by John Freedman | Aug 31, 2019 | Blog
I grew up in Southern California, so I know roads and driving. I also know how long it takes you – and how many traffic jams you must fight through – to get from where you are located to the great Highway One, aka, the Coast Road, or any of the spectacular...
by John Freedman | Aug 29, 2019 | Blog
Spili is a not-so-small miracle lurking in the central part of Crete, approximately half-way between Rethymnon and the island’s spectacular south coast. It is roughly an 80 minute drive from Chania. You can drive through it in a minute or two and think,...
by John Freedman | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog
The beach in the town of Plakias runs nearly 1.5 kilometers in length, the western part of which is apparently called Gialia, and the eastern segment of which is called Paligremnos. Maybe the locals use these names, I don’t know. I’ve never heard anyone...
by John Freedman | Aug 22, 2019 | Blog
How far are we from the living and the dead of the ancient world? On Crete, rarely more than a step or two away. This is not the beginning of a horror story, but rather of a short excursion back into the past. My wife and I were driving to the south coast of Crete...
by John Freedman | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog
Almyrida is a picturesque little resort town about a 20-minute drive east of Chania. It’s located on the Apokoronas (apokOronas) peninsula on the south entrance to Souda Bay. My wife and I often go there for dinner at one of the seaside restaurants (our favorite...
