Let's be brutally honest. Are any of you out there who—like me—failed their organizational skills majorly this year? Despite good intentions, life happens, and here we are with only ten days to go until Christmas, feeling almost completely unprepared—and that's an understatement. Despair not, the
Chocolate Mug Cake With Gingerbread Spice
You can zap a quick & easy microwave gingerbread chocolate mug cake within minutes with your very own gingerbread spice mix. Gingerbread Spice is the European equivalent to Pumpkin Spice. It is used by Germans, Swedish, Danes, Dutch, British et al., to make ginger
Get all the Christmas glam with really cheap pieces
(This is a shopping post with reference to greek shops only. The basic idea was to find really cheap pieces that look rather elegant than tacky—and are more on the minimalistic-decor side. You can still peruse the suggestions if you're seeking inspiration for similar, dollar-store type, items. And
Acheron River – Párga ~ Thesprotia and Preveza routes
If you have been around Kicking Back the Pebbles for a while, you know we've been exploring (part of) the region of Epirus, in northwestern Greece. We deployed the city of Ioannina as our center of “operations” and that gave us the ability to launch in a number of different directions around the
Voidomatis River – Vikos – Papigo ~ Ioannina routes
Old, weathered, or revamped doors in Ioannina, Megalo & Mikro Papigo
If you have been around Kicking Back the Pebbles a while, you know we are currently exploring (part of) the region of Epirus and the regional unit of Ioannina, in northwestern Greece. We deployed the city of Ioannina as our
Quick & easy craft: decorative pumpkins
Επιτέλους φθινοπώριασε στην Ελλάδα... Τι κάνετε τέτοια εποχή; Εγώ χαζεύω στο Pinterest και άλλους ιστότοπους και ζηλεύω τις πανέμορφες διακοσμητικές κολοκύθες που βλέπω στο ντεκόρ όλων των αμερικανικών και ευρωπαϊκών σπιτιών αυτόν τον καιρό. Γεγονός είναι πως για να βρούμε κάτι αντίστοιχο στα δικά
Pumpkin Spice Latte – Καφές λάτε με κολοκύθα & μπαχαρικά
*images by Athina D. Pantazatou for Kicking Back the Pebbles The ultimate pumpkin spice latte recipe Those of you in the northern hemisphere, are you autumn-struck yet? Is it getting chillier where you live? It is still warm in Greece and a far cry from sweater weather, but I've been yearning
Metsovo – Ioannina routes
Deploying Ioannina as your center of “operations” gives you the ability to launch in a number of different directions around the Epirus region and take daily road-trips to places of interest. Taking the Egnatia/A2 Motorway that's part of the European E90 Route you'll need approximately 49 minutes to
Ioannina – Part 3
So there we were, still wandering about Ioannina, the buzzing and bustling campus city—even though at the time (the end of August) not a single student was to be found anywhere around! Our search for the next point of interest took us just a couple of miles to the outskirts, to a small hill
Summer At the Cycladic Shop
If you reside in Greece and it's mid-July, you know that means just one thing and one thing only—two months, August and September, of full-blown celebrations, jam-packed with name days, engagements & weddings (among other ceremonies) and all sorts of social calls are just around the corner. So
