Mar 10 2010
Summer time begins officially on the 28th March, and the Vernal (Spring) Equinox falls the previous week. But there has been evidence of spring and summer long ago here in Crete, where the winter has been pleasantly mild. Pastel-shaded anemones appeared last November, dwarf iris in January, the spectacular bee-orchids in February, and the …
Dec 06 2009
South-West Crete – an area of rugged high mountains, a rocky wild coastline, narrow winding roads through pretty, colourful villages, spectacular scenery, and our home in PALEOHORA. To reach this little town, “our island home”, where many fellow ‘lotus-eaters’ live, head west from CHANIA along the coast or National road, then south over the hills …
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