Posted in Travel on Apr 18th, 2007 2 Comments »
After a quick catamaran trip from Iraklio and a bus ride up the windy road to Thira, we checked our bags at the Pelican Hotel (secure luggage check, and it was free!) and went off exploring. Thira is gorgeous and I felt like I was in a Georges Meis postcard! It was awesome to have [...]
Posted in Scotland on Apr 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I try not to whine too much on this blog … Oh what I am talking about, let’s be honest: it’s all about whining. Scottish Gas is my least favourite company right now! I wish we had a choice to switch but they are the only provider in this area so we are stuck. Monopolies [...]
Posted in Travel on Apr 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Getting to Iraklio from Chania proved to be an easy task – there are buses at least every hour on the half hour that go through Retymno and take about 2 hours. Our goal: to see Knossos, of course! The palace is thought to have been the centre of the Minoan civilization and has benefited [...]