September 22 – You may have noticed that the days have been getting shorter, the nights have been drawing in, and if you are on the Greek islands, the tourist numbers are reducing. Well, sadly, tomorrow is the Autumnal Equinox, which officially marks the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. An equinox occurs when the […]
Today, Monday, September 21, will enjoy the last of the summer temperatures, reaching into the high 20s Celsius, as warm air from North Africa affects the country. However, as we enter more autumnal conditions, the weather is forecast to change significantly from Tuesday, as colder air masses from eastern and northeastern Europe move towards Greece, […]
August was the hottest across the planet ever recorded, while Europe experienced the most severe summer in its history, according to data released today by the European meteorological service Copernicus, which recorded an average air temperature of 16.96° Celsius, the highest since its records began in 1940. The global average temperature in August was 1.65°C […]
Friday, September 4 – Data from the European EFFIS satellite system has confirmed that since mid-June, around 5.4 million hectares (13.34 million acres) have been lost to wildfires within the borders of the European Union. The total number of wildfires is over 1,000, a seasonal record for the Union. Since the beginning of the year, […]
The delicious age-old tradition in Greece of offering ‘Spoon Sweets’ to visitors goes way back to the fourteenth century when the Byzantines adopted the custom from Arab traders. It was a tradition as old as time in the Arabic world to serve sweets to guests as a gesture of hospitality. Spoon sweets are exactly what […]
Meteorologists are warning that due to the unprecedented growth of the El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, 2027 could deliver further excessive temperatures around the world, even breaking records set this year. El Niño is a natural climate pattern marked by the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific […]
Please be aware that there has been growing evidence regarding the danger of such masks due to the potential build-up of carbon dioxide and the possibility of snorkellers experiencing breathing difficulties whilst wearing this mask design. (Google search ‘full face mask dangers’ for worldwide warnings.) Extract from April 2023 ‘Dive’ Magazine:- “A coroner has warned […]
Tourists are warned against hiring quad bikes or scooters, after hundreds of accidents and deaths on the Greek islands. The hiring of quad bikes and similar vehicles is not usually covered by travel insurance, with the cost of repatriating a seriously injured patient to their home country costing up to 36,000€. Island Police Departments have […]
Anyone arrested in Greece for suspected arson is now being prosecuted under the new, stricter provisions of the revised law passed by the government last year. The changes mean that not only for intended arson, but those who cause a fire through clear negligence that causes death or ecological destruction, will be charged with a serious felony […]
The island of Thassos is believed to be named after a Phoenician prince in Greek mythology called Thasus (or Thasos). According to the historian Herodotus, Thasus led an expedition to find and rescue his sister Europa after Zeus, the god of gods, abducted her. During his quest, he stopped at the island, loved its rich […]
