Waking up to a clear, calm and cool New Year’s Eve here on Symi, though I doubt it will stay calm for very long… Tomorrow being Saint Vassilis Day, there will be church services, bells, families opening their presents and celebrations, and here on Symi this sometimes means fireworks tonight at midnight, possibly even dynamite. [...]

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An interesting question arrived in the mail this morning, and I thought I’d answer it here as it may be of use to other people who are thinking of coming to Symi. The question was: “We’re coming to Symi at the beginning of April for couple of weeks and wondering if the Chorio is in [...]

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You can’t get away from rainbows can you? I mean you work there every afternoon in the summer and then, just when you think you’ve got some time off… This was the sight over the village at just before eight this morning. Sorry about all the cables but you just can’t escape those either. The [...]

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I am very impressed with Denmark, and I have never even been there. I am impressed because when I look at how many visitors have been to the blog, and then see where they were when they viewed it, I find that Denmark has almost overtaken Greece for second place. In fact, in terms of [...]

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Well, we’re trying to get back to normal after a wonderful couple of days off from work, but there are still festive things and functions going on. Here’s hoping that you had, or still are having, a great time wherever you are. Here on Symi the weather is cloudy, not too cold, but windy. There [...]

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Merry Christmas Eve to you wherever you are. We received several seasonal greetings this morning, in the email box, thank you to everyone who’s thinking of us, and Symi, for sending them in. My favourite of the day starts: ‘Dear kitchen and bath company…’ So that got spammed out straight away. Other which didn’t include: [...]

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Thank you to everyone who has sent us online cards and emails with Christmas messages; it’s good to hear that Symi Dream is bringing some Greek warmth to the snow-bound wilds. I’ll carry on blogging as usual, though there may be a couple of days off over the ‘holiday’ period. There was a bit of [...]

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