When in Greece, hospitality comes with ouzo. And when in remote corners and hardscrabble villages (like here on the Mani Peninsula), where historically hospitality is a matter of life and death, the welcome drink is tsipouro — a brandy-like firewater that’s about 40 percent alcohol and makes ouzo seem like kid stuff. In this clip, I have a hard time holding the camera steady as I take “going local” with my guides to a very tasty extreme. Gia mas!
Comments
To each his own but I am puzzled by Rick’s enthusiasm for the Mani Peninsula. I have been to Greece ten times for one month summer visits including the Mani. The Mani is not a place I would recommend to a first time visitor to Greece. It’s too coarse. It’s worth a visit but only after you have visited numerous other areas of the country.