Greece - Kalo Taxidi! Notes from Greece and the Greek Islands.
What is “Greece is Changing”?
It is a one-off public service initiative funded by a group of leading Greek business people. Our aim is to ensure that the sacrifices made by every Greek under the toughest austerity package in modern history do not go in vain.
WINTER WEATHER Much of mainland Greece saw continuous snowfall and very low temperatures yesterday, making mountainous roads impassable without snow chains. According to meteorologists, the cold front will intensify over next two days, with northerly winds reaching 5 Beaufort. Temperatures will fall in the northwestern parts of the country to as low as -20C, with sleet forecast again for much of the country. Milder weather is forecast from Wednesday.There was hail in Naxos this morning, but the sea looks calm and the temperature is mild. But the BBC weather forecast shows that 40 mph winds are forecast - force 8, enough for ferries to stop.
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has been criticised for urging holidaymakers in Greece to register with the British consulate in case of civil unrest in the country.I hadn't read this article before arriving in Greece on 24 February. Admittedly I am on a smallish island, but the only "bombs" I have seen have been a few flour bombs in a carnival procession.
Paravion Press was born in a bookshop on the cliffs of an island in the south of Greece. The shop swarms with people who love stories and who are far away from loved ones. And it occurred to us that by sending a story in the mail there might, as John Donne put it, be a moment to “mingle souls: for thus, friends absent speak.”http://www.paravionpress.org/
Central banks across Europe have a collective nightmare. It is of the day Greece defaults on its debts, and the Aegean Sea is awash with small boats in which fleeing Greeks huddle with suitcases full of euros.
The number of people planning to visit Greece has slightly increased from 8%-9% over the past 12 months, research shows
