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Post by kevb on Jan 12, 2021 18:50:24 GMT
I seemed to drop out of the habit of checking his blog and I pretty much gave up on the TA forums about a year ago, especially the overly cliquey Skiathos forum. The platform itself as a whole just isn't suitable for forums, they should just stick to reviews and links to make bookings as it was intended. No idea about Ian though it's interesting that his TA posts have dropped off after Steve's Skiathos Island News group on FB was closed down last year.
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Post by cariad23 on Jan 17, 2021 10:27:58 GMT
did you get a reply to pm Dennis?
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Post by dennisn on Jan 17, 2021 15:37:22 GMT
Nothing I'm afraid - messaged him 10th January and no reply yet. Doesn't look good - I'm beginning to fear we have lost a very rich vein of Skiathos commentary.
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Post by yorkshiremouth on Jan 17, 2021 16:40:08 GMT
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Post by dennisn on Jan 17, 2021 16:45:58 GMT
I’m not on Twitter and don’t intend to be. But I guess it all means he has given up on his blog. Shame. But presumably he’s far too occupied with his wife’s illness.
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Post by balddave on Jan 18, 2021 12:48:21 GMT
It is noticeable that he hasn’t posted on TA recently, his views are very well respected, usually factual unlike some of the twaddle posted by others.
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Post by katet on Feb 2, 2021 12:43:59 GMT
Ian hasn't lived in Skiathos for some time, according to a friend who does live there and knows him. He does still have a house there which he rents out, and pops back from time to tome. I would assume it's because of his wife's illness and that he has a young school-age daughter. I believe that he gets/got his information from friends on the island, as I've read exactly the same from others (Steve from Skiathos Island News being one of them.)
I've never met Ian, but he messaged me a few times when Paul was first ill in 2016, as we were desperate to travel and I needed some island medical - info just in case. Ian's wife was going through chemo at the same time as Paul and the info was very helpful.
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Post by balddave on Feb 2, 2021 14:58:26 GMT
The last update I read, he was back residing in the uk, unfortunately his wife’s illness had reached stage 4.
I’m sure we all have read his excellent informative posts either via his blog or on another site, I think I speak for all of us in offering our thoughts and best wishes.
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Post by balddave on Apr 2, 2021 19:13:10 GMT
Good to see Ian has posted on TA earlier today.
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