The Mighty Minoans: Knossos & Beyond
The ancient site of Knossos finds its way to most lists of must-do activities in Crete, and with good reason: this Minoan ruin was once home to Europe’s oldest city. […]
The ancient site of Knossos finds its way to most lists of must-do activities in Crete, and with good reason: this Minoan ruin was once home to Europe’s oldest city. […]
On our fourth day in Crete, my sister and I paid a visit to the Botanical Park & Gardens of Crete. What a special place! In 2003, a fire in […]
Crete may be famous for its beaches, but there’s nothing like a visit to the mountains to show you the heart of the country. So we headed to the Omalos […]
We did it! We made it down, down, down the sixteen-kilometer rocky slope of the Samaria Gorge. It was stunning, it was long, and our calves resented us for the […]
The town of Paleochora in southwestern Crete boasts somewhere in the vicinity of 42 different beaches. Some are petite, some are grand; some are rocky, some have sand; some are […]
My sister and I traveled from the Peloponnese to Crete two days ago, making our way across the sea by ferry with our ochre beast. Our ferry left from Gythio, […]
Our second day in Melaka began with a meandering stroll along the river that cuts circuitously through the center of town. My husband and I chose walking over boating, but […]
There is plenty to see and do in the old port town of Melaka (or Malacca, if you prefer the old British spelling), but you can fit most of the […]