We came across these sheep sleeping by the side of the road in the isolated north east of Crete and we spent some time simply taking pleasure in their peace. We’ve done this a lot recently, as we’ve travelled around Crete and Cyprus, pulling the car over to watch some ducks paddling across a creek … Read more about Rural travel: the restorative powers of nature
One of the great things about travelling in Crete is the chance to get up close and personal with the locals, especially the four-legged kind. That’s one of the reasons I prefer travelling by car over any other form of transport, for the opportunities it affords you to get off the beaten track. And the … Read more about Close encounter of the goat kind
Like Thailand – with its stray ox sauntering along the road, its dreadful drivers, its food vendors, and moveable feasts – Crete has its fair share of traffic hazards too. We have revised our list of world’s worst drivers, adding the Cretans (and Cypriots) to the top of the list, however, after human beings, the … Read more about Traffic hazards in Crete
The cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in the countryside in Crete. Everywhere we drive we see them and when we do we’re compelled to stop and photograph them. There’s a delicate beauty about them that’s so attractive. Perhaps it’s because we know the life of their flowering is short. In Japan they celebrate the … Read more about Cherry blossoms blooming in Crete
These colorful old doors, paint peeling from them beautifully, lean against the stone walls in a charming cobbled backstreet in the Old Town of Chania, Crete. They aren’t there by accident. As you can see they’re positioned artfully. They belong to the little taverna across the lane, closed for the winter when we visited, sadly. … Read more about Old doors: a taverna that understands its market (or shares its passion)