An Eventful Greek Summer | Village Life ep.5

After coming back from Switzerland for the summer, I spent some time in the Village, helping out with the chores, seeing my family and cooking some delicious foods. From preparing home-made Dolmadakia (dolma) from our own recipe, to making our own petimezi from the grape harvest, I ended up spending a lot more time cooking during this video than initially planned to. After suffering tremendous wildfires, Greece was hit by hurricane Daniel in the early September, flooding lots of villages and wreaking havoc throughout the country. But despite all this, we try to find the beauty in simple day tasks, good company and abundant nature. I hope you enjoy! Rural life in a simple slow-pace mediterranean countryside rustic cottage house.
------------- Chapters ----------------------
0:00 - A Summer Morning
1:02 - Pickling Caper Fruits
2:42 - Summer Harvests
3:29 - Seaside Healing and Barbecue Evenings
5:47 - Scorching Heat and Wildfires
9:11 - A simple summer day
11:20 - Boars near our village
13:10 - Hurricane Daniel
17:04 - Preparing Dolmadakia
21:24 - Maria's Garden
22:04 - Making Petimezi in the Cauldron
25:08 - Cleaning the Rooftop
------------- Music --------------------------
Supine - Peter Sandberg
Syntropy - Koan II (Alpha 10 Hz)
Like Clockwork - Benjamin Kling
Eden Avery - Arcane Happenings
Be Still - Doug Kaufman
Borrowed Peace - Peter Sandberg
The Second Moon - Lama House
Blue Brook - Peter Sandberg
Tumbling Part 2 - Peter Sandberg
We Carry On - Yonder Dale
Mountain Air - Cody Francis
#HurricaneDaniel #greekvillage #villagelife #grapeharvest

[@oreszteszpaciatzisz435]

I believe most of the wildfires are man made. I have family living and Greece and they said the vast majority of them were arson. It is crazy that the people have zero respect for nature.

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

That is true, and unfortunately the reason behind it is usually political. Some fires were natural (accidents with litter left by the side of the road etc) but indeed the vast majority were from arson.

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

Very true. It seems to be a worldwide phenomenon (Maui island). Cheaper land to be bought by wealthy owners. The previous owners are left destitute

[@oreszteszpaciatzisz435]

@@AriadnesVillageLife I kind of agree with Sotirios as my cousin explained to me that in Greece you as a property developer cannot build on protected areas/forests, but there is a loophole. And the loophole is that if that said area is burnt down by wildfires, than it is up for grabs. It happened in Athens as well. Modern governments are nothing more than just a mafia.

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

​@@oreszteszpaciatzisz435 We see villas suddenly popping up where forests burned down. I remember talking talking about this with my father more than 20 years ago. Its by no means a new phenomenon, just one we have let fester throughout the world. Action is needed, but the people in charge able to take action are usually the ones doing it.

[@oreszteszpaciatzisz435]

@@sotiriospeithis6659 We are on te same page, agree 100%. But I would also add that unfortunately in Greece in particular, people expect too much from the Government. These issues are way too important too let politicians fuck everything up. They only care about the next election. Socrates was right when he expressed his disbelief in democracy. What he said was 100% justified.

[@ertanuca5463]

Sarma is dolma and dolma is sarma in greece! It’s funny cause we started to do the same mistake here in turkey! Ha ha

[@talitharosanna946]

Really beautiful video, Ariadne. The wildfires and floods have been devastating. Your footage of it made me cry. I have so much love for Greece and for her people. Thank you for sharing your videos with us, I love seeing your traditional recipes and life in the village ♥ Στέλω πολή αγάπη στην ολή ή Ελλάδα 💕

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting ♥️ Glad that you enjoyed! Where are you from ? Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ ! 😊

[@talitharosanna946]

@@AriadnesVillageLife Είμαι από την Αγγλία αλλά λατρεύω πολύ την Ελλάδα. Το αγόρι μου είναι Ελλήνας (Μου διδάσκει Ελληνικά!) και την οικογένειά του είναι εκεί. Είναι η πιο όμορφη χώρα με τους πιο ευγενικούς ανθρώπους. Έχω τόση αγάπη για την Ελλάδα οπότε πονάω την καρδιά μου να την δω έτσι. Αλλά λατρεύω τα βίντεο σου, είναι πολύ όμορφα και θα ήθελα να ζίσω έτσι❤Να είσαι καλά και το χωριό σου 💗

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Λατρεύω την Αγγλία, έζησα Λονδίνο για 3 χρόνια, και πολύ θα ήθελα να επιστρέψω 🥰 thank you so much for all your kind words ♥️ You speak Greek very well !! Να είσαι καλά !!

[@pierrefrancoisecoulmin2218]

Un paradis ! Encore sauvé ! Merci de nous le faire partager si bellement !

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Merci beaucoup ❤❤

[@dairyseven3646]

I have shown your beautiful videos to my parents and they were like ....... where is this? And with a lot of pausing and discussing they found that the village my dads family is from is very close to you. I was surprised they were able to figure that out. 😅 We love your videos!

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Haha I’m so happy you’re enjoying the videos !! What a coincidence that your father’s family is from a nearby village ! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting 🥰

[@SomewhatRetired]

So mesmerizing once again! Saddened by the devastation of the summer fires and flooding of this beautiful country! We traveled around fir two months this May/June and hope to return next spring for 3 months. Hoping to meet an older lady, like me, to teach me how to make some recipes like these you showed. Encouraging you to make another video or two before you leave the village to return to Switzerland!

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you so much for watching ! I’m going to make another video around November, when I’ll go back for the olive harvest 🥰 wishing you all the best !

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

You can find many such people in small villages, especially around Ioannina (in the North). They make excellent honey there and are willing to share culinary secrets

[@SomewhatRetired]

@@sotiriospeithis6659 thank you!

[@user-of8dk3hg3z]

Harika. Yeni videolar cektinize sevindim👍

[@osos90]

Great episode, I've been waiting for a new episode for so long. I feel sorry for people who have experienced something like this on such a scale. Good luck :)

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you for coming back and watching the new episode! I’m going to try and keep the time between each episode shorter, but I’m still trying to figure out how to balance life in Switzerland and KZbin videos. Might start making a new series about wild camping in the Swiss Alps in between the village videos 😊

[@osos90]

Great idea and brave at the same time. I keep my fingers crossed 👍 for the new idea, the climate of the mountains is wonderful and beautiful. Good luck

[@georgesakellariou7210]

Πολύ ωραία βίντεο. Μπράβο!

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Ευχαριστώ! 😊

[@sarojini108]

I live part of the year in Greece, soon to be full time, and yes, the wildfires this summer were terrible. Our house is in a village in East Macedonia and Thrace region, and it was so scary to see the plumes of grey smoke on the horizon. One of our neighbouring villages got evacuated but luckily the fire was extinguished before it reached any houses. Sadly, a friend of ours saw empty petrol cans in by the roadside in the area and it was concluded that this particular fire had been started deliberately. I will never forget the apocalyptic sights and sounds of flames inthedistance and planes and helicopters buzzing back and forth overhead all day. My heart goes out to all those who .most lives and property in the fires and in Storm Daniel. Climate change is real and it is happening . Every year brings more extremes. Thank you for a lovely video, sad though it is. ❤🇬🇷 PS Im definitely going to try making pekmezi this year!

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

That's horrible, but unfortunately not uncommon in Greece. I'm glad I inspired you to make petimezi though ☺️ Thank you so much for watching :)

[@Kleopatra_13.13]

what a beautiful video. even though there was sad elements to it, its so important that you captured and shared the truth about the disasters happening in our beautiful country. my partner and i moved to rodos in may, and although i was away in italy the summer for work- he was there during the tragic fires that engulfed so much of the island. the sacred forest was destroyed, many animals lost their lives and people lost their homes. what's disappointing is that greece has an unbelievable high rate of arsonists that cause these fires around greece. it is not so much naturally caused anymore. rather, they take advantage of the extreme heat and windy days- they set it ablaze and stand in the distance with a smile on their faces. they are linked to government corruption as well to gain land. our beautiful country especially the wildlife, will not survive at the rate that these evil humans are running to destroy it. im going home back to rodos only in november, i know when i take my first drive back and see all the death of the forest that's left, i will stand and shed tears for our beautiful earth.. anyways thank you so much for your beautiful videos. i would love to meet you one day! also please could you share what camera equipment & audio you use to film your videos. xxx

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. This is unfortunately a sad reality. I will share the equipment I'm using in my next video in the caption, so keep an eye out for this 😊 Take care and thank you for watching 💕

[@mikmak1900]

fantastic as always - your appreciated !

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you 😊

[@ujjwalhaldar2]

When history of grass was taught in our school in India, I used to imagine the characters with interest,,, I imagined how brave everyone in grass was,, specific spartan,,, love' from india,,,,

[@ujjwalhaldar2]

Your videos are very nice,,,I watch them with interest,,,,

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

@@ujjwalhaldar2 Thank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying them !

[@pamperry515]

Such beautiful scenery! The sunrises and the ocean and the forest! It is no wonder you worry about extreme weather like floods or wildfires it would be absolutely devasting. It was nice to see the bbqs and the dolmas. I loved the support for you neighbor! I hope next years garden grows better. Be careful of the boat! Won’t somebody try and run him off?

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment !

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

I love the aerial shots

[@helmertrujillotorres3662]

I don't understand why the people don't believe that the world is changing, but is for our fault. We need care this wonderful land 🙏.

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Yes, the weather has been acting quite crazily lately. Today it ended up hailing in the village, covered the whole place with a white layer. Never seen such weather before

[@helmertrujillotorres3662]

@BucketLifeAriadne yeah, I understand you. Here, in my area, it was the same, but the smoking came from Canada. But fortunately, we're in fall .

[@sotiriospeithis6659]

I'm seeing more and more people questioning climate change in my lessons. It's a bit alarming.

[@antap]

Beautiful documentary as usual, Oraia!

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Glad you like them! 😊♥️

[@cameraladyslife]

Hi Ariadne ! I think your vlogs are awesome and you have such a soothing voice. I'm happy to find another channel doing aesthetic vlogs like mine. As I'm also making many silent aesthetic vlogs about Greece recently, I feel so related to you as buddy. P/S: Your channel is subscribed. 😉

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Hello !! That is so awesome, I really like your videos ! We should definitely try and catch up in Athens 😊

[@cameraladyslife]

@@AriadnesVillageLife That's a great idea ! I'll give you a heads up when I'm back in Athens. 😉

[@user-zc4cx3ek9h]

Love from India ❣️

[@user-of8dk3hg3z]

Sie sind super👍👏weiter

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Thank you so much 😊

[@costa2150]

Question about dolmas: when you put the pot on the stove how long is the cook time and are you using any liquid? Is it a steaming process? Thank you.

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

So you have to slow cook the dolmas with a bit of water and oil. You need to place them on a layer of leaves at the bottom (to prevent them from burning) and then stack them tightly before adding some weight on top (here I added 3 plates) to keep them in place. Once you've secured that they are not moving, you add a bit of water proportionately to the amount of (rice you have in there) and let the softly simmer for 40 minutes until the water is entirely gone😊 Then let them rest to absorb any residual liquid, and voilà !

[@costa2150]

@@AriadnesVillageLife awesome, I can do this, thank you

[@user-mb3yl5di5f]

Delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious delicious 😂😂

[@megamindzero6349]

Like i previously said this some quality💩

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Glad you're enjoying it 😊