ALL INCLUSIVE

As announced, the weather broke down. Admittedly, like many things in Greece, the breakdown came a bit later than the forecast, but it changed our tourist plans quite effectively, anyway. The all-day trip (cruise to Santorini) got canceled and moved to a later date, because the storm at sea made it...

Jubilees, jubilees...

A letter to all our faithful Readers: We have just posted our thousandth (1,000) entry. None of them would make sense if they did not end up in your laptops, tablets, computers or smartphones (smarfones, says the president of PiS). It is for you that we share what we watch, admire, criticize or e...

The Myths - part 3

Today, part three of the Myths; a very serious part: about the fruits of unhealthy love! “Minotaur (usually depicted as a man with a bull's head, but sometimes in the form of a creature with a human head and torso, and with a bull's body from the waist down. He was born from the union of Pasifae, ...

Heraklion - the capital of Crete

“Heraklion, also Iraklion (Greek: IIraklio) - the largest city and administrative capital of Crete and the capital of the Heraklion regional unit. The fifth largest city in Greece with 200,000 inhabitants. Heraklion was the fastest growing tourist destination in Europe in 2017. According to the ran...

Malia, Heronissos' neighbour. The Myths part 2

In search of sandy beaches, we head east of Hersonissos, and 10 km further on we turn into the streets of Malia where the maps show access to the sand sea beaches! Malia is as commercialized as Hersonissos, and Greek Crete is hard to locate there, and not to be mistaken with other places in the wor...

A more Greek evening

It's time to devote a few words to the place where we are. Hersonissos is a typical tourist destination like many in Crete, 26 km east of the island's capital - Heraklion. The city focuses on one main street running along the coast, and an additional attraction is the promenade running parallel to...

One morning on the beach

Changing the room turned out to be more of a problem than it might have appeared. The hotel was full of 80+ French groups and no rooms were available! The girls at the reception put us on a special list and told us to wait and check the availability every day at 12:00. After two days we were show...

On the beach. The Myths part 1

The weather forecast for the coming days tells us that from Tuesday there might be a considerate drop of temperature and it may rain. So, we decide to spend Monday on sunbathing. It’s hot but moderated by quite strong winds.   There is no question of bathing, as the waves are quite large. But how...