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Over Blue Aegean Waters: A Fifty Year Romance with the Greek Island of Skopelos

Griffith Eugene Harlow

Over Blue Aegean WatersA Fifty Year Romance with the Greek Island of Skópelos. Romance: love, excitement, humor, heartbreak, passion.Skópelos: glistening blue water, rich green foliage, picturesque, friendly, appetizing food, traditional, sophisticated, Mamma Mia island. Shortly after marrying into a Greek-American family the author was indoctrinated through stories, old maps and property descriptions; and learning Greek. Within a few years he was traveling to Greece following Dad's entreats to "show face and protect the property" and speaking "goat Greek." Inheriting the family house, a so-called "hovel", nearly became a Greek tragedy. The amusing tales include: -Mother's goat bag. -Grocery store that serves free alcoholic aperitifs in the morning.-Squatters attempting to seize family property.-"Zorro" the plumber.-Real estate schemes without the "real" sales price. Experience the Romance!!!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Feb 11st, 2015
  • Pages: 298
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.25in - 0.62in - 0.69lb
  • EAN: 9781505442427
  • Categories: Europe - Greece

About the Author

Griffith Eugene Harlow's passion for travel was ignited by visiting Asia as a US Navy carrier fighter jet crewman. Following an MBA from the University of Michigan he was employed with a Fortune top 25 company becoming Group Director of Marketing for Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia. The author's travel has included multiple visits to Greece and 72 other countries worldwide. In retirement the author tutors children, leads mission trips to Guatemala and play golf. He and his wife live in North Carolina.