometimes. By ...
Where else in the world would one consider one’s business day to be hugely successful, cause for celebration in fact, purely because one has managed to get a spare key cut. Granted it wasn’t a ...
It must be a record somewhere—nearly three years for a small package to reach our post office on the port. In the age of instant coms, it’s hard to believe that an envelope could literally ...
It is not by coincidence that the cliché "It’s all Greek to me" connotes incomprehension. While Greek, spoken or written, is notoriously tough to master, its difficulties have an unusual twist on the island. The ...
Inmates of the Rock have, on occasion, frustrated with bureaucratic delays and lack of amenities, been overheard to call our island, in jest, the “fourth world.” But here’s a thought: even in Uganda, plastic bags ...