It's All Greek to Me! : A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina-and Real Greeks

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Summary: A heartwarming story of realizing one's dream
Review: It's All Greek To Me! is the memoir of an Englishman who came to call Greece, and has lived there for thirty years. He and his family shared a dream of daily life in Greek paradise, and at the urging of a persuasive local, they purchased a little place on the hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, and no windows. From this they created a place to call home in timeless rural Greece, and learned to share the culture and daily life of the local villagers that were their neighbors. A heartwarming story of realizing one's dream and sharing it together, as well as just enjoying the ups and downs of daily life in a peaceful land.


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Summary: Barbarians Fix the Gates
Review: Yet another book about doing up a ruin on the Mediterranean? what makes this one different is that it is very funny. The humor comes mainly from peculiar foreigners but in this case the foreigners are the Brits who descend on a little village on a Greek island. An easy read, great stories and full of laughter.