Category Archive: Christmas gift lists

And once again, Christmas is approaching fast. Where I am, in Greece and under lockdown, this year's advent season may be a little less obvious than it would normally be, ... Read More

Have you noticed that Christmas is approaching? I can tell even by just going online: the ads that are being pushed my way are now supposed to be festive, and ... Read More

Apparently, it's December already. There are no more Peter Sommer tours or cruises to worry about this year (but more than ever in 2019), my fireplace has already been in ... Read More

How time flies when you are busy. Just two weeks ago, I was showing the year's last group of guests around the sunny Northern Peloponnese, but now I am receiving ... Read More

Is it that time of year again? We have been so busy, we only just noticed. People have started asking us what we are doing over "the holidays", British papers ... Read More

How time flies - another December is upon us. That song by Wham! is on the radio, as are ads full of children's voices and the inevitable "ho ho ho", ... Read More

It's December already... Festive motifs decorate shops and even websites, chocolate Santas are on the shelves (actually, where I am writing from, that same figure is identified as Saint Vasilios) ... Read More

Christmas will be upon us very soon, with only two weeks left until it is time to give – and hopefully also to receive – gifts. Maybe you are still ... Read More