It is the expanse of sea and sky.
It is the painted wooden door of a white-washed home.
It is the hull of a well-weathered fisherman's boat.
It is the dome of a small secluded chapel.
It is a bead worn close to body to ward off the evil eye.

This blue suitcase is our talisman, a keeper of family secrets and dreams.

We soon travel to Ellas, our newly-minted family unit: Dev, myself and the chicken - to visit the home of my ancestral past and to explore a "new" Greece, one not depicted on postcards.