On Wednesday 18th May 2022 the Greek Health Minister announced that obligatory mask wearing in most areas will be suspended from Wednesday 1st June until Thursday 15th September 2022.  Masks will no longer be odligatory in all transport with numbered seats on airplanes, trains, KTEL Inter-City buses and all retail stores, including supermarkets.  Masks will continue to be obligatory in all healthcare faci

Celebrating Greek Name Days is a Christian Orthodox tradition observed throughout Greece, Cyprus and many Eastern European countries.  Every year, Greeks celebrate the feast day of the Christian saint, holy person or martyr after which they are named.  Greek Name Day celebrations are much more elaborate than the Catholic Saints Days, and historically took the place of celebrating one's birthday.  Acc

Following the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday 24th February 2022, most of the world has looked on in disbelief at the images being shown of the war in the independent media.  Many Greeks reading the names of towns and cities in Ukraine in the news probably wonder why places like Mariupol, Melitopol, Simferopol and Sevastopol sound so familiar.  As many places in Greece, all of these Ukrainia

About 4,600 motorists spent hours trapped in their cars in freezing temperatures on the Greek capital's Attiki Odos motorway on Monday 24th January 2022 and dozens were still trapped on Tuesday morning (some motorists reported being trapped in their cars for more than 20 hours) with the army, police, fire and ambulance services delivering water, blankets, snacks and other relief in efforts to help them get home safely