Chios

Oliver Jeffers' picture books are remarkable – stunning, really. One of my favorites (and that of my daughter's) is The Day the Crayons Quit.

We all giggled when we read the colourful story of Duncan opening a box of crayons. One after another, Duncan's crayons protested and shouted aloud.

Imagine myself as the kid Duncan bringing the box of crayons to Greece, and I can immediately tell which crayon is going to be the most short-lived. And no prizes for guessing the blue crayon. That's right. The indigo blue water of the Aegean Sea, juxtaposed with clear sky of the vibrant summer in Greece.

My blue-coloured crayon is going to quit if I keep staying in the lovely Greek island of Chios.