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Travel Blogs from Kato Stalos
Kisamos et la plage de Balos
... avec cuisinette, exactement ce qu'il nous faut. Giulia, la propriétaire, fille de célèbres aubergistes de la région, nous invite à prendre le café. Elle nous raconte qu'elle a de la difficulté à attirer les touristes, qui, comme nous, ont lu les guides. Nous lui suggérons de s'afficher sur le web, ce qu'elle tente de faire avec difficulté, car elle ne connaît pas beaucoup ça et que ...
No fixed abode so a week in Crete
... www.vranas.gr and were pleased to find that the room, at Euro 30 per night, was clean, comfortable and well situated less than a 100 metres from the Old Port where all the action was. Our first impression was how young and stylish everyone seemed to be. The demographics are definitely different to Paphos!
The old town of Chania and the Venetian Port are very attractive with narrow streets, a rich history and some ...
Crete
... the staff here treat you like family. The host/receptionist on our arrival is named Jonis (the Greek version of Jon) he immediately made us feel welcome. After carrying our exceedingly heavy bags up three flights of stairs he took the time to introduce us to his city. With Jonis' help we knew of all the best places to go, see, experience, and relax at. First we walked along on harbor and found a coffee shop to sit at - we had some iced coffees and people watched. Then we went ...
A Walter prattle. Something to Crete? Perhaps?
... too? I bet if you got on my iPad, after you stole it, while on the net, I could pay a nerd to find you and then I would hunt you, beat you down, and get my iPad back. So really why bother stealing it? Also, apple has made several iPads so maybe a thief already has one? A thought that will keep me calm at night and with nothing to fret over as I haven't a thing of value and I haven't been robbed yet. ...
Athens to Crete
Athens is more than a little bit difficult to describe. We were expecting a big city with lots of sweaty tourists, but we weren't expecting all of the suburban sprawl. The Acropolis is really the center of the city, it's the huge limestone rock where the Parthenon was built, where Plato and Socrates battled intellectually, and where the goddess Athena battled Poseidon (she won by the way). As the story goes, King Cecrops went looking for a patron deity for his city. ...