After visiting my friend’s children and family, another goal was on my wish list: a visit to Sotokoi, my friend’s hometown that we support with the help of donations. The village is located deep in the interior of The Gambia, a bus ride of about 5 hours. At 7.00 o’clock[…]
My trip to The Gambia, part 1
Last summer I wrote about my sudden connection with The Gambia. My Gambian boyfriend and I are still going strong, although cuurently he doesn’t live in Greece so we cannot see each other very often. My wish to visit The Gambia was strong. My financial situation and the whole corona[…]
Samos and/or The Gambia?
Let me immediately tell you what happened to me: just like that I have a connection now with The Gambia and especially the village of Sotokoi. And that through love… yes yes yes… I met a (very nice) man on Samos! It can be strange… Did I have to come[…]
Hiking on Samos
Every day I count my blessings. I live on a beautiful, virus-free island and my family is doing fine. I also have a nice house and a number of good friends. And in addition a dog and 2 cats.
Life on Samos
Several people have asked me to write a little more about my life on Samos. I will try, although I don’t really find my life on Samos very exciting. But maybe that’s just the charm now, in these turbulent times.
Hiking on Samos
Last weekend, I did a beautiful walk with Daisy from Karlovassi to the Potami gorge. Instead of writing about it, I made a video …
Daisy, my dog on Samos
Recently I saw some photos and videos on my computer, and then suddenly the story of Daisy, my dog on Samos, came up. We know each other now for 2 years, but we have already had many adventures.
Chameleon on Samos
The chameleon is rare in Europe and so too on Samos. This week, however, I walked around behind my house with Daisy and came across something that I couldn’t identify at first.
Virus free Samos
Last week not only I was in shock, but also the Greeks and the Dutch here on the island: code orange for a virus-free Samos !! It is safer on Samos than in the Netherlands … really incomprehensible …