Crete is the other great love of this blog. Tom and Yineka-mou have spent extended time here — renting houses, attending language school, walking mountain paths, and drinking far too much raki. Here are all the Crete posts:
First visits — Chania & Rethymnon
Eureka! (2015)
Landing in Athens in the snow. The start of a long Cretan chapter.
The Athens Way? No, Thank Gawd! (2015)
Two nights in Athens at a hotel on the edge of edgy Exarchia.
What’s in a Name? (2015)
Chania, Hania or Xania? A brief history of Crete’s most confusingly named city.
Market Day on Minoos (2015)
Woken by church bells at 7am in a shuttered bedroom. The joys of island living.
Rio? No, Rethymnon (2015)
Carnival time in the old Venetian port town. Greeks know how to celebrate.
Freedom or Death? (2015)
Greek Independence Day, March 25th — and the history behind those stirring words.
Living in Crete
TomTom Takes Off (2016)
Back to Crete for an extended stay. Language school, local life, and a house in Chania.
Would You Like Raki With That? (2016)
Two weeks in and not a word written — too busy living. The answer to the title is always yes.
Easter in Loutro
A Most Un-orthodox Easter — Part One (2018)
The tiny car-free village of Loutro on Crete’s south coast. Only reachable by boat or a 7km cliff walk.
A Most Un-orthodox Easter — Part Two (2018)
The trek, the taverna, the Fix beer, and the Fix that follows it. Worth every step.
Aussie Blogger Arrested in Crete (2018)
Breaking news from Chania Airport. Not quite what it seems.
Travels with a TomTom 