Moving home!

We are moving and are now on holiday-golightly.com It took a while until I took the plunge to move to a self-hosted blog, what with just having started a new job, moving house, having practically zero programming skills and whatever other reason came up in my head when I tackled my free wordpress site. When …

My Personal World Heritage Tour: Palaeochora, Aegina

It has become a fashion to visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites of late. While this is a great endeavour (kinda beats getting drunk in bars, quad biking in the desert and elephant riding, yes?), it can be a bit hard to tick them all of (there are nearly a thousand) or to keep track of …

Haiku No. 4

Friday is Haiku Day! Fairy Lights outside but winter cold and darkness grips me hard 屋外のフェアリーライト      Okugai no fearīraito 冬の寒さと暗闇                      fuyu no samu-sa to kurayami 私を強く握る                          watashi o tsuyoku nigiru Yeah, …

Aegina Island, the Sleeping Beauty

If you're in Athens and want to spend some time at the beach, you could take a tram down to Glyfada - it's a decent option. Better though, take a ferry from Piraeus to Aegina. Aegina is a decent sized island in the Saronic gulf offering  many "typically Greek" attractions: a small traditional port, beautiful …

An Ode to the Atlanta Hotel, Bangkok

The Atlanta Hotel in Bangkok is one of the oldest hotels and one of the quirkiest places to stay in this thriving and expanding city. Set deeply back in the 1950’s, lacking the ultramodern comforts that have become standards in city hotels, and applying a moral policy that some find not just obsolete but offending, …

An Ode to the Atlanta Hotel Restaurant

The Atlanta Hotel is a special case. So, after writing my ode about that one, I felt serving up a huge extra portion about the equally special  restaurant in the same post would be a bit too much. Especially since I appear to have eaten there quite a lot (and have taken enough photos to …

Haiku No.3

      * This is not a very traditional Haiku (the second line has eight syllables) but since I already butchered Line One and Three. Also, I wondered for some time whether I can love a place that belongs to a country that has such a poor animal welfare record and demands animal testing …

What to buy in Greece: Support Greek Economy!

Who would want to bring nothing but memories and photos home from holiday? Wouldn't you just love a little souvenir or two that reminds you of the good times? But then, will you bring it out or use it often enough? My apartment has a fair bit of stuff in, and I hate throwing things …

Where to go in Greece if you love Animals

I like animals. Especially cats. The site of a stray cat evokes strong wishes to pet, feed and water them and if I had my will, humans would be totally outnumbered by cats in our household. But when you travel to Southern Europe (or, in fact, many countries around the Mediterranean Sea), you will find many …

Greece in Autumn? Yes, please!

Greece is a wonderful place to visit out of season.  You know, that time when for us Northern European it is time to dig out the winter coats, boots and moan that it is already dark by the time you leave work, is the time to go to Greece, even for a short break. Fill …