The site is full of interesting books and articles, resources, photo books, my newsletters, and other interesting stuff.
A section tells you about Skiathos bookshops, & other places where print books about Skiathos (including my own) can be bought in Skiathos Town. Other sections are for reading accessories, & instructions about how to self-publish (everyone has a book in them!). One book that I can thoroughly recommend is a coffee table book of beautiful photos of Skiathos & its residents, by Jason Kofinas. This book has been a labour of love & it shows!
I have also shifted my web pages for our Villas in Zorbathes Valley to this site, to consolidate my Skiathos Stories in one place.
The main purpose of the site is to sell my books (three books so far), but also to give access to books about Skiathos (Papadiamantis, Richard Romanus, etc.), & about the Sporades Islands, and Greece. Click on the thumbnails to go to the relevant pages for each book.
Home is where the heart is, & I lost my heart to Greece in general, and Skiathos in particular, many years ago. When I first set foot on Skiathos, I knew nobody & didn’t speak a word of Greek, but after one summer there, my heart was stolen! “Lucky to be Here” is the story of that journey from 1971 until 2019, when I published the book.
“Tsipouro Tales” is, in some way, a follow up to “Lucky to be Here”, but it is more of a compliment to it. It is about Greek culture, in particular the culture of drinking tsipouro & eating small snacks, which was revived in Central Greece some 30 years ago. It is about what is central to Greek life: good food, good drink, & (above all) good company. The “Tsipouro Tales” are the stories that are told around the taverna table whilst consuming tsipouro.
And then, now published, is “Travellers Tales”, which takes us on the journey around the world that Lida and I took in 2016, and the follow up to India in 2018. The “World Trip” was to see and stay with friends that we had made in Skiathos, but who had subsequently left. We sent out emails saying things like, “You remember 30 years ago, you mentioned that, if we were passing by, to drop in? We are passing by!” We had some wonderful times reconnecting with all those friends. We saw beautiful landscapes, amazing sunsets, ate delicious food, & met people from all walks of life. Our trip to India 2 years later was also an eye opener. We had some incredible times, & met people & cultures that were so different from our own.
However, wherever we go, when we return, we say. “Ah, Skiathos!” It has everything that the world has to offer, just in miniature.
The rest of this site is dedicated to books about Skiathos and Greece, some useful resources, and our Villas in the peaceful valley of Zorbathes.
Read on & enjoy.