More amusing ramblings about Greece, a country that gets too much sunshine for its own good.
Tzatziki For You to Say is the third book in the Ramblings From Rhodes series and is quite a bit longer than either of the first two (see details of those below).
"Tzatziki" covers innumerable funny and poignant moments in the five years that the author and his wife have now lived on Rhodes. In its 27 chapters you learn about the "livestock" that inhabits the walls around lamps left on during a Greek evening, as well as the horrors that one may encounter in a dimly-lit backstreet on Symi. Then too, you'll find out why, when invited to a wedding, the author and his wife get to see the bridegroom in his undies on the morning of his wedding day. John may well have ended up with Bryan Ferry as his brother-in-law if only his wife's sister would get up earlier!
Why is a certain old Greek bloke banging his "steel drum" at the crack of dawn? How assiduously [or not!] do the Greeks apply the health and safety rules in hospital? What do you have to do to get a free coffee in a village taverna? How do you stop armies of ants from marching up your fruit trees? How, too, does a Greek friend get the electricity men to come out when you're got no electricity? Why does John's wife call him "Uncle Stamati the Second?" Why was John's wife convinced that the police would be after them following a misunderstanding with a car hire man? How do you preserve "eating" olives?
The answers to these and a whole host of other questions are found in Tzatziki For You to Say, which will be released for sale on this site during November 2010.
Perfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Cheryl Strayed, this is more than a travelogue—it's a hilarious and heartfelt journey for anyone who has ever wondered: "Is this it?"
