On Friday, August 7, the 11th Port Festival of Thassos will be held in the seaside village of Skala Kallirachi. The headline performer is the famous Greek singer Peggy Zina. Peggy made her recording debut in 1995 with her self-titled album “Peggy Zina”. She has since released twelve studio albums and is a high-profile artist […]
Regarding the recent major wildfires across Greece, especially the infernos in Western Attica, Boeotia, Crete and Kefalonia, although out of danger, firefighters continue their arduous tasks of preventing flare-ups. However, the devastating images from the vast expanses of smoking wasteland only partly illustrate the human and wildlife tragedies that the fires wrought. Lives have been […]
As our prime aim is to offer the most comprehensive and accurate guide book to Thassos, Kos, Santorini and Rhodes. We are constantly accessing and developing the book contents in response to the feedback received from our readers. When we designed the format of the ‘A to Z Guides’, we were careful to address all […]
If you have recently observed an increase in the persistence and aggression of wasps, it is due to the fact that at this time of year, the little critters are getting drunk, and they’re not fun drunks either! As Autumn approaches, wasps become bolder and angrier as they get older and tend to sting more […]
The extreme temperatures, ongoing drought and strong winds in many regions of Europe are creating an unprecedented crisis in countries, including Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey. The prolonged weather conditions Europe has been facing favour the rapid spread of fire, causing serious damage to the natural environment, homes and infrastructure. Lives have […]
Holidaymakers who are travelling abroad this summer are being warned that many travel plug adapters being offered for sale online have been found to be dangerous. Consumer safety group Electrical Safety First (ESF) tested 14 products from AliExpress, Amazon Marketplace, eBay and TikTok Shop, and found they all failed to meet UK safety requirements. AliExpress, […]
Avincis, Europe’s largest aerial emergency services company, is warning that Europe is not ready for longer and more extreme wildfire seasons, with the company reporting that its firefighting aircraft are now needed almost all year-round. CEO John Boag said longer European wildfire seasons and bureaucratic obstacles have exacerbated regional shortages of both aircraft and the […]
Thursday, July 23 – Each year, what can only be described as “mentally challenged” tourists run the obvious risk of serious injury and even death by diving from the cliffs into the shallow lagoon, which in previous years has resulted in countless accidents, including serious head and spinal injuries that have required emergency hospitalisation on […]
Sea urchins are a prominent part of the marine ecosystem in Greece, as in most parts of the Mediterranean, thriving on rocky seabeds. However, they can be a painful hazard for swimmers in rocky areas of the seashore, as well as on beaches, as the urchins can be washed up during periods of rough seas. […]
Stefan Schulte, president of ACI Europe, Europe’s airports trade organisation, has stated that politicians should “stop pretending… that EES is working just fine. It is not.” EES (Entry Exit System) is the pan-EU electronic system that requires travellers from outside the EU to register biometric information when entering most European countries and to check when […]
