by Jorge!
by Jorge!
Jorge Sotirios has travelled the globe as a travel journalist covering the Arts, Environment, Politics and Culture and has written for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Literary Review. Part philosopher, part adventurer and always the clown, Sotirios has travelled to 30 countries working as a foreign correspondent.
Lonesome George Cést Moi! is his first book and recounts his travels in South America. He is currently finishing his book on the Greek crisis: GRAFFITI OVER MARBLE, to be published in 2017. He has also now joined GCT team as a regular columnist.
MY BIG FAT GREEK QUESTION: what does it mean to be 'Greek'?
MY BIG FAT GREEK QUESTION: what does it mean to be ‘Greek’? What’s in a name? Hellas, Ellada, Greece, Hellene, Greek, even Romios. You’ve heard them before no doubt. Differing labels regarding identity can confound and perplex us since they set up an inquiry into the self which becomes a labyrinth without end. It’s something…
MY BIG FAT GREEK QUESTION: what does it mean to be 'Greek'?
What’s in a name? Hellas, Ellada, Greece, Hellene, Greek, even Romios. You’ve heard them before no doubt. Differing labels regarding identity can confound and perplex us since they set up an inquiry into the self which becomes a labyrinth without end. It’s something Greeks excel in: excessive navel gazing on the question of origins (little…
Is now the right time to buy property in Greece?
By all accounts, post-war Paris was a heady mix of celebration and survival, politics and philosophy, elegance and radical energy. As it was a pressure cooker with the lid finally off, Parisians let off steam and set the stage for the rejuvenation of a world city par excellence. Savvy entrepreneurs got in on the act…
WHO KILLED ZORBA?
If there is a defining image of Greece in the 20th century it is surely Zorba the Greek, right? That lovable scoundrel-philosopher who was brought alive from the pen of Nikos Kazantzakis summed up what it meant to be Greek: rough, passionate and on occasion as profound as Plato (Kazantzakis’ status remains notoriously in decline…
Graffiti in Crisis
Not long ago New York City was regarded a violent metropolis, peopled by an angry and alienated youth kicking sticks in a town on the verge of bankruptcy. And yet, surprisingly, it was a golden age too going by its graffiti legacy. Between 1971 and 1975 an explosion of youthful energy re-vitalised the look of…
Refugee Reality/European Dream
There is a magic and a romance to Piraeus port as any international tourist or Greek holidaymaker will confirm. The hustle and bustle that occurs on Greece’s foremost maritime harbour, as summer arrives is seared in the minds of those lucky enough to experience it. Piraeus port unfolds in vibrant colour and pulsates with energy.…
Varoufakis : Maestro Or Myth?
He strides into the auditorium like a gladiator entering the Colosseum. His domed bare head resembles a helmet; a lectern acts as his shield with only his words as his swords. With an upright bearing and a penetrating gaze ready to lance any opponent, the public was soon swooning over the remarkable Mr V. At…
