Ramblings of an Honorary Greek

on life, design, logic, music and my books!

HonoraryGreek

HonoraryGreek
Location
Rhodes, Greece
Birthday
November 16
Bio
Lived in Rhodes, Greece since 2005. Current playlist: Joe Bonamassa, Joe Bonamassa, oh, and Joe Bonamassa!! Faith or credulity? You decide.

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JULY 10, 2009 11:12AM

What Have Others Said About my Books?

The two books cover over 35 years of experiencing Greece and her people through having met and married a girl with a Greek mother way back in the 1970's. Both books are anecdotal, episodic accounts of all kinds of crazy and interesting experiences which led to our eventually moving from the… Read full post »
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JULY 10, 2009 11:07AM

How to Buy Some "Ramblings From Rhodes"

Both my first two books can be purchased directly from me in the following way for £14 (UK) each including postage:

Simply credit my PayPal account, which is done by quoting this e-mail address: themanuels@rho.forthnet.gr.

If you don't have a PayPal account, it's very easy to set one up.… Read full post »
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JULY 2, 2009 11:17AM

A Crisis For Kostas

Kostas is around sixty years of age and still bears the evidence about his face of having been a dashing, handsome young man some decades ago. Today his girth is somewhat larger than he'd like it to be, but then, so are his worries. Kostas makes his living, correction, struggles to… Read full post »

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JUNE 23, 2009 2:48PM

Sample Chapter from Moussaka to My Ears

In response to a suggestion from fellow "Open Salon-er" Gwendolyn Glover, here's a sample chapter from my second book, Moussaka to My Ears.

How to be a Rhodean

If you want to be like a real Rhodean there are some rules you just have to follow. Here are some of them.… Read full post »

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JUNE 12, 2009 9:34AM

When you've got to do your own publicity...

Getting Noticed! 

So, if you're ever on the island of Rhodes and you find yourself staring at this you'll sure know who's inside it! Read full post »

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JUNE 10, 2009 6:57PM

Brain-Taxing Trivia for Ageing Hippies

Since I am an old rock fan, with a special soft spot for Pink Floyd, I thought I'd pop the occasional trivia questions in the blog to see if anyone's got the answers. Here are a couple for starters...
  1. On the studio album from Ummagumma, PF's ground-breaking 1969 double
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JUNE 7, 2009 4:09AM

What I do

Feta Compli coverMoussaka to My Ears Cover

I was born in the UK but now live in Rhodes, Greece, from where I write travel books. My second "installment" of anecdotal experiences - MOUSSAKA TO MY EARS - has just been published.

The books detail several decades of visits to Greece, beginning in 1971 when I met the… Read full post »

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JUNE 4, 2009 12:54PM

Logging in!

Just a quick post to say hello I've joined and until I get time to update my open Salon profile and post more info, perhaps you'd like to check my other blog, it's here: http://honorarygreek.blogspot.com. Read full post »

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