10 years after the big Greek odyssey

WHEN we decided 10 years ago to leave Scotland and have a year’s odyssey in Greece…

A stranger in paradise . . .

I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel How Greek Is Your Love? has just been…

When the saints go marching in …

THIS Saturday is the feast day of Ayios Dimitrios (Saint Dimitrios), pictured above in his usual…

Why it’s time to liberate the Elgin marbles

Horse’s head from the chariot of the moon goddess Selene is a copy of the original…

Five on Friday with Marjory McGinn @fatgreekodyssey #FiveonFriday

Hi friends, Something a bit different this time as I share a lively blog interview I…

Secrets of life in a Greek village

Part of the lovely plateia in Makrinitsa village, Pelion NOT all Greek villages are created equally.…

Pelion: mountains, myths and mayhem

Unique Makrinitsa village in the Pelion mountains IT’S always a nervy experience, arriving at a Greek destination…

Uncovering my father’s war

RAF Regiment squadron from the Second World War IT’S spooky, the rare times when reality imitates…

On the Poldark trail . . .

AS someone with a healthy obsession for the Poldark phenomenon, I recently travelled to Cornwall, where this historic…

Compelling new novel set in southern Greece

I am thrilled to announce that my latest book, a novel called A Saint For The Summer,…