People come and go in publishing. That is natural.
But some voices leave a mark.
Manuel Santos was one of them.
He was the steady presence behind our safety-first pieces — the one who insisted, article after article, that Crete is not a playground. The sea deserves respect. Those mountains are not forgiving. Common sense saves lives.
“Do not hike alone. Do not swim alone.”
It became a quiet mantra on Argophilia because of him.
In a media landscape that often glorifies risk for spectacle’s sake, Manuel chose responsibility. He wrote with clarity, with restraint, and with an understanding of the island’s wildness.
For that, we are grateful.
We thank him for his contribution, his voice, and the discipline he brought to our pages. We wish him well in whatever comes next.
And yes — the door remains open.
— Mihaela Lica Butler
Publisher, Argophilia
