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Continue reading →: The Loisos Gorge & the Philosopher’s MonasteriesIt was back into Loisos Gorge today to continue on from where I got to two days ago, the monastery built into the cliff, along the Mainalon Trail for four kilometres to the Philosopher’s Monasteries. I’ve been cavorting with the Mainalon Trail for two weeks now, and can certainly recommend…
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Continue reading →: Gorge of Lousios and the Monastery of CatsHeavy on the pics light on the text today. Great weather to visit the Gorge of Lousios today after considerable overnight rain, which meant the river was in full flow. My hike started at the ruins of the Asklepion, a sanctuary of the Greek God of healing Asclepius at Ancient…
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Continue reading →: The Artist’s HouseThe house I’ve taken in Psárion for a few days belongs to a guy who restores old Greek paintings and mosaics. He lived here until realising that he could subsidise his income by renting it out and renovating and living in another property he had in the village. The pandemic…
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Continue reading →: Two very different film-noirs, 67 years apart..Bob Le Flambeur / Bob The Gambler I want to talk about two film noirs and show the difference 60 odd years have had. Firstly, this Jean-Pierre Melville film from 1955, a low key but typical French noir in that it highlights the divided loyalties in a gang of crooks,…
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Continue reading →: The Measure of My Dreams..This morning Stemnitsa was at its best. It had frozen overnight, down to minus 3, and the sun took its time getting above the surrounding mountains. By 10 am I had finished the book I was reading, a Muriel Spark, and Roja was restless, the sun was evident, so we…
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Continue reading →: The Naked Woman by Armonia Somers(Translated from the Uruguayan Spanish by Kit Maude) On her 30th birthday, a bored Rebbeca Linke reflects on her mundane existence and contemplates whether anything exciting will ever happen in her life. By night she makes her way to her country cottage and withdraws from the world. Beneath the moonlight,…
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Continue reading →: Aimyalon – a monastery with a dubious history
We set off from the Water Museum just after 9 am. Not long up the path and we met a lonely goat-herd with his trip of animals. We passed the time of day, he in broken English. When he learned of where we were headed he implored us not to…
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Continue reading →: A mountain pass in the Peloponnese
Peti dropped in for a coffee just after 10. I had mentioned it last night, but sent her a message that hadn’t been opened, so had assumed it wasn’t going to happen. I was in my usual van-reading-morning position, reclining and immersed in 1940s pulp fiction. Peti was in her…
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Continue reading →: Charcoal (Carvão)Brazil / Argentina – 2022 In rural Brazil a struggling family is made an offer; to replace their terminally ill grandfather with a drug lord who needs to be hidden for while. This is Director Carolina Markowicz’s first film, and demonstrates that she is clearly one to be watched. She…
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Continue reading →: The Fabulous Clipjoint by Fredric BrownBrown is a writer I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. He is highly regarded as a pulp author, but also for his flash fiction with a twist, and his science fiction. I read a particular recommendation for this by Lawrence Block, so thought I’d begin with it.…
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Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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