After a month away from TV, newspapers, magazines or media of any kind (except the hand-picked movies Duncan brought for us to watch) it’s a bit of culture shock to turn on the TV in our airport hotel in Athens and find Fashion TV! I missed all of New York Fashion Week, so it’s fun
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Each morning when my father would rise at our beach house on the North Shore of Oahu he would strike a funny pose and say, “Ho Hum! Another monotonously beautiful day in paradise!” We did that this morning in Paros. Yesterday we had a little bit of wind and the water was more like, well,
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Essential Fashion Books for Your Coffee Table

We spent the past three days on Santorini, in the incredible town of Oia (pronounced ee-yah). Oia is a town that tumbles down the hillside toward the sea. Steps connect the various villas and “cave dwellings,” creating a labyrinthine effect.The main areas of Oia are strictly pedestrian and, would you believe, the street is paved
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The Greeks have a very different schedule than ours. They wake late, skip breakfast (or have a roll and a Greek coffee), eat a big lunch at 2 p.m., take a four or five hour break to come alive again at about 7 p.m. They eat dinner at about nine and stay up late. We,
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We love to travel in either May or September, wherever we are going. There are fewer crowds of visitors, the weather is usually ideal, either the flowers are blooming or the harvest is being brought in. We love Greece in September. We have heard that Paros is busy in July and August, with crowds of
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The lovely home we are staying in on Paros is known throughout the neighborhood as “The Hawaiian’s House.” Obviously the owners are very popular, as everyone becomes exceeding) friendly when they hear of where we are staying. This is also an incredibly cat-friendly place, as it is home to about (and I do mean about
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We have settled into a lovely, luxurious “schedule” on Paros. We arise for the sunrise, take a long walk, usually around the little roadways and down to the beach, then back home for breakfast of the best yogurt ever with honey we bought in the mountains near Meteora – directly from the beekeeper. We go
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While most visitors to the Greek mainland have heard about – and visit – Delphi and Olympia – Meteora is a bit more off the beaten path. We did encounter some folks from cruise ships but we also were able to have a few quiet moments to ourselves in the spectacular setting of the monasteries
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After a few exciting and hyperactive days in Athens, we are now settled into a glorious house on the island of Paros. Since we are no longer jamming up our days and nights, I hope to blog more about this incredible trip. We stayed in a hotel in Athens that was literally just steps from
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