Congratulations to Stuart, Alex, Marie and Alexandra!

They just successfully navigated the Greece bureaucracy to obtain the license for their scuba diving centre: Paros Dive


Only three months late!


So, from yesterday on you can get PADI instruction and recreational dives with the most modern equipment from three transplanted Brits and one Greek.


They are located in the Paros Kiteboarding Resort at Pounda, but take a look at their web site. It has a lot of detail and photos and if you are lucky you will find their web cam of the beach. That link again: http://www.parosdive.com/


July 1 marked the world premier in London of the film version of the popular musical, Mamma Mia. The film is expected to inspire movie goers to book a trip to the Greek islands. It is a romance featuring the songs of Abba and stars Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan.

While shot last year on the Sporades islands of Skiathos and Skopelos, these islands are unnamed in the story.


I would appreciate a comment from anyone who has seen the stage or film version.


Learning by doing: Here is my latest attempt to take short videos and combine them with photos to tell a story. Any comments are appreciated but I know I can do better, so watch for the next one. Cheers



This post is a little off topic. One of the things that Karin misses on our little island is a second hand shop or charity shop as they are known in the U.K. One of our usual stops when we go to Athens is the extensive flea market at Monistiraki.

The best shops in the USA for used merchandise are called Goodwill. They now have extensive new and used products that you can browse online. Unfortunately they only ship within the USA, but shipping costs are a flat rate, so quite reasonable if you choose more than one item.
Take a look; its fun!


Goodwill Too

I may have mentioned before that I bought a new camera a few weeks ago. I really like it but I am slow in learning to use it. Last night it came into its own; I managed to get several shots of lads leaping after several years of unsuccessful trying with my old digital camera.

The first photo shows the fire jumping circle in the middle and the free food and drink in the back.

Read previous descriptions of this annual event starting with last year's post or go the the Paros Festivals page on our web site.























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