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No fixed abode so a week in Crete
... kilos of luggage that we are still struggling to reduce down to two manageable travel packs. Ho hum, at least we have a week in Crete to give some thought to that while we get over the stress and strain of moving out.
Feeling somewhat liberated, we made our way to the airport on Sunday and after an uneventful flight found ourselves in the quaint but bustling town of Chania in the North West corner of Crete. We checked into the ...
Tourists in Heraklion
... disappointed if there was nothing to see!!! Heraklion is good fun for a day but I wouldn't spend more than a day. You can cover most of it by walking around it. If the museum was open I guess you could spend all day in there! My mum would have definitely done ...
Rethymnon & Phaestos
... Mum has been looking forward to this moment since the day I told her we were taking her to Crete. And in fact it was an amazing site to see, filled with history and mystery all around. It looks like they are still digging and exposing more ruins by the side of what can already be seen. They say this site is second only to Phaestos. and you can see why! Definitely take the time to see Phaestos if you're in the area; you won't be ...
Coastal Road to Panormo
Woke up this morning to a beautiful view over the marina at Heraklion, and get set to pick up our hire car and head up to the Royal Blue Resort & Spa which is about 10km from Rethymon (55km from Heraklion) on the north coast of the island. The hotel was a present to Steph's mum for her 60th which was back in June, so I decided to hire a posh car to help us get around and enable Daniela to indulge herself in ...
Cruise Phase 1
... the ports at the same time as us which makes it busy and crowded. As you would expect, most of our sightseeing is limited to the areas around the ports. Time and opportunity prohibits in depth exploring, but it certainly allows us to get the flavour of the different places we have visited.
While cruising might not be for everyone, it certainly has been a great experience so far. Very good if you want to practise your skill of striking up a conversation with random ...