Category Archives: Greece I’m not normally a huge fan of museums: there are only so many plaques I can read on dusty displays before I hit overload, or become mind-numbingly bored. But, all of the guide books and everyone I met on Crete recommended the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. It is reputed to be one of the greatest museums […]  I have a tendency to bite off more than I can chew. This is never more obvious than when I select walks to do while I’m travelling. Take Crete, for example: on my first day on the ground after many hours in transit, I had booked myself onto a bus trip that included a 7.6 […]  I fell in love with Crete. Greece’s southernmost district, Crete is the country’s largest and most populous island. Nestled between the Aegean and Libyan Seas, it is home to a magnificent coastline and beautiful beaches (eg: Preveli Beach). Populated since time immemorial, there is evidence of human settlement as early as 130,000 years ago. Buildings […]  Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, is Greece’s southern-most administrative region and the country’s largest and most populous island. The landscape has given up artifacts that are evidence of human settlement as early as 130,000 years ago. Even today, there are ruins and buildings dating across several civilizations. The island’s long (1,046 km (650 mi)) and […]  If you want to knock the long-haul fatigue out of your mind and legs, I can think of no better way than a visit to a Cretan beach. But, I clearly didn’t fully understand the trip description! The fact that I was – by far – the oldest person on the tour bus should have […]
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