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Powerless

Yesterday I was awakened by the high shrill sound of our UPS, indicating that the electricity was not working. As the relevant authorities had cut the power on Friday and Saturday as well this was not much of a surprise. I was surprised however when I checked the time and found it to be only [...]

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Somewhere new

We went out for Sunday lunch on…………yes you guessed it….Sunday, and visited Nastas on the corner of car hire road before the ring road. I’ve never been here before, I don’t know why, just never got round to it I suppose. Junior was most excited because her new found love of chips means that she’s [...]

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Customer disservice

In a previous post last October, I mentioned the opening of a Carrefour store on Skopelos, with a wider range of stock and sensible prices. Well, it didn’t take long to fail to live up to expectations! A visit on any day of the week will find the shelves half stocked or completely empty, whether [...]

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Happy Easter

Ahhh, a bottle of Peroni, the sun, the sea, the sand – that spells Easter to me. Before I relaxed to enjoy my beer I did assist the Easter Bunny in hiding his stash of mini eggs around the beach for Junior to find and I think she managed to find all of them, I [...]

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Not such a trifling dessert

Well after a day at the beach with food, sand, sea and sun, what could be better than getting home and eating trifle? Not much I don’t think.

Just as good as the Christmas trifle and there’s still half left for tomorrow. I love holidays – I don’t feel guilty stuffing my face with sweet treats [...]

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