Hello Saffy: Thanks for the reintroduction. I'm still pretty new here on NT & I don't spend a lot of time here... just pop over now-&-then from PsychCentral where I'm a more active member.

I don't travel. Actually I rarely even leave the house! But I'm always interested in picturesque places. So, if you do post more about Kefalonia, I'll be interested... particularly if there are pictures!

I'm sorry you are struggling with chronic pain. I have a ruptured disc in my low back. It impinges on the sciatic nerve. So I have the sciatica as well. However, I've managed to avoid having any kind of medical / surgical intervention for it.

Anyway... thanks for your post!