by Pumpkin | Jul 15, 2025 | Recipes
A simple yet delicious dish with noodles and pork patties This dish doesn’t take too long to put together and makes for an easy lunch or dinner. The fresh herbs and vegetables are key to the dish and add a lot of flavour to the pork patties. Servings 2 Prep...
by Pumpkin | Jul 15, 2025 | Travel
As part of our trip to Crete in 2021, we did numerous hikes, one of which being in Zakros, or better known as the Gorge of the Dead. We’ve put together this short blog post to give a bit more information on how to get there and what to expect from the hike...
by Pumpkin | Jul 12, 2025 | Travel
During our 2021 holiday to Crete, we spent quite a bit of time in the eastern part of the island- around Sitia. This was our first time visiting the east- and we found ourselves quite busy during this part of the trip. We visited various museums, archaelogical sites,...
by Pumpkin | Feb 9, 2025 | Travel
Located not too far from Sitia, both Toplou Monastery and Vai Palm Beach make for a great day trip. On this page we’ve set out some of the main things to see here, as well as some food recommendations. To find out more of what to do in eastern Crete, do check...
by Pumpkin | Jan 14, 2025 | Recipes
A delicious soup, full of flavour This is a straight forward recipe and doesn’t take too long to put together. The sweetness of the apple goes really well with the parsnip and bacon rashers. The soup is comforting and perfect for a cold autumn or winter day and...
