by Pumpkin | Apr 11, 2021 | Travel
Visiting Knossos Palace and the city of Heraklion For this particular part of our trip, we’ve put together a separate post as there is quite a lot to see and quite a few photos we’d like to share from our day trip to Knossos Palace and Heraklion. As...
by Pumpkin | Sep 28, 2020 | Travel
Breathtaking beaches, remarkable ruins, delicious dishes... Crete has a lot to offer! In early May 2018, we took a week’s holiday and escaped the city of London for the idyllic Crete. To a little village called Sissi, to be precise. If you’re yet to...
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 | Aug 30, 2023 | Travel
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...
