Blogs from Chania, Crete, Greece, Europe
May 15th 2012
With a whole day to spare, the final day of the trip was spent relaxing in Chania ... I'll be back in September!... read more
Zourva and Meskla - the last walk of the trip
Published: May 20th 2012Europe » Greece » Crete » Chania
May 14th 2012
Back into the Lefka Ori for the last walk of the trip - what a place to live!... read more
May 13th 2012
A return visit to this stunning peninsula, with incredible views towards Gramvousa.... read more
May 10th 2012
With its incredible views of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori), Lakki is one of the villages on the northern slopes in the vicinity of the site of the ancient city of Rizinia.... read more
May 8th 2012
After a week's walking in Western Crete, the boots are hanging up ... it's time to let the eyes do the walking ... around Chania.... read more
May 7th 2012
Once again, another hot and sunny day dawned in Chania. Another day lay ahead with the fine prospect of a pleasant walk with stunning mountain views, remote paths, Greek food and flowers. As on other days, breakfast was followed by ensuring the water bottles were full of ice cold water and the correct map was to hand and the compass(es) stowed appropriately. Taking the bus out of Chania, I headed up into the foothills of the White Mountains, alighting in Therisso, a little village deep in the heart of the mountains, hanging on to a little ridge. Despite being so remote, this little village is close to the heart of many Cretans as it was here that Cretan independence from the Turks was realised, the revolutionary leader (Eleftherios Venizelos) becoming the first Prime Minister of a ... read more
May 6th 2012
After the very long day yesterday (up at 05h30 and back at 23h00), this morning started late(r). The plan for today was to complete one of the most beautiful walks in Western Crete, with extensive coastal views from a narrow scenic coastal path. The 10h00 bus was full (again), this time, accompanied by Mr. Tourettes. Arriving at Melissourgio, I got off the bus and walked up a few steps on to a side road and set off through the little village. After a short stretch of following the main road, the track began to wind up the hill, getting steeper whilst the sun got hotter. Stopping at a little red-roofed church, I took a drink of water. Continuing up the hill, the sun seemed to strengthen but the views over Maleme were stunning. Finally, on reaching ... read more
May 3rd 2012
After a hot night, the first thing to do was open the window and let in some cool air. The second thing to do was get on to the balcony and check the weather. Pretty safe to say that the wall-to-wall blue sky was indicative of a hot day ahead, even at that hour. A lovely breakfast was only ruined by the realisation that the bus timetable had changed. Those who read yesterday's blog will realise that the Cretan bus service is exciting - and that excitement extends to almost daily revisions of the timetable, which is printed on A4 and handed out at the bus station - albeit without bus numbers. With the timetable changed, it was no longer possible to get the bus to my day's start point without missing breakfast. In addition, the ... read more
Con-food-sion, No Food, Feud ... the start of another trip!
Published: May 19th 2012Europe » Greece » Crete » Chania
May 1st 2012
With just a few minutes notice, I found myself on the next exciting adventure - just two days after having returned from a couple of days walking in the Lake District. Arriving at the airport, I waited patiently in line before being called forwards. At the check-in desk, a puzzled lass studied my paper ticket and announced that my details were not on the system. I pointed out to her that the e-mail was from her head-office and gave their approval for my flight. Some things appear to be beyond the wit of man and, despite the approval of her immediate management chain, she still failed to understand why my ticket was not registered on her system. I guess one really shouldn't short-cut the systems and arrange a flight just 90 minutes before departure! After an ... read more
