Aug
25
2008
The beach on Kos is an interesting tourist attraction: you can hire a chair as those on the right and get skin cancer thanks to the high dose of sun rays that are creeping through an ever diminishing ozone layer.
But don’t let your appetite for the unspoiled Kos beach water stop you… According to a very old Kos tourist guide he is proud to say that the Kos sewerage is now flowing into the sea 8 km away from Kos, so … euhm… that proves that the water at the beach on Kos is as fresh as the water in the bottle you are now drinking out… ???
Anyway, the weather these days is far more cool than in Athens and soonest I am not more needed in the kitchen, I am going to take a real holiday crossing the border to Bodrum, Turkey 
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Aug
10
2008
Did you know that hibiscus flowers are edible flowers? That’s what the self proclaimed cookingdiva told me today when I had a drink in her little tavern with a view over the Aegean Sea.
According to her it’s best to serve the yellow and orangey coloured hibiscus flowers, as the taste reminds you a bit on oranges and lemons.
Her keywords yellow and orange gave me a good excuse not to try her white hibiscus flowers in her vase on the table
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Aug
04
2008
Cheap flights to Kos…You get what you pay for… Anyway, I arrived safe and sound in Greece. Domestic flights are not always punctual and after a bumpee connection I am ready for my daily Kos: help my family out in their tourist business.
Things were quite busy last few days, so blogging got a bit at the background. Seems we have everything under control again, so TheSkinnyCook is back I just need to be very careful that my arthritis finger doesn’t end up on a plate: yuckies! But we will call it a Greek specialty
Yes, that’s what it is all about: cheap holidays in Kos really gives you what you pay for: you can eat better in a Greek restaurant in your neighbourhood than having to eat yet another souvlaki that looks like it was cooked last week.
Kos Greece is like McDonalds Hamburgers: you can get a taste of hamburger, but it’s not the best. Same with Kos: you can get a taste of Greece but it is not the best. The food I ate in Athens on the other hand was a gourmet delight in a very picturesque restaurant!
Greek economy being part of Europe cannot compete with "next door" Bodrum Turkey, but if you are a retired Greek living overseas, then you will probably know you can make some extra money in the tourist season in Kos Island
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