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 …
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.
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, 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 …
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 …
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 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! …
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. …