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Greece - Around Athens – Kavouri – Beaches: Megalo Kavouri Beach.

23 Jun 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Publish7

'Megalo Kavouri' is the Greek expression for 'Big Crab'. It is the 4th beach that you will find here in Kavouri (Vouliagmeni). It is actually not a 'single' beach but (more) a concatenation of small bays. These bays are easy accessible by car. Depen...

Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Taramokeftedes.

22 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Publish7

'Taramokeftedes' or 'Fish roe balls' is a very tasty, finger licking, yet easy to create, side dish of the Greek cuisine. It's main ingredients are tarama, parsley, dill and fennel. As you know (or not) Greeks are real heroes in throwing the entire...

Why do I write about Greek beaches? Social Distancing!

22 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Publish7

With these posts I try to provide some kind of service for tourists that want to visit Greece. You know this year, with COVID-19, is a very strange year. Especially here in Greece. Greece is a country that runs mainly on tourism. Without tourists, b...

Greece - Around Athens – Voula – Beaches: Pikpa Beach.

21 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Publish7

Pikpa beach is the first beach you will find in Voula. It is a very nice, yet small, sandy beach. This place used to be an organised beach but due to (political) issues it got abandoned by the owners and so became public again. That's the way I like...

Greece - Around Athens – Vouliagmeni – Beaches: On the Rocks.

19 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Publish7

This beach is only for the real 'adventurous' people among us as it is not really a beach. I would rather call it a nice place to enter the sea and enjoy a refreshing bath as the waters are very 'bluish' and deep here. This place is rocky and is so...

Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Fawa.

19 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Publish7

Greeks just LOVE legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas, yellow split peas, ...). You will find many variations created from them. In this post I show you how to create 'Fawa'. 'Fawa' or 'Yellow Split Peas puree' is a very easy to create side dish of th...

Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Sardeles Tiganites Filleto.

19 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Publish7

'Sardeles Tiganites Fileto' is a very easy to create side dish of the Greek cuisine. Its has only 2 main ingredients: sardines and flour. 'Sardeles Tiganites Fileto' is the Greek expression for 'Fried Sardine Fillets'. You could say that it is, in s...

Greece - Around Athens – Voula – Beaches: Galini Beach.

18 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Publish7

Galini Beach is also known by the locals as 'Dimarcheio Beach' as Dimarcheio is the Greek word for 'town hall' so this is the beach next to the town hall of Voula. It is the 5th and last beach that you will find here in Voula (coming from Athens cit...

Greece - Food & Drinks - Main Dish: Ntomates Gemista.

18 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Publish7

Gemista is the Greek word for ‘stuffed’. So ‘Ntomates Gemista’ means ‘stuffed tomatoes’. When we say gemista, we not only take into account tomatoes but also other vegetables like peppers, aubergines, … Gemista is a typical summer dish. It can be se...

Greece - Food & Drinks - Side Dish: Skordalia.

17 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Publish7

Skordalia (garlic sauce) is a very easy to create appetizer/side dish of the Greek cuisine. Its main ingredients are garlic, bread and olive oil. This (side) dish is mainly served with fish. Actually this sauce is part of a dish that is consumed by...