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Life in Greece, Transition and a Conundrum

Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2018

It’s my first summer in Greece and the scene is entirely different than what I’ve experienced before.  Tourists arrive from all corners of the world and now I’m on the other side of the traveling equation…

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The Marriage Interview

Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sweat rolled down my back.  Just two days before, registered mail arrived in my name. Thankfully, a bilingual friend was at the post office and was able to translate the letter for me: our marriage interview was scheduled in two days.  That night, Stelios made arrangements to have…

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Paperwork and Patience

Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2018

Our marriage behind us, and our wedding legally registered, it was urgent that we proceed with the paperwork required for me to stay in the country longer than the 90-days allowed for Americans.  Without that permission, married or not, I would have to leave again…

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Immigration Ain’t for Sissies

Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2018

Amazingly, it’s been over two months since my marriage.  Time is flying by.  Life with Stelios is wonderful but not without complication and challenge.  That’s life, yeah?  In the last two months, I’ve discovered on a very personal level that immigration ain’t for sissies.  The challenge is…

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A Love Story from Lesvos

Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2018

After many months in retreat in California, I returned to Lesvos Island, Greece in early January. The short days have been bitterly cold, most shops and restaurants are closed and time is best spent huddled by a woodstove and making soup rather than gallivanting in wind and rain…

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Preparing to Meet Opportunity with Open Arms

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

It’s only August but this year has already been an amazing one.  Travels to Japan, Thailand, Croatia, and Greece and domestically to Portland, San Francisco, and…

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Photo of the Week: Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

I recently visited the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a family get-together in a faraway and previously unknown-to-me place.  Being from the West Coast of the country, the humidity…

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Photo of the Week: Seal Rocks and the Pacific in San Francisco

Posted on Sunday, September 3, 2017

On a brief stop in San Francisco, I introduced friends to the relics of the Sutro Baths which are located in the Richmond District and sit at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay.  Sitting…

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“SSSS” on Your Boarding Pass: A Traveler’s Dread

Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Have you ever received a boarding pass with the letters “SSSS” printed on the lower corner?  Those troublesome letters mean you are a chosen one; chosen for “Secondary Security…

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Photo of the Week: Summer Drink in Portland, Oregon

Posted on Wednesday, August 9, 2017

On a recent brief visit to Portland, Oregon, my closest girlfriend and I sat in the garden and caught up after a year apart. I couldn’t help but be taken by the fresh…

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A Perfect Afternoon in Old Town Chania, Crete, Greece

Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2017

It’s such a pleasure to walk the backstreets of old town Chania around the spectacular Venetian harbor.  Even in the busy tourist season, one can find serenity in this…

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Agia Roumeli Remains My Favorite Destination on Earth: Crete, Greece

Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2017

I’ve written about Agia Roumeli in southern Crete many times.  Last month, I realized a dream by sharing my favorite place on Earth with my mother, who now understands and supports my…

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Eftalou Hot Springs and Golden Beach, Lesvos Island, Greece

Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2017

On the island of Lesvos, just 3.5 kilometers east of Molyvos, you’ll find the natural hot springs of Eftalou, a healing destination for millennia.  Here, therapeutic springs bubble from under the sea and are…

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May Wanderings and June Whereabouts

Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The past month has been a whirlwind of fun and excitement and included another difficult goodbye to my friends and my love in Greece.  While I still love traveling, the goodbyes are getting really…

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Left Behind – Molyvos, Greece

Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2017

Trying to be useful, some days I go to the beach to do some cleaning. Amongst all the plastic trash and the natural rubbish of the coast; the carcasses of sea urchins and driftwood, there is a…

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Photo of the Week: The View from the Castle of Molyvos, Lesvos Island, Greece

Posted on Sunday, May 7, 2017

This week’s Photo of the Week is from the top of Molyvos Castle in Lesvos, Greece.

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A Sweet and Simple Life in Molyvos: Lesvos Island, Greece

Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2017

As I write, downstairs, a lamb’s head simmers in a pot, the last remnant of Easter’s sacrifice. I sit at an open window with a sliver of a view of the Aegean Sea and an expansive view of the…

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