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05 December 2022

A ‘virtual tour’ of a dozen
churches and cathedrals
named after Saint Nicholas

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An icon of Saint Nicholas in a church in Crete … in time, he became Santa Claus (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) Patrick Comerford One of...

28 July 2020

Waiting for the ferry with
memories of Crete and
‘Who pays the Ferryman’

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‘Who pays the Ferryman’ was filmed in Elounda (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) Patrick Comerford As we have waited patiently on both side...

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03 December 2017

How the real gift-giving
Saint Nicholas of Myra
became Santa Claus

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An icon of Saint Nicholas in a church in Crete … how did he become Santa Claus? (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2017) Patrick Comerford ...

11 July 2017

The Greeks have a word
for it: (14) mañana

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Lost among the lotus eaters? … the long stretch of beach east of Rethymnon at Platanes, with the Fortezza in the background and the White M...

06 May 2013

The Mediterranean Diet: a food fad or a recipe for healthy living?

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Eating less, living longer ... a table for one in the mountain village of Koutouloufari in Crete (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) Patrick ...

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A ‘virtual tour’ of a dozen churches and cathedrals named after Saint Nicholas

Waiting for the ferry with memories of Crete and ‘Who pays the Ferryman’

How the real gift-giving Saint Nicholas of Myra became Santa Claus

The Greeks have a word for it: (14) mañana

The Mediterranean Diet: a food fad or a recipe for healthy living?

A ‘virtual tour’ of a dozen
churches and cathedrals
named after Saint Nicholas

Waiting for the ferry with
memories of Crete and
‘Who pays the Ferryman’

How the real gift-giving
Saint Nicholas of Myra
became Santa Claus

The Greeks have a word
for it: (14) mañana