Costas Ayiotis
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | South Africa |
| Introduction | I am an Egyptian born South African Greek. In my previous life I was a lawyer,diplomat at the UN in New York during the first Gulf War and restaurateur in Hout Bay, Cape Town. I am now happily a pavement philosopher, boulevardier, ethics advisor and writer. My blog contains my personal musings, essays, observations, reflections and meditations from the pavement where I enjoy my daily coffee with friends. I write about life and the quest for meaning. My aim is to amuse, entertain, provoke thought and occasionally inform in a philosophical and light-hearted way. I was educated mostly on the streets and pavements of South Africa, Greece and New York and in between lots of coffee and late nights obtained BA LLB degrees and a Masters in Applied Ethics. My writing is dedicated to my son who inspires me every day with his young enquiring mind, to my long-suffering wife who understands my need to write, to my distant muse and to the memory of my father who loved books. |
| Interests | History,food,cooking,film,politics,international affairs,ethics,philosophy,books,literature,humour,writing,current affairs, business news,economic affairs, social commentary,rugby, satire, the pavement, pavementism, coffee with friends. |
| Favorite movies | The historical epics of David Lean, Dr.Zhivago,Lawrence of Arabia,Ryan's Daughter,The Godfather Trilogy, The Sopranos,Seinfeld,art house movies,Frederico Fellini, The Party. |
| Favorite music | Classical,Bach,Mozart,Beethoven,Jazz,the 60's,Elvis |
| Favorite books | Historical fiction and non-fiction,the classics,anything by Lawrence Durrell,Philip Roth,JG Ballard,CS Forester & Neal Stephenson |
You've successfully slain the dragon! How will you toast your marshmallows?
Quo Vadis?