The Reluctant Retiree

Stories from Garrulous Gwendoline – a baby boomer surviving retirement

Skip to content
  • Home
  • My Story
  • Editorials
  • Interviews
  • Where to buy
  • I Belong to No One – a memoir
  • Louisa – A Historical Novel
  • adoption
  • Writerly Things
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • Fiction Stories
    • Non-Fiction Stories
    • Film Reviews
    • Liz Thurlow – A serial Story
    • TV Co-Host
  • Australian Tourism & Travel
    • Australian Capital Territory
    • New South Wales
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Victoria
    • Northern Territory
    • Tasmania
    • Western Australia
  • An Aussie Abroad – Travel Stories
    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Bosnia-Hercegovina
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Montenegro
      • Poland
      • Serbia
      • Sicily
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
    • Canada
    • England
    • USA
  • Random Ramblings
    • History Snippets
    • Australian History & Politics
    • Mysterious Musings
  • Contact Me
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • Goodreads
Search

Stalis

S’Agapo – M’Agapas?

January 24, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 15 Comments

My shifts at the hotel on Crete were usually split, four hours each breakfast and dinner, not allowing much down time for anything but writing letters and working on my tan. I must have had one or two days off a week, even though I can't remember now, because I wrote to my mum of … Continue reading S’Agapo – M’Agapas?

Digging Deeper on Crete (1979)

January 15, 2018January 17, 2018 / 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 the room, with just enough space for us to get in and out of our single beds, as you see in the photo below. As … Continue reading Digging Deeper on Crete (1979)

Working & Playing on Crete, Summer 1979

January 8, 2018 / 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 would go until the early hours of the morning, and occasionally a group of us would then wander down to the beach and wait for … Continue reading Working & Playing on Crete, Summer 1979

Posts navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,337 other subscribers

Search for a specific post or subject

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © Gwen Wilson and The Reluctant Retiree - Garrulous Gwendoline, 2013 - Present. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to The Reluctant Retiree - Garrulous Gwendoline or Gwen Wilson with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Latest Stories

  • Unveiling ‘Shifting Sands’: A SeaQuills Anthology November 11, 2025
  • Celebrating 100 Years: Society of Women Writers NSW September 15, 2025
  • A Day in San Antonio: Riverwalk Adventures June 9, 2025
  • Riding the Rails Los Angeles to San Antonio June 7, 2025
  • Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California. June 7, 2025

Like My Facebook Page

Like My Facebook Page

COPYRIGHT

© Gwen Wilson and The Reluctant Retiree - Garrulous Gwendoline, 2013 - Present. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to The Reluctant Retiree - Garrulous Gwendoline or Gwen Wilson with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The Reluctant Retiree
    • Join 751 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Reluctant Retiree
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...