26 SEPTEMBER 1987, page 53

High Life

Water sports Taki A Athens s everyone who has visited this hell-hole during the last 15 years or so knows, the `nefos' is the permanent cloud of noxious fumes that hangs over......

Home Life

Cat brought in Alice Thomas Ellis T his is for the attention of Matthew, who is currently travelling round Ireland (or maybe he's gone somewhere else by now) talking to people......

Low Life

Keeping the peace Jeffrey Bernard Peace. It is heady stuff to contemplate. How on earth can you stop the brain from teeming? I thought I had found it momen- tarily yesterday......