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Ziros and Xerokampos (Eastern Crete)

Ziros and Xerokampos (Eastern Crete)

Posted by on Oct 3, 2019 in Greece Travel Diary, Learning to be Greek

PhotoMan and I continue to explore Crete our island (yes it’s ours!) and when we had a free weekend in August, we decided to visit the beaches at Xerokampos (or Xerokambos) which is in the south east corner of Crete. We stayed at a village called Ziros which is about half an hour’s drive from […]

Sitia Σητεία (Eastern Crete) – Lukewarm Heaven!

Sitia Σητεία (Eastern Crete) – Lukewarm Heaven!

As the subtle charm of Sitia finally seeped through me, a line from a Talking Heads song came to mind – Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens. From Expectations to Confusions I arrived at Sitia with high expectations. The articles I read online all talked about Sitia people being the kindest and most […]

Richtis Gorge Φαράγγι του Ρίχτη (Eastern Crete) – Easy???

Richtis Gorge Φαράγγι του Ρίχτη (Eastern Crete) – Easy???

My friend Agent Q and I decided to walk the Richtis Gorge trail during her recent holidays in Greece because we wanted to visit the waterfall. We read up some online information as well as reviews in order to prepare ourselves. We got quite confused by what we read, particularly because this trail is considered […]