The perfect day in Santorini (you don’t need a second one)

It has featured in lists named like “Top 100 things to see in your lifetime” or equally click bait sounding titles from prestigious travel magazines.  Half a volcano submerged, leaving a magically enchanting scenery which is truly breathtaking. But spending more than a day or two on Santorini is simply stupid.  Here are the things… Continue reading The perfect day in Santorini (you don’t need a second one)

A conversation with your average Greek about debt

-This debt is unsustainable. What do you mean? -We have to get more loans just to pay the interest!  We will never manage to pay it off! So what do you propose? -Write all the debt off so we can recover. But that would mean other Europeans having to pay for it. -Yes, but you… Continue reading A conversation with your average Greek about debt

Why I think the “Elgin” marbles should stay in London

I am often accused of taking “extreme” positions just for the heck of it.  Well, sorry, this isn’t one of those cases.  I truly believe that Greece is better off if the parts of the Parthenon frieze stay where they are.  Here are my arguments, numbered for reference.  If you have a counter argument, give… Continue reading Why I think the “Elgin” marbles should stay in London

Twice a stranger: the children of Lausanne

Whether we like it or not, those of us who live in Europe or in places influenced by European ideas remain the children of Lausanne; that is to say, of the convention signed on a Swiss lakeside after the First World War which decreed a massive, forced population movement between Turkey and Greece. A bold opening, to what is… Continue reading Twice a stranger: the children of Lausanne

Surprise developments in the 2012 Greek elections

I love political communication.   It appeals to the idealist in me.   The social engineering part of me thrives on twisting messages to fit into mediums that will best influence people.   And right now, Greece is the place to be.   The old media is crumbling.  Based on funding from business people that… Continue reading Surprise developments in the 2012 Greek elections

How GrecoGerman family businesses will rule the world

It is fashionable (and easy) to target family run businesses as the source of a country’s problems.  Whether it is the Economist’s view of a region or the complaints of a middle manager who “just couldn’t get a promotion in there”.   I have studied family businesses as clients, as numbers and statistics.   I… Continue reading How GrecoGerman family businesses will rule the world