I don’t want the title of this article to foreshadow 2021. Au contraire, amongst other wishes for happiness and health that I am giving to you for this new year, I am also wishing that by the end of this year we will be able to meet again face to face and take the...
Who’s on the naughty list?
As one of my favourite holidays approaches, I’ve started my preparations. The Christmas tree is decorated and shining, my kitchen smells like heaven (and an easy gain of 3kgs) and the city is chilly with a slight smell of burning wood. You see it in the streets, at...
A shift of perspective
Let’s face some facts. 2020 has been a highly strange year -I’d say terrible but let’s not be extreme-. A global pandemic that is still tormenting us, natural phenomena that caused chaos, etc. From my point of view, I remember myself in December 2019 looking forward...
Emo, Ergo, Sum
I have tons of other subjects I’d like to talk to you about but my mind has been consumed with thoughts about the modern world we live in. Are globalization and consumerism a natural evolutionary stage of humanity? Are we destined to acquire more and more in order to...
The Bane of the Book
Since the time books were introduced in the western world by Gutenberg in 1455 they were challenged for their content. The first-ever printed book was The Bible and while we cannot account for the publisher’s taste, it was censored for its "religious viewpoint". We’re...
Through the tunnel
It is only reasonable that the first thing that crosses a person’s mind when they hear the expression “tunnel vision” is tunnels. I am pretty confident that many of you have driven through the Ionian Way, so please stick with me for this example; There is a big tunnel...
Turn off the lights, the movie is about to start
I know what the quarantine did. We binge-watched everything on the internet, on Netflix... you name it. And now we are wondering about what's left to watch. I got you! My inner film fanatic is having a party right now... Seven different film categories for every mood...
My timeline: from Thessaloniki, GR to Seville, ES
Well, I’ve never been that good at introductions, so let’s get this started.
The anonymity of the mask
Before the inevitable quarantine, the thought of putting a mask on was perceived by many as unnecessary or even weird. However, without having any other choice, and to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, we all put our masks on and we continue to wear them until...
Life through a Lens
Isn’t it extraordinary when we find old photographs that belonged to our grandparents? The almost always serious expressions of the people, the way they are dressed and placed to seem serious and proud. Perhaps it is only me. But I find it beautiful. The photographs...
Non-mainstream bingeworthy Netflix shows
I don’t want the title of this article to foreshadow 2021. Au contraire, amongst other wishes for happiness and health that I am giving to you for this new year, I am also wishing that by the end of this year we will be able to meet again face to face and take the...
Who’s on the naughty list?
As one of my favourite holidays approaches, I’ve started my preparations. The Christmas tree is decorated and shining, my kitchen smells like heaven (and an easy gain of 3kgs) and the city is chilly with a slight smell of burning wood. You see it in the streets, at...
A shift of perspective
Let’s face some facts. 2020 has been a highly strange year -I’d say terrible but let’s not be extreme-. A global pandemic that is still tormenting us, natural phenomena that caused chaos, etc. From my point of view, I remember myself in December 2019 looking forward...
Emo, Ergo, Sum
I have tons of other subjects I’d like to talk to you about but my mind has been consumed with thoughts about the modern world we live in. Are globalization and consumerism a natural evolutionary stage of humanity? Are we destined to acquire more and more in order to...
The Bane of the Book
Since the time books were introduced in the western world by Gutenberg in 1455 they were challenged for their content. The first-ever printed book was The Bible and while we cannot account for the publisher’s taste, it was censored for its "religious viewpoint". We’re...
Through the tunnel
It is only reasonable that the first thing that crosses a person’s mind when they hear the expression “tunnel vision” is tunnels. I am pretty confident that many of you have driven through the Ionian Way, so please stick with me for this example; There is a big tunnel...