Life in Messini
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Retired early from the UK retail scene now living between homes in Wales & Greece
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Just how it is....
Posted on 18/11/2012
I have not blogged for quite a while so thought as we approach the "season of goodwill" now would be a good time. Well I think most of Europe is all too well aware of the...
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Greek election June 2012
Posted on 18/06/2012
It appears to me a little ironical.....Samaras would not support austerity measures when GP was in power and I firmly believe the initial elections were caused by the stubborn actions of...
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Greece rocked.....
Posted on 07/05/2012
Did Antonis Samaras (leader of the Greek ND Party) cause Greece to shake yesterday? Well after his visit to the Peloponnese there were two earthquakes of 4.1 & 2.8 on the Richter scale,...
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Greek Elections
Posted on 06/05/2012
It is surprising that in the lead up to the elections in Greece very few towns and villages around my location have seen the normal electioneering posters plastered on buildings, walls etc....
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Making life easier for citizens when moving with their cars...
Posted on 12/04/2012
The diversity of rules and the various conflicting requirements for cars registered across the EU still constitute a considerable impediment for the cross border transfer of vehicles...
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Candles at Easter....
Posted on 09/04/2012
From a comment I put on Facebook a few people asked me what I was referring to when I stated I could not accept Easter Candles in Greece being sold with "Barbie-Power Rangers-Cowboys...
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Agree / disagree.....accept / refuse
Posted on 10/02/2012
In the last two years hardly a day goes by without Greece hitting news headlines throughout the world. More and more austerity measures are demanded by the EU on Greek citizens in return...
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Logic is a Greek word......
Posted on 23/01/2012
Well I am on the warpath about water bills again! Let me explain. Last year (2011) on March 25 a couple of men turned up to replace my water meter. Strange I thought, there's nothing...
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Taxes not collected.....
Posted on 03/12/2011
We hear constantly about Greek people avoiding paying taxes, under declaring incomes etc., but sometimes the government departments do very little to even try and collect taxes / utility...
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New PM for Greece
Posted on 10/11/2011
I am uncertain on just how I feel in respect of the appointment of Lucas Papademos as interim Prime Minister for Greece. With all my respect for Antonis Samaras gone owing to the way I...
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