Journal

Field notes

Occasional writing on places, process and the practicalities of owning in Greece.

The case for the smaller Cyclades — ANKORA journal

Islands · June 2026

The case for the smaller Cyclades

Folegandros, Sikinos, Anafi — where the light is the same and the summer is not.

Reading an olive terrace before you buy it — ANKORA journal

Land · May 2026

Reading an olive terrace before you buy it

Tree age, drystone condition and water rights tell you more than any brochure.

Legality, permits and the Greek building file — ANKORA journal

Building · April 2026

Legality, permits and the Greek building file

What a clean file looks like, and the three documents that most often go missing.

Quiet coasts within three hours of Athens — ANKORA journal

Coastline · March 2026

Quiet coasts within three hours of Athens

The Argolic gulf, eastern Mani and the road that most buyers never take.