Month: June 2025

"Aeras!" the man who owns the Agriolivadi beach chair concession – aka Andreas' father – said to me. Thanks to Duolingo, I know Aeras is

After a few days of my being back, Christos my neighbor and operator of Cafe Mostra in front of my house finally asked me in

In business, the trend towards outsourcing and off-shoring has been going on for years. I've had overseas software developers, researchers, writers, assistants, marketing teams and

"Honey, I want you to come out and have a bagel," I heard in the background.  Swimming in the still aquamarine waters of Livadi Geranou

If you ever want to get through the airport quickly in Bali, carry a baby. Maybe you have one, maybe borrow one. But a baby

One never knows how the day will go on Patmos. Some days are uninterrupted landscapes of time to enjoy and others sneak up and surprise

My friend Alex recently asked a group of people what their source of truth is? What is their go-to when they research an issue where

Sometimes Patmos feels a little like living in Westworld. Every day, the same people are doing more or less the same thing and when I

In the middle of a pedestrian-only shopping street in Athens, a roughly 60 year-old man with scraggly shoulder-length salt and pepper hair sat on a

I didn't need to see the giant cruise ship anchored off-shore to confirm its presence. Walking out my gate Cafe Mostra will packed with 65+