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.
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! …
Konitsa to Permet: a route worth driving
Leaving Greece and going to Albania: from Konitsa to Permet After leaving Larisa, where we had our last preparations, we spent the first night few kilometers before Konitsa, in the area of Pindos mountains in Greece. We camped in a very quiet place just next to the river and slept in our new rooftop tent. …
35 days old traveler in Prespes
My first journey begins! It was a typical morning for me, that Friday, 17th of November. I thought I would enjoy my familiar procedure “baby butt cleaning – breastfeeding – taking a nap again”. But it seems that was not my destiny. I noticed my dad preparing some luggage and asking mom “Will you prepare …
Top 4 beautiful caves in Greece
Thinking about Greece may bring to your mind summer, sun, beaches and ancient monuments. Well, you are not wrong. Nevertheless, Greece has much more to offer, especially to those who are willing to look beyond the typical touristic destinations. The idea of this post came up, because we have visited many caves in Greece (and …