Tag Archives: Patrick Leigh Fermor

Greek villages that helped British officers kidnap a Nazi general

The bearded goats watched suspiciously as I solemnly saluted the concrete monument surrounded by barbed wire. It marks the spot where one of the most daring feats of the Second World War took place, exactly 80 years ago. On the night of April 26, 1944, on this grassy verge just outside the Cretan village of… Read More »

Why Greeks will always love the British

While anti-tourist protests have become a feature in many of our favorite holiday destinations (especially Spain), Britons hoping for a warm welcome this summer should look no further than Greece. The country I have lived in for 15 years, phylloxenia (love of foreigners), but the British have long been treated particularly well – exactly since… Read More »