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On 28th June last year I wrote this:  I've arrived in Hydra on the day they celebrate thrashing the Turks.  Named after Admiral And...

Every cooking assignment brings a fresh challenge and this past week I've faced a new one. I am used to cooking for vegetarians a...

The title sums up my life at present. There is no time for the quiet hour of contemplation needed to write a blog post.  I can't complai...

Well not Mr. Koons himself, but his eye-confusing art work that decorates the hull of contemporary art collector, Dakis Joannou's ya...

I've spent the past 6 days in 3 different countries, had two 3:30am starts and haven't quite caught up with myself yet, so I thin...

I should know better. In my 34 year association with Turkey I've made more than my fair share of mistakes and I still haven't learnt...

Three years ago I met two interesting guys in a supermarket.  They were behind me in the queue and I had an inkling from the amount of wine ...

I'm in Scotland on my annual May trip to the Highlands but my thoughts are back in Bodrum. I've just read a disturbing report that h...

Bodrum has had its fair share of "characters" over the years.  Individuals who choose to follow a different lifestyle from the ...

This post is for my mother, Maggie.  Two years ago, my father brought over a spice jar full of seeds collected from their small plot in S...