(I am still slowly recovering from my leg and related health issues. I am restarting my posting on a limited basis, with short items, when there is interesting news to relate) The seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex, is getting the attention of the world’s media. This Thursday, August 13, 2026, the controversial leader of […]
Category: 1976
1976 When Santorini was remote, welcoming, and cheap
September 12, 2024
(long read) There was at time, not long ago, at least in the six thousand years of human settlement on the Greek island of Santorini, that I and my roommate were the only two people sitting on a stone bench in the town of Fira watching the sun set over the Aegean Sea. I can’t […]