When I was a child a song about two moths living in an old coat was pretty popular. It was only later when I discovered the prickly odor of mothballs and understood who it was …
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There grow figs on Lesvos
Legends, myths and other stories about the fig tree.
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Gone are the Greek summers
About overtourism.
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Where are the sardines?
The Gulf of Kalloni lies in the centre of Lesvos, about 14,000 hectares large. Its opening to the open sea is smaller than one kilometer wide, thus creating a unique eco system, fed by rivers …
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The book ‘Niki’
About the daughter of a Greek communist.
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It’s the Turks again
About Greek and Turkish music and food.
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Spinning Spiders
About spiderwebs and their makings.
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Cherry Festival
About the cherries around Agiasos.
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Lion’s teeth
(Sow thistle) I live on an island that has about 1500 different flowers, but I only can recognize a handful of them: like anemones, poppies, mallow, rockroses, orchids and dandelions (Taraxacum officinale). In the past …
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Tolling bells
About Greek church and their church bells.
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