Month: April 2022

Groundhog Day

Atmos on Kampos Beach was known for years as George's – a casual cafe that acted as the social hub of the most family-oriented beach

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Good Grief

Middle school-aged students in their school athletic uniforms gathered at the port, large backpacks and wheeling suitcases in hand. A flock of adults huddled around

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The Inner Committee

The Inner Committee has been in session for days breaking only here and there for rest. There's so much to figure out and the issues

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Polytheistic Enlightenment

The bells of the monastery rang repeatedly and long, calling an end to Orthodox Easter. At around 12:30 pm, groups with suitcases in hand migrated

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Welcome To Our Celebration

After prayer and loud, Gregorian-style chanting that pure down from the Apocalypsi – the amphitheater over the Cave of the Apocalypse – fireworks began around

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Bad Beliefs, Go Away!

It's not often you wake up thinking about chickpeas, but today I did. Flisvos reopened on Thursday and next to Ktima Petra (literally) is my

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Good Friday

The bells have been ringing all day – I'm not even sure why sometimes when people are neither entering or exiting the churches. Orthodox Good

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The Real Stuff

On a small island, little things matter. The reawakening of the island to tourism means that today Ktima Petra, one of my favorite restaurants has

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