After more than four hours of driving on Saturday, I decided Sunday was a rest day. My friend Jill was supposed to arrive but she...

Before I left for my trip, my friend Jenny reminded me that the Apostle Paul was on a ship to Rome for trial when they had to stop an...

Today it was up over the mountains to Chania. The road is good and actually has guardrails, but it still invokes some vertigo. Forty-five...

So often on vacations, I’m so focused on what to see and do, I forget to rest or feel guilty if I do. I’m trying to turn over a new leaf...

The Imbros gorge is the second most hiked in Crete after the Samariá. The best part is 7km and easily separated from the remaining 7km....

Today was a trip back over the mountains to Rethymno the bird largest city on the island. And you guessed it, there is a Venetian fort...

The rain stopped so I decided to do laundry. I didn’t not know how long even the evo cycle could take! I worked in my coloring while I...

My new place is modern and full of light compared to my digs in Myrsini, which was a traditional village home built into the mountain....

The day started well enough. I got on the road when I wanted to and I arrived at my first stop, the Doric ruins of Lagos before 8:30. The...

I will admit it was a bit hard to assimilate in the ti y village, but I was finally getting comfortable there and then, of course, it was...

Today was operation Kato Symi and surrounding villages. The objectives were the temple of Hermes and Aphrodite, Multiple WWII memorials,...

At first, I thought farmers were just pruning their olive trees to prep for spring, I soon realized it is olive picking season here. In...

After a long day in Heraklion, I decided the following day would be very chill. I got up later, did yoga on the deck, and then set out...

As I prepared to leave Heraklion, my phone died. But no worries, it will charge up in a few moments when I start the car. Um…no. Ok. No...

Heraklion or as it was formerly know Candea, is the largest city on Crete. I spent an afternoon there doing an e-bike tour of the city,...

I have been fascinated by the Minoans and Knossos palace since I was in fourth grade. i expected it to sit high on a hill, easily spotted...

Today I set out with the intention to drive back across the isthmus to the south side of the island and then drive east along the Libyan...

In Greek the word for Saturday is similar to the sabbath. And indeed, many spend the day with family more so than on Sunday. For me, I...

Well, it was supposed to be a visit to the monastery where they make wine and have a won’t tasting, but niether the tasting room nor the...

During the eastward drive to the gorge, the terrain changed yet again. The road went from hugging the mountainside with hairpin turns to...