Charles Pither
Letter from the Cyclades
Can you smell an island? There is a story told of Napoleon that he knew he was approaching his home island of Corsica because he could...
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Charles Pither
Oct 29, 20208 min read
The day the Greeks said 'No'
Yesterday we helped Diana and Harilaos pick their olives. It was a delicious day, as so often it is in late October, clear skies, 25...
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Charles Pither
Oct 14, 20208 min read
Oh to be in Greece again / now that autumns there…
Colin used to take us to the airport in a flashy Chrysler that he drove too fast, eyeing us in the mirror like Al Pacino, while whizzing...
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Charles Pither
Jul 23, 20207 min read
The semi-Buddhists of Monte Amiata
Monte Amiata is an extinct volcano in the spine of Italy, that shares its heritance with its more famous cousins Vesuvius and Etna....
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Charles Pither
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Tilting at windmills
The Etesian winds are the dominant weather influence it the Aegean. More commonly known by the Greek or Turkish names; Meltemi or Meltem,...
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Charles Pither
Jul 7, 20204 min read
Greece bares her gifts
The final drive through the mountains of northern Evia was the most taxing we undertook. The road surface was a mix of brand-new tarmac...
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Charles Pither
Jul 6, 20204 min read
And so to Greece
Catching first sight of the Aegean Sea through the bustling streets of Thessoloniki was a special moment for us. Although we had taken...
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Charles Pither
Jul 4, 20204 min read
Boris tightens his grip…
Times are tough; deep divisions in society, problems with the media and big issues with ethnic minorities. Communication is problematic...
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Charles Pither
Jul 2, 20201 min read
Bohemian found!
Here he is at last The real bohemian An individual cast As singular paean The clothes my friend they are not new The flowing coat the...
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Charles Pither
Jul 1, 20204 min read
Selling honey by the side of road.
As we get closer to the Romanian border and count down the kilometres (Lupetto is not only left-hand drive but also has a speedo and...
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Charles Pither
Jun 29, 20204 min read
Among the Magyars
We are in Budapest, on a wooded hillside, high above Buda. The campsite is the final stop of a defunct tram line, the charming ornate...
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Charles Pither
Jun 26, 20206 min read
On Polska
A overly long and ruminative piece on Poland. We swept into Poland just as we had into Germany and Czech Land, on a motorway without the...
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Charles Pither
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Covid Update
Just to refresh, we drove through France to Germany, out the other side to the Czech republic, then into Poland and Slovakia and now in...
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Charles Pither
Jun 22, 20203 min read
Where are we?
Tonight we sup wonderful Czech beer (for almost nothing) in a campsite in the middle of nowhere. The times on the above map are not...
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Charles Pither
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Is this the old normal?
Before leaving I had two major worries (aside from the minor anxieties associated with driving a 1972 mobile blood transfusion collection...
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Charles Pither
Jun 19, 20201 min read
...and they're off!
First take 1972 Italian OM truck converted to be used as a mobile blood transfusion collection vehicle. Then strip out the interior so...
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