• The Battle of Crete, Part III

    It is clear that the Cretan people are determined to remember the dark days of WWII, their Cretan heroes, and those that came from far away to help defend their home. Lest we forget.

  • The Battle of Crete, Part II

    The Battle of Crete, Part II

    It is clear that the Cretan people are determined to remember the dark days of WWII, their Cretan heroes, and those that came from far away to help defend their home. Lest we forget.

  • The Battle of Crete, Part I

    The Battle of Crete, Part I

    It is clear that the Cretan people are determined to remember the dark days of WWII, their Cretan heroes, and those that came from far away to help defend their home. Lest we forget.

  • The Simple Things, Crete

    The Simple Things, Crete

    Sometimes, the simple things really are the best.

  • Incidents and Accidents, Crete

    Incidents and Accidents, Crete

    A carefree holiday can turn into something else entirely just around the next bend.

  • Lasithi Plateau, Crete

    Lasithi Plateau, Crete

    The Lasithi Plateau, located at 850m altitude in eastern Crete, has been worked by farmers since the time of the Minoans. At one stage, there were more than 10,000 windmills scattered across the basin.

  • Bull Leaping, Greece

    Bull Leaping, Greece

    Tired of the gimmicky, Johnny-come-lately sports appearing in the Olympic Games? Support the return of the ancient, spectacular and potentially lethal sport of Bull Leaping!

  • Spare Tyre, Greece

    Spare Tyre, Greece

    I found out the hard way that the equipment you find in a car in Australia is not necessarily what you find in a car in Crete.

  • Gyros, Giros and Yiros

    Gyros, Giros and Yiros

    One thing I found out pretty quickly is that in Crete there are a number of different English spellings for each Greek word or name. Road signs are not consistently spelt, so if you are heading for Hania, you may actually arrive in Chania or even Xania. But what’s this got to do with my…

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