Ideas for the autumn season of the Philharmonia and London Philharmonic
Hands down I love the Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Both have given me some quite memorable evenings…
The sunshine menu at Aqua Kyoto
Sushi seems to be de rigueur lately but I never warmed to it. It’s the fish. I don’t like fish…
Flat White in Durham | Quirky, yummy, great
Last weekend we were in Durham (and will probably be there quite a lot in the coming year) and it was the…
The Nether | Disturbing and fascinating in equal measure
A few years ago, while I was doing academic research on online creativity, I had the honour of discussing activities…
Le Caprice | Old school and all the better for it
The s.o. has been doing his research, lovely guy that he is. As a treat for my birthday he took…
A few days around Chalkidiki, Greece
The citizens of Thessaloniki and the surrounding areas have coined the phrase “There is nothing like Chalkidiki“ and they throw…
One day in Thessaloniki
There we were, last day of the holidays and a quick visit to Thessaloniki was compulsory. Now, you might have…
Watching Karagiozis, Greek shadow theatre
Last night I said ‘hello’ to shadow theatre figures and blew a kiss to my fave too. It had been…
Green Door | Good Greek food in an eatery under development
One of the best things about this here blog is that people have started sending me ideas about places I…
See a gig at the Rebetiko Carnival
Heard about the Rebetiko Carnival today through an online acquaintance (thank you Alexandros).