The Wonder Years
My waiter and I got into a disagreement. I asked for the menu in English and he insisted the Greek menu was in English. While
July 11, 2024
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My waiter and I got into a disagreement. I asked for the menu in English and he insisted the Greek menu was in English. While
There's a remote ghost town in Utah that for a brief moment was the most important place in the world. Promontory Summit, known in 1869
"How has Patmos dealt with the refugee situation?" Alex asked me as I led him on a FaceTime tour of Skala. "Well, they really haven't.
Christos summoned his best English. "Where is the woman?" he asked. "She is gone?" and made a sign of an airplane taking off. "Yes, she
The midnight Blue Star ferry to the Dodecanese is filled with vacationers. Many Greek, but of course a variety of other nationalities. I heard a
Professor Jared Diamond of UCLA asks (among other things) in his book Guns, Germs and Steel why the Spanish conquered Mexico instead of Montezuma leading a
Thomas spotted me as I passed through the town square, got up, shook my hand and gave me the two cheek kiss. Emily and I
Five weeks of a motorscooter rental costs me about $450. This is my second year of having a house here and it struck me that
In any small town, certain people are a nexus – the people through which the lives of others and their information flows. On an island,
"How is your day?" I asked the girl at Ta Kardasia, as she got my chicken bougatsa from the case. "It is not great. It