Welcome, I'm Amanda Settle
Join me on a journey into middle age as I experience life on a Greek island. With my husband, I'm exploring and getting to the know the cultures, food and languages that we find along the way. Follow us and bring a small piece of the Greek lifestyle into your home.
On The Blog
Veganuary food for thought
Veganuary. A different way of looking at the way we fuel our bodies and care for the world around us and how it’s given me vegan food for thought.
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Thinking of Eleni
Thinking of Eleni… The small island we live on was rocked recently by the violent death of a young woman. Her body was found on Fokia beach, the last small cove between Pefkos and Lindos.
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Experience Greek Easter on Rhodes
If you find yourself in Greece during Easter expect something a little different. There’s very little chocolate in the shops and hardly any bunnies at all.
Easter here is a serious religious event with a week of events all centred around the church.
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Experience the Orange festival on Rhodes
One of the larger festivals on the island and happening outside the tourist season, the orange festival is a traditional local festival. Free to enter, go with a group of friends and enjoy the atmosphere. Always popular with locals and expats coming from all over the island to help celebrate the orange harvest.
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Carnival in Greece: the experience and traditions
Carnival is a wonderful time to be in Greece. Find out what’s going on, the traditions and experiences to expect during the 3 weeks of the festival and see how they celebrate carnival in a small village on the island of Rhodes.
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A Morning Wander in Rhodes – The Murad Reis Mosque and the Turkish cemetary –
Some places just have to be explored. Between the casino and the port in Rhodes town is a secret garden where one of the Durrell’s once lived, worked and played.
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Veganuary food for thought
Veganuary. A different way of looking at the way we fuel our bodies and care for the world around us and how it’s given me vegan food for thought.
read more
Μελομακάρονα Melomakarona recipe
As they are my favourite Greek Christmas bake I thought I’d share the recipe for melomakarona with you. A Greek honey cookie, soft, spicy and dipped in honey, eaten warm they are amazing.
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How I made a gingerbread house
This Christmas, aged 50, I decided it was time to make my first gingerbread house, here’s how it went, the recipe and template to make your own.
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A travel & lifestyle blog with a focus on expat life. Written and photographed by Amanda Settle.
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