Sleeping over on a beach: Halkidiki in the 90s!
By Sofia Bournatzi
Recently, I remembered what it felt like sleeping over on a beach. The characteristic smell of pine trees, thyme and oregano, that covered the smell of the burnt wood. The mild sound of the waves and sometimes the wet feeling of the stronger ones that reached your foot. The shine of the stars above us. The unsuccessful playing of a guitar. The quiet talks of the others usually referred to unrequited love.
It was the early 90s and Halkidiki was the place to be every weekend and during the
summer holidays. Driving from Thessaloniki to Halkidiki was in many ways a unique experience. The traffic was so heavy on a Friday afternoon or a Saturday morning, that you could meet people from the open windows of the cars next to you and even arrange to see them in Halkidiki. After all, this contact was the best chance you had to find them again as the mobile phones were just science fiction back then…
Link: https://www.visit-halkidiki.gr/blog/once-upon-a-time-in-halkidiki/
** Photo taken in 1992 with a ZENITH camera, by Sofia Bournatzi.
