Recently, I got thinking about a career woman I met on Ikaria back in 2019 before the pandemic, who was nearing retirement. When I...

Ikaria. It always seemed the word was too small to encompass the fullness of what Ikaria represents. To me, she has always been a woman....

Now the worst of winter is over… It seems many places in the northern hemisphere have been slammed with terrible winter weather this...

I’ve been reflecting lately on the number of times people have asked me my age – sometimes when I speak on a podcast, or even by people...

I was talking with a close friend the other day about the terrible events going on in the world right now. As often happens with us, we...

The holidays are over, the leftovers and sweets have all been eaten, and the tree is packed away for another year. How quickly the...

It has been so long since I have been able to sit down and write, and there are so many things to talk about. What a year we’ve had; the...

As I sit here in lockdown on Ikaria, I realise I have no right to complain. I am surrounded by nature - right now, I can see spring...

When most people think of the Greek islands, they immediately have images of swimming in the blue Aegean Sea in the middle of summer. But...

A Magical Gathering for Women on Ikaria: 30 October – 3 November 2019 Over the 25 years I have lived on the island and in more recent...

Healing Retreat, on the Medicine Island of Ikaria Actress and Transformative Coach Simone Leona Hueber arrived on Ikaria in the summer of...

It's a strange title and you are probably wondering what I am talking about. Soufiko is a traditional Ikarian vegetable dish, and it’s...

I went to visit a friend up in the mountain village of Raches, and I realised that I didn’t call, or text, or arrange it ahead of time. I...

Every day, my husband Ilias gets up at the crack of dawn and heads off to his farm. Besides the garden that is overflowing with...

We all know about fast paced “American time” and we’ve all heard of the relaxed nature of “Greek time”, but have you heard of “Ikarian...