It seems the weather was on our side, these very first weeks after the quarantine. We anticipated a short escape to nature and decided to head South this time. Our destination was the monastery and beach of Koudouma, truly wild part of Crete.
Agios Pavlos sand dunes, Rethymno region
Embracing the endless blue of southern Cretan Sea. Stone after stone, sand, dry weeds and deep blue. Driving all the way from Rethymno to Spili and further, the road signs call you by strange names. “Akoumiani gyalia”, “Keramiani Gyalia”, while the landscape around reminds you of the wild and inaccessible of southern Crete. We keep …
Xerokampos: Exotic beauty in southeastern Crete
Tropical beaches in the Mediterranean Sea? Having been in tropical destinations such us Bali, Vietnam and Cuba gave us the opportunity to witness the beauty of white sand beaches and turquoise water. Nevertheless, we always regard Greek beaches among the most beautiful in the world, with some of them very similar to tropical ones, regarding …
Gorge of the Dead in Zakros: Hiking in Mysterious Places
We could not start hiking in that part of the island from anywhere other than the Gorge of the Dead. Probably the most famous and easy hike in the area. From the village of Ano Zakros, its steep sides lead to Kato Zakros, a calm and nice place with the Minoan palace and the crystal clear waters. A fairly easy hike, enjoyable even with a small child or a baby.
Paros: exploring the island in our way
Paros, famous Cycladic destination When you spend June fighting the waves in the North Atlantic and the wind in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, you deserve some normal vacation also, right? Paros doesn’t need any introduction or promotion. There are probably thousands of articles and travel guides, where to go, where to eat, where to …
Wild Crete: Zaros lake and Rouvas gorge
A destination worth visiting Last year we moved to Crete, the biggest Greek island. Our first priority was to visit the main beaches and sights of the Heraklion and Agios Nikolaos regions. In the past we explored quite a lot of West Crete, because Kostas used to work there for 7 years. Even afterwards we …
Austria, North Tyrol
When Cuban spirit met the Alps The first week was almost over, our road trip was now in a new phase. We got used to driving, especially our little explorer, we had covered already long distance and we could now continue at much more relaxing pace! So, after we enjoyed Slovenia as much as we …
Skocjan cave: underground canyon in Slovenia
Skocjan cave and three days full of beauty Entering Slovenia, we certainly did not expect what we would live in the following days. We were kinda in hurry to pass the Balkans and reach Central Europe, so it was not exactly our dream to travel there. It turned out we were so wrong! Gorge, underground! …