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Read MoreLife in Greece, Transition and a Conundrum
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
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
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
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
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
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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“SSSS” on Your Boarding Pass: A Traveler’s Dread
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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A Perfect Afternoon in Old Town Chania, Crete, Greece
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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Life in Greece, Transition and a Conundrum
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…
Read More
The Marriage Interview
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…
Read More
Paperwork and Patience
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…
Read More
Immigration Ain’t for Sissies
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…
Read More
A Love Story from Lesvos
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…
Read More
Preparing to Meet Opportunity with Open Arms
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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