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During our three-week holiday to Crete, (see our blog post here for what else we got up to), we did a day trip to Gortyna, which is located about an hour south of Heraklion. Gortyna has various remains of an ancient city spread out across a big area- and there is...
During our trip to Crete in 2021, after spending a week in western Crete, we spent a week in central Crete, specifically near Arkalochori. We found this location perfect for exploring the nearby wineyards (and there are quite a few in the area!), doing day trips to...
If you have visited any of our blog posts before, you would have seen just how much we love Crete. In fact- this was our fifth visit- and most certainly not the last! We have previously visited Knossos Palace and Heraklion, Margarites and Moni Arkadi, Loutro, and much...
Well known for its beautiful pink sands, Elafonisi is a stunning beach located on the western side of Crete. It is certainly worth visiting on a day trip to see the beautiful turquoise waters and pink sand, and this post talks about how to get there, things to bear in...
During our three week holiday to Crete in 2021 (read some of our other blog posts from this trip here), inspired by stunning photos on social media, we decided to take a day trip to Gramvousa and Balos. There are two ways of getting there- either getting the boat from...
As part of our trip three week trip to Crete in 2021, we decided to spend the first week based in Chania to give us easy access to the western side of the island, including Balos, Elafonisi and Chania itself. Similar to previous trips, we hired a car as that made it...
Having spent quite some time in Heraklion and Rethymnon on previous trips, during our 2021 trip to Crete we decided to spend a whole day in Chania to explore the city a bit more than we did on previous occasions. Minoan ruins in ChaniaChania is a beautiful city, and...
Following our numerous trips to Crete, in 2022 we decided to visit another Greek island and settled for Rhodes. Whilst it is much smaller than Crete, we found the island to have various options for visitors- ranging from archaelogical sites, to stunning beaches. This...
During our week-long trip to Rhodes (check out the blog post here), we spent a good part of a day exploring Rhodes Old Town. We parked by the harbour, in one of the free harbour parking lots, and then walked into the Old Town. We entered the old town via the New...
In late 2021, just before Christmas, Wally and I travelled to Hamburg to visit some friends, and tick off another Christmas Market from our list. (Check out our other blog posts about Budapest markets here, or visiting Prague here). We had never been to a Christmas...