November 2008

Hydra Imposes Unilateral Blockade

It’s not often that a rumour will entice us to venture into the megopolis of Hydra port to verify the authenticity of a rhubarb, but this was one that needed a firsthand ‘eye-report’. ... read more

September 2008

Aliens Abduction in Kamini

Summer was nearly over, most of the tourists had gone home, and the island was ours again. Not that we mind the holiday makers. Au contraire! Most of them are quite generous and friendly, often stopping for a little chat. ... read more

August 2008

Theo's Narrow Escape

I have always said that the key to a successful life in Hydra is to throw away the rule book, because everything in this part of the world is more or less the opposite to the norm. ... read more

April/May 2008

Okay, Let There Be Light!

Kamini Blackout

Ironic, really, that last month we suggested there be light … sometimes. In March, the DEH really took us at our word: no light ... sometimes. ... read more

February 2008

9 1/2 Months

Where else in the world would one consider one’s business day to be hugely successful, cause for celebration in fact, purely because one has managed to get a spare key cut. ... read more

January 2008

Extreme Snail Mail

It must be a record somewhere—nearly three years for a small package to reach our post office on the port. In the age of instant coms, it’s hard to believe that an envelope could literally take years to arrive at its destination. ... read more

December 2007

‘It’s All Greek’ for Good Reason

It is not by coincidence that the cliché "It’s all Greek to me" connotes incomprehension.  While Greek, spoken or written, is notoriously tough to master, its difficulties have an unusual twist on the island.  The dozen-odd subdialects of the mother tongue can be quite confusing to the untrained ear. ... read more

October 2007

The Fourth World?

Inmates of the Rock have, on occasion, frustrated with bureaucratic delays and lack of amenities, been overheard to call our island, in jest, the “fourth world.” But here’s a thought: even in Uganda, plastic bags have been outlawed. In fact, someone caught selling plastic bags could face a US$20,000 fine. ... read more

August 2007

Aliens in Kamini?

The strange, almost haunting noise that reverberates periodically, day or night, through Kamini valley has apparently had locals perplexed for the past couple of years—a sound so unlike the familiar braying donkeys, crowing roosters, yapping dogs, and yowling cats that it has caused many to wonder as to its source. ... read more

July 2007

Fire on Hydra

It was our plan to present things in humorous light ... But there is nothing funny about this: in fact, even any humor in the initial rhubarb in which conspiracy theorists claimed that one of the contestants in the ongoing mayoral dispute of 2006/2007 was to blame has paled with the smoke-screened sun. ... read more

June 2007

Most Successful Miaoulis Ever!

Within minutes of news getting out of the pyrotechnic flagship's keeling over on June 23, 2007, a number of conspiracy theories erupted. ... read more

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