Living on a Greek Island
Living on a Greek Island
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Greece: From tourist to local. Living on a Greek Island
Just another stupid question we had: You know that ... captivating feeling when you're in Greece on holiday.... "Would it fade out if we lived in Greece?"
After 3 years of living in Greece - our answer is becoming very clear. "No. It just reshapes into something so much more "precious".
Today's little story is illustrated with some of our footage of Kathisma Beach, one of our most beloved beaches in Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece.
About us, we're the couple from "Living On A Greek Island". Greece is now one of our main homes. Sometimes when we have the time we write about our living in Greece experience on our website. Welcome aboard!
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All fresh. All local. That's what we signed up for. | Lefkada's Street Market
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 года назад
Read more about Lefkada's Street Market on our blog aworldofhavingtime.com/lefkada-saturday-local-market/. Lefkada's street market comes weekly with fresh vegetables, fresh seasonal fruits, kind and smiling people. Life brought us here in Lefkada Island, Greece in ... A World of Having Time.... We're foodies and one of our favourite things to do is going to the weekly street market, each Saturd...
The Shipwreck | Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
Photos and info about Lefkada's Shipwreck on our blog aworldofhavingtime.com/lefkada-shipwreck/ | We thought it would be just a Monday like any other in Lefkada. It wasn't. 2 days ago, an old 20 meters fishing boat was found sitting on the beach, between Kathisma Beach and Gaidaros Beach in Lefkada Island, Greece. We went down to see it for ourselves. Not too many exciting things happen here in...
Living in Greece as a Foreigner, 34 Years Later | About Life in Greece | Expats in Greece (Ep. 2)
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Meet Neil McRobert, a passionate racing sailor and ex motorbike rider Brit. He's talking about his experience of living in Greece as a foreigner, after 34 years since he decided he'd be spending the rest of his life in Greece. Hello! We are "Living on a Greek Island" and we are delighted to bring you the second interview about life in Greece as a foreigner. Here is the first one: ruclips.net/vi...
People assume you're on a permanent holiday | A Talk About Life in Greece | Expats in Greece (Ep. 1)
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Living on a Greek Island presents a brand new series of interviews with expats living in Greece, produced by HelloFromParadise. We're talking with the "lucky" ones that dreamt about relocating to Greece or retiring to Greece. We're talking with the ones that made their dreams happen. We're talking with the ones that had the courage and took the leap of faith of completely changing their lives, ...
Poros Beaches Greece - Plaka Beach with a wonderful beach bar & tavern (Galley)
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On the mainland of Poros in Greece you will find a beach that I personally loved, managed by a wonderful couple - Elena and Tasos. They developed a welcoming family business around this beach, offering a beach bar with shadowed loungers and a tavern with super tasty home made food, prepared daily by Elena. It is worth at least one visit. Opened from March - October from 10.00 - 00:30 Facebook P...

Комментарии

  • @easyartisan
    @easyartisan 13 дней назад

    Spent my honeymoon in Kefalonia in 1989. Went back last year with my daughter and granddaughter and my son in law. The Greek people were so sweet with my little year old grandaughter.Just as magical as it was all those years ago and now we want to go again and would love to stay longer.

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 27 дней назад

    Bless her heart

  • @paulbrown160
    @paulbrown160 3 месяца назад

    Hi! We retired to Crete. It’s wonderful. I like to write and record music, and also for pocket money I maintain eight swimming pools. It’s a great life to retire to. Cretan diet, light and sunshine, no crime, and the loveliest people. I’ll never live in the UK again.

  • @valerigeorgiev1537
    @valerigeorgiev1537 3 месяца назад

    Very bad sound,

  • @Studentul1000
    @Studentul1000 4 месяца назад

    I am currently learning Greek. I am in love with the Greek language. Good luck, sir!

  • @stellajacovides9676
    @stellajacovides9676 5 месяцев назад

    What a lovely lady and an outstanding interview . We can learn so much from other cultures . Slowing down , living more simply , being in community with others , not sweating to small stuff and being grateful is what Greeks do as a culture . I’d love this life and I applaud those that are brave enough to seek this fullness of life in Greece . Thank you for this insightful and well presented video .

  • @nm5612
    @nm5612 5 месяцев назад

    My plan is also to retire in Greece. I go every summer but once I’m older that’s the place for me.

  • @Eyed18
    @Eyed18 5 месяцев назад

    Ομοφυλοφιλία

  • @thomasj3421
    @thomasj3421 5 месяцев назад

    A true hero, lol. Life in Greece is not easy. It's getting better though.

  • @JimmyTheGreek2000
    @JimmyTheGreek2000 5 месяцев назад

    14:17 - That is a villa and not a house ! Nice to hear the Tzitzikas or Cicadas on the background !

  • @Trrondee
    @Trrondee 6 месяцев назад

    no more videos?

  • @Kevin-zz9nc
    @Kevin-zz9nc 6 месяцев назад

    2.10 Yes....i too succumbed to the windsurfing fever.

  • @survive-1-day-at-a-time
    @survive-1-day-at-a-time 6 месяцев назад

    Most commenters here overlooked the obvious: this lovely lady has plenty of means to live her dream in a Greek island, unlike the majority of native Greeks who cannot afford to vacation in their own beautiful islands. Her castle second stone house was built on the backs of poor Albanian immigrants who worked for very little. Their very existence in a small island such as Leykatha strained the local resources as they took away wages from the Greek economy even in a micro scale. This lovely lady could hire a local islander to teach her Greek and therefore contribute some to the island’s economy. Compare your financial means to this lady’s and then decide if “you should do it”.

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 6 месяцев назад

      Your point? The Albanians were under Maoism for 50 yrs so of course they came out poor. The Greeks vote for PASOK and ND since 1981, one more corrupt than other, guy who opened the borders letting the Albanians in is still politically active & well. So, is that lady to blame for all of our sins?

    • @PenelopeRigatos
      @PenelopeRigatos 6 месяцев назад

      My point is that Albanians should have stayed in Albany and Greeks should wake up and protect their Greek sovereignty! It is irrelevant who in government opened the gates to Albanians and other immigrants. The Greek people voted them in power.” If you want an effective government vote the garbage out. Never accused the lovely English woman of having to do anything with Albanians seeking asylum in Greece and thus taking jobs from Greeks! Perhaps if she thought of contributing to the local economy of Lefkatha island she could have hired a Greek crew of masons to build her castle home.

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 6 месяцев назад

      @@PenelopeRigatos First, Greek stone masons have become a rarity nowadays, whereas Albanians are more availiable due to the fact of Albania (not Albany) having frozen in time for over 50 yrs. 2nd, you're assuming hiring the workers was in her choice and discetion. Don't. 3rd, since she's living there, then she does contribute to the local economy. Finally, I have the sense you live in the US yourself.

    • @PenelopeRigatos
      @PenelopeRigatos 6 месяцев назад

      @@geogeo2299 it’s a shame Greek stone masons became a rarity; I suppose everyone wants to get a university degree nowadays Not sure what you mean by Albany having frozen in time for over 50 years; I’m not keen in following Albanian history. If the lady had a house built to her specs, she had control of the work and workers. I’m sure she contributes to local economy, after all she must eat; however during her 22 years of residence she could work up the motivation to learn more Greek than σιγά σιγά by hiring a local Greek teacher and that was no more, or less my point. I don’t see how relevant is in this discussion where I live? I did not ask, or am curious to know where you live. Since you seem to take issue with everything I commented on, let’s put an amiable end to this dialogue; it is not going anywhere.

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 6 месяцев назад

      @@PenelopeRigatos Well I have to tell you for the 2nd time, it's Albania, not Albany. Albany is a city in the state of New York, Albania is a country in the Balkans. This shouldn't be so hard to process. The issue with you is quite obvious. You criticize someone of not contributing 100% to the Greek economy while yourself do not contribute at all. You criticize her for not learning Greek, well I highly doubt you speak any of it yourself. Again, when she built her house she was still w/ her husband, so it's possible that it was him in charge of that task rather than her. I sincerely hope that all your arguments /questions are answered by now and I won't be having to labour back to this conversation.

  • @enlathxaind178
    @enlathxaind178 6 месяцев назад

    What a wonderful person! I'm so glad you are enjoying your life here in Greece.

  • @seangarrison2323
    @seangarrison2323 7 месяцев назад

    Greece is perfect except all the foreigners and tourists.

  • @LondonPower
    @LondonPower 7 месяцев назад

    When the Normans occupied Britain, all the old aristocracy got into 50 ships and came and found asylum in the Byzantine Empire, where the emperor of Constantinople2 behaved very friendly and gave them estates and a place in the Crimea, then Greek territory, to build their city.

  • @SP-nx8qx
    @SP-nx8qx 7 месяцев назад

    It's very unusualy that you call the island "Lefkas", I mean don't get me wrong it's still perfectly legitimate Greek, it's just old Greek, nowadays everyone says "Lefkada" (with that very soft "da" in the end which kinda sounds like "tha"). Do locals still call it "Lefkas"?

  • @SP-nx8qx
    @SP-nx8qx 7 месяцев назад

    Good man. Sounds like he had a good life in Greece, found what he came for and gave back to the community. I love Lefkada, he picked a good spot.

  • @r3ddim832
    @r3ddim832 7 месяцев назад

    his mannerisms are soo greek

  • @souziematsou2291
    @souziematsou2291 7 месяцев назад

    What a sweet guy !!!

  • @christiank2202
    @christiank2202 7 месяцев назад

    Very nice questions. ❤

  • @christiank2202
    @christiank2202 7 месяцев назад

    Still windsurfing?

    • @lefkasman
      @lefkasman 3 месяца назад

      Unfortunately not !

  • @MrSham61
    @MrSham61 7 месяцев назад

    A very modest man, when you find them they're worth listening to.

  • @marian.9026
    @marian.9026 7 месяцев назад

    He may be speaking English but his mannerisms and cadence of his speech- the slight way he jerks his shoulders, tilts his head, blinks his eyes are absolutely pure greek. What a great interview!

    • @user-abcxyz-xr2eg
      @user-abcxyz-xr2eg 4 месяца назад

      Well, I can ensure you that foreigners never become Greeks. Arabs in France do not become French, Chinese in Germany won't become Germans. I am a foreigner in Greece too, but although I am here for nearly 40 years I've not become a Greek. Of course there is some influence by the foreign country you are living in, but basic things will never change, unless you're moving somewhere in a very young age. The more differences there are between two countries the more difficult becomes assimilation. Now, Greece and its people were quite different 50 years ago. Nowadays differences inside Europe are getting smaller and smaller day by day. One example is traffic. 50 years ago, a driver who was violating the traffic rules shoutet at me: "Edo einai Ellada, malak....!" I've never heard this again so far. 50 years ago you didn't see Greeks going for a walk with a dog, nowadays I can see many. I am sure there are much more such examples, which show how Greece has changed. Not always for the better, but then not always for the worse. Gia sou!

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love 4 месяца назад

      Nonsensical. He never really embraced the Greek culture, he just went there on a whim and sort of a push by friends, and likes not having as many people around.

    • @horror11
      @horror11 2 месяца назад

      @@user-abcxyz-xr2eg yes first generation may not become greek for obvious reasons, because of a language barrier and culture and traditions but every generation after will be 100% greek when they are born and grow up in greece. i know a few from germany and uk who have children and even grandchildren, no one would think they are not indeginous greek. they speak and act like greek even beeing late on time like greek 😉

  • @es9382
    @es9382 7 месяцев назад

    Nice interview. Nice having in Greece a sturdy Scotsman. I always thought we share some common craziness with our cousins up north 😂

  • @keithjackson5128
    @keithjackson5128 8 месяцев назад

    Cicadas driving me bonkers

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 6 месяцев назад

      It's the sound of summer

  • @RobWhittlestone
    @RobWhittlestone 8 месяцев назад

    Very nice interview. I'm a 68 year old Brit and Swiss having lived in Switzerland for over 34 years. I was born in Cyprus and am currently learning Greek as my 5th European language. I am very tempted by the climate, landscape, sea, mentality and food of Greece or Cyprus. Most of my loved ones live a flight away, so it would only add another hour or so to the flights necessary. My only concern is that I live alone and would prefer to make such a move with a partner, if I had one. I don't want to move to a new country again without knowing anyone at my age. All the best, Rob in Switzerland

    • @jimmorrison2657
      @jimmorrison2657 8 месяцев назад

      Rob, I am learning Greek too. And I did live in Zurich, only for a year though. Good on you mate.

  • @stevensalt3683
    @stevensalt3683 8 месяцев назад

    I lived in mainland Greece for 15 years. The countryside is beautiful, but the people are not! You are ALWAYS an outsider...xenos.

  • @118ball118
    @118ball118 8 месяцев назад

    I want to live in rhodes, beautiful Place. On the coast near the city. Not too far north but close enough for interaction during winter. Perfection.

  • @loreebellInternational
    @loreebellInternational 8 месяцев назад

    I'm not waiting until retirement. ❤

  • @Mirage238
    @Mirage238 8 месяцев назад

    Greece is a magical place❤

  • @th3boogyman802
    @th3boogyman802 9 месяцев назад

    thinking of moving my wife and 2 daughters from America to greece antikythera I have greek heritage which has lead me to think about this

    • @petrosprokopis
      @petrosprokopis 8 месяцев назад

      Wishing you and your family well. From a Greek in far flung Australia !!

  • @rrocketman
    @rrocketman 10 месяцев назад

    Ωραίο βίντεο

  • @ray131262
    @ray131262 10 месяцев назад

    Posh woman

  • @jorgepeters7474
    @jorgepeters7474 Год назад

    What a nice chap👍🍺

  • @mariashefer4750
    @mariashefer4750 Год назад

    My dream is to move to Lefkáda ) I hope that I will be able to make this step next year ) Will be happy to be in touch with you 😊

  • @debbieworthington-bryson4075

    this story so relates to us .After years of holidays in Greece we now finally want to call it home. With retirement only 18 months away i am checking out as much as i can ,some of which sounds very daunting ! You video has filled me with hope enthusiasm and so much happiness of the next chapter in our lives xxx

  • @inourcase
    @inourcase Год назад

    Best decision we ever made! Living our best lives on the beautiful island of Zante

  • @darkdeepfire
    @darkdeepfire Год назад

    The nicest person ever heard, thanks for this amazing interview guys!

  • @ivaharryjohnson6970
    @ivaharryjohnson6970 Год назад

    I must say that I am totally in awe of this cool lady. She is so open about telling details of her life's journey that many people would not feel comfortable telling to strangers. I feel that I have gained knowledge that can benefit me in life because of her generosity of spirit in sharing life's lessons with others. Thank you dear lady for enriching my life. May the lord grant you many years

  • @shift-happens
    @shift-happens Год назад

    Beautiful video <3

  • @eleniasimop
    @eleniasimop Год назад

    What are you doing for a living? Are you working in Greece?

  • @Panos__1904
    @Panos__1904 Год назад

    Interesting story - for as Greeks it is really interesting hearing stories from people coming to our country New subscribe 👍

  • @indranildas4101
    @indranildas4101 Год назад

    Dear Sir/Madam, I am INDRANIL DAS, from KOLKATA, INDIA, had been a software engineer of a MNC for last 20 years , under age of 48, wanted to re-locate here - Antikythera, greece . Can you be so kind that can share the LINK to apply for the same. OR , Please suggest the syeps to achieve this. FYI- I am a family member of a small family with men, women and a chidrmen. Thanks for help.

  • @createa.googleaccount713
    @createa.googleaccount713 Год назад

    Lovely Woman, thank you so much for sharing ❤

  • @nutzer1010
    @nutzer1010 Год назад

    What a wonderful ladx. I am happy that she is happy.

  • @osivkos
    @osivkos Год назад

    Chicken is not supposed to be served cold in Greece either !! Restaurant must have been crap 😁

  • @drawingroomforkids
    @drawingroomforkids Год назад

    What a lovely lady!

  • @alleyxneave
    @alleyxneave Год назад

    Off grid

  • @maximhollandnederlandthene7640

    Sailing on sea is a bit too much for me, I was in a storm once and never will do again. 😅