Mediterranean Living
Mediterranean Living
There is a version of Mediterranean living that is a marketing concept — sun, olive oil, evening aperitifs overlooking the sea. And then there is the actual thing, which is less curated and considerably better.
Living in Crete long-term means slow mornings with strong coffee, markets where the vegetables actually taste of something, evenings that start at 8pm and sometimes end at midnight without it feeling like an occasion, and a relationship with seasonal rhythms that is hard to maintain when you are in a city that operates identically in January and July.
The articles in this section approach Mediterranean living as something that is actually lived rather than photographed. Practical, honest, and based on experience of what the day-to-day really involves.