So we are now into December and soon the mad Christmas-present-buying rush will descend upon us. If you need ideas for what to buy Yiayia / Papou / Auntie Maria / Uncle Stavros / the In-Laws / Cousin Alexi / the local Priest, then perhaps my list of specially chosen Christmas goodies will inspire you.…
HAPPY NAME DAY TO ME!!! For those of you who may not be familiar with Name Days, it is a tradition amongst many cultures that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one’s given name. Most of the Greeks are named after their grandparents, who were named…
Last week I travelled to my fatherland (I say fatherland as it is my father who is from Greece, not my mother, thus fatherland not motherland…) completely ALONE to join my parents and siblings on our yearly visit to see our Greek relatives. I have travelled abroad alone before but this time I really noticed…
Tonight I am off on the start of my summer travels…(to my homeland, GREECE, not Cyprus this time…that’s next month). As everyone knows, packing for a holiday is a crucial and sometimes stressful part of the holiday process. For some it can take weeks of preparation. For others it is simply a…
In quiet moments of reflection, I often think about my (semi-Greek) childhood and all the happy memories that have comforted me as I have grown old and bitter. On a recent trip home my father decided that we should all sit together and watch a film. My father has many hobbies…
Saint Valentine’s Day. It’s like Marmite. You either love it or you hate it. Well being a hopeless romantic, I love it…and all the chocolate that goes with it! (Usually bought by myself I might add).
The most underrated film of 2012 had to be Disney’s John Carter (which I happened to have a small part in). A year after the film’s general release, I finally got round to opening my Blu-Ray edition the other night and decided to share some stills with you.
Someone asked me the other day what my favourite film of all time was. For a moment, my mind went blank. I panicked. I forgot every film I had ever seen. What kind of question was this? How can you only have one favourite film when there are so many different…
