GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Crete 1979 memories

Digging Deeper on Crete (1979)

15 January, 201827 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 15 Comments

At the hotel in Stalis (Crete) where I worked in 1979 the accommodation for the females was in one large basement room. By July, there were eleven of us sharing … Continue reading Digging Deeper on Crete (1979)

Working & Playing on Crete, Summer 1979

8 January, 201827 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 12 Comments

As I mentioned in the previous post Maria and I would usually go to the Disco O La La after lingering over a long dinner at a local taverna. The disco … Continue reading Working & Playing on Crete, Summer 1979

Cruising to Crete

30 December, 201727 April, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

Kalimera. Ti kánete? Eisai kala? JUNE 1979 This must have been the first phrase I heard among my fellow passengers when I disembarked the charter plane in Athens, even though … Continue reading Cruising to Crete

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