BlogHide Resteemssalamander1960 (26)in steemit • 7 years agoA Steemit Identity CrisisDSCN2502.JPG Maybe you old hands can tell me where I am going wrong but no matter what URLs I paste from my various blogs and social media feeds, my Cover picture and Avatar just don't show.…resteemedunshakeable (49)in greek-trail • 7 years agoGreek HospitalityHospitality Not just a word but more like a life value. Especially, for the Greeks since ancient times. Hospitality='Filoxenia' (friend to foreigners) Hospitality was really important…salamander1960 (26)in nature • 7 years agoWaiting for the StormOn 13 November 2017 Symi was hit by Storm Eurydice and life has never been the same on the island since. Don't get me wrong. We have had flash floods before. A friend of mine drowned in one. But…salamander1960 (26)in travel • 7 years agoSpring is in the AirGreek islands aren't just the summertime clichés of Santorini, Mykonos and clubbing on the beach. Come in the rainy season and find a different kind of magic. This is an old dry stone wall…resteemedhighonthehog (62)in travel • 7 years agoTHE YOUNGEST LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD? DIE ANTWOORD IS AFRIKAANS!South Africa has eleven official languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Swazi Ndebele, Sotho, Northern, Sotho, Tsonga, Venda Spreading it’s roots in Africa, Asia and Europe, and being…resteemedtkappa (66)in history • 7 years agoWacky Facts by Agent K #18: Did You Know Prisoners In Paris Were Once Offered Freedom If They Agreed To Marry ProstitutesParis, je t'aime....You have probably seen the specific meme on t-shirts, souvenirs of any kind, cabarets and posters. Heck, there's even a movie titled like this. There's no doubt that people…salamander1960 (26)in travel • 7 years agoThoughts from a Small Greek Island #2I live on an island where it seldom rains between May and October. Temperatures are in the 40s centigrade in the summer and can drop to freezing in the wet winters. The terrain is steep and rocky…salamander1960 (26)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoGreetings from a Small Greek IslandI have just joined Steemit. It makes sense as I have been blogging Symi, Greece, since 2001 and blogging styles have changed over the years. It was called an on line diary in those days and…salamander1960 (26)in travel • 7 years agoThoughts from a Small Greek IslandI live on the small Dodecanese island of Symi. Surrounded by Turkey on three sides and only about 25 nautical miles from the popular holiday island of Rhodes, Symi is at once remote and also in the…