The area of Chania, Western Crete
The City and the countryside of the Province Of Chania. I am writing my blog today to share with the world, the place where I live. I live and will probably die here in...
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Panagia Chrisoskalitissa Monastery, Elafonisi
The monastery of Panagia Chrisoskalitissa, Our Lady of the Golden Step in English, is in the remote southwest of Crete just six Kilometres from the lovely lagoon beach of Elafonisi. And it is glorious....
Matala and Joni Mitchell.
For all those of you who responded to my last posting, here are the words of Joni Mitchell herself regarding Matala in Crete and the song ‘Carey’. It appears that Joni was in Matala,...
That Was Really a Cold Snap
I was very pleased to get our olive harvest in and pressed when I did because this last cold snap just beggar’s belief. This morning the cat’s water that we leave outside was frozen...