Humans of Poros – Aunt Voula (1)

“I’m nobody special. I’m just a housewife. I’m 100% of Poros origin, my mother delivered me with help of a midwife as there was no hospital on Poros at the time, it was in a house. My mother got pregnant again, but unfortunately she lost the child. Then the Nazi...
10 things to know about Carnival in Greece (Apokries)

10 things to know about Carnival in Greece (Apokries)

According to the great philosopher Gus Portokalos from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, every word has a Greek root. Well, the same applies for the carnival. So while undoubtedly Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia) hold the global sceptre, the carnival is...

Humans of Poros – Eleni Pavloy (1)

“I was born in Poros as one of very few children as at the time there was a very small hospital on the island. So I’m proud to say I am of Poros origin! After I finished high school I decided to move to Athens to study. I spent there about 7 years. During...
Feels like home in paradise!

Feels like home in paradise!

We needed out of London. Nine months in and we were now sure London just wasn’t for us. We missed the ocean, we missed nature and we missed friendly people. I told my boss that I was leaving and that night Kate and I used the Airbnb app to search the entire...