Leaving Vathi on a lovely morning for a journey that will include a 20-minute taxi, a 1-hour water taxi, a second 1-hour taxi, a 4-hour flight and a 4-hour drive at the conclusion – hoping to arrive home around 21:00 this evening. It sounds like an effort – but that’s why we love this place
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Magiritsa – a traditional Easter dish of soup made from sheep’s offal. That was the first choice on a compulsory holiday menu at Sirens restaurant in Vathi on Saturday night. It tastes approximately 1000 times better than it sounds. We arrived to find most of the tables taken with smartly dressed locals celebrating the Orthodox
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Nikos and Poppy own and manage Rementzo, a quayside restaurant at Frikes, the small North Eastern harbour on the island. We ate there yesterday, after arriving in the jeep and again today, this time arriving in the small motor boat we were delighted to discover for hire in Kioni. George has been running the only
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We’ve been in the home of Ulysses for three days now and just beginning to really wind down, even though an early decision was made NOT to disconnect from the grid. Much as I lecture and coach on the balance between work and play – the fact is that this year has been a toughie
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I am delighted to announce a new strategic alliance between 7connections and OneSG, who provide (in their own words) finance, accountancy, facilities, HR and IT support to dental practices around the UK. Our Managing Partner Tim  Caudrelier has reached an agreement with the team at OneSG and Managing Director Paul Dutton. We recognised some time
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My first comment is to thank the team at the BDA for creating the environment in which I could invest 3 busy days in B2B networking with my many friends in the dental trade, as well as a few real live practitioner dentists! The opportunity is priceless and effective – this year has been no
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I was asked to speak to the 50-strong national sales team at Henry Schein yesterday – my “surprise” attendance at their full-day meeting prior to BDA. The brief from Patrick Allen was to talk about the changes taking place in the business and delivery of dentistry – so as to challenge the team with two
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7 straight days of work ahead: Glasgow today for a strategic planning meeting on cloud-based practice management software Client visits Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday BDA conference Thursday, Friday, Saturday 4 nights in hotels, 6 train journeys Home Saturday evening Greater Manchester Marathon Sunday Gatwick a week Monday Greece a week Tuesday for a week An in-tray
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I’m sure I’m not the only reader who will have had this experience. Yesterday I popped in to the Apple Store in Liverpool to buy a My Passport 1TB portable hard drive and USB 3.0 cable. In the past, I have had my debit card swiped in the Apple machine and receipt emailed. This time:
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It started with a question at our Mastermind meeting on Saturday. “Chris – we always send a patient who refers a friend a £25 M&S gift voucher – do you think that’s a good idea?” To answer – I decided to hold an auction. Lot 1 is a new private patient. If I can guarantee
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