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Bezig met laden... Things Can Only Get Feta: Two Journalists and Their Crazy Dog Living Through the Greek Crisisdoor Marjory McGinn
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. For a visit to a small Greek village not far from Kalamata and for plenty of laughs along the way, I recommend Things Can Only Get Feta. A husband and wife move from Scotland to Greece for a year and a star of the tale is their wild and wacky Jack Russell terrier, Wallace. He does his dreaded “screamy barking” at the drop of a hat. Yet when the author was sad he hid a heart shaped dog biscuit in her boot for her to find, which cheered her up. The author laughs at herself when she shares her misadventures with the Greek language, which make a Greek friend, Angelika, laugh until tears roll down her face. Tripping over similar Greek words, McGinn says Wallace is a good cucumber, and Angelika has lovely golden worms, meaning earrings. They meet Foteini, who lives a traditional life style, when she is riding her donkey and they become dear friends. Thanks to the author for sharing the year she and her husband spent in Greece, and I look forward to her second book. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Two journalists embarking on a year's adventure in Greece just as the country faces economic collapse seems foolhardy—but it's their decision to bring their crazy Jack Russell to a crisis-weary country with zero dog tolerance that tips the plan into actual madness After an Arctic winter, a recession, and a downturn in the newspaper industry, two journalists and their dog embark on an adventure in the wild and beautiful southern Peloponnese. A perfect plan, except for one thing—Greece is deep in economic crisis. And if fiscal failure can't overturn the couple's escapade in rural Greece, perhaps macabre local customs, a scorpion invasion, zero dog-tolerance, health scares, and touchy expats will. This is a humorous and insightful journey through one of the last unspoiled regions of Greece. It is full of encounters with warm-hearted, often eccentric, Greeks who show that this troubled country still has heroes, if not euros. In a hillside village in the Mani, the locals share their lives, their laughter, and their stories, and help chart the couple's own passage back to happiness. They even find a place in their hearts for their Greek nemesis—the local pungent goat cheese. Things really can only get feta. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)949.5076History and Geography Europe Other parts Greece and the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire -- 323-1453 History from 1830 Democratic Rule, 1974-WaarderingGemiddelde:
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