First day of January and we have the warmest first day of the year in our 10 year records.
Crete today has been gustily windy and up to 27.5 degrees Centigrade with sunny disposition, wispy high cloud and well….hot, sizzling warmth!
Happy new Traveling Year!
Rock, roll and vibrate!
At the new Heraklion Natural History Museum (on the seafront) an earthquake simulator both thrills and educates about the actual experience and what best to do during an earthquake (great for “Adults and Kids”!).
Displays of wildlife are superbly designed and quite well explained.
Apart from the quaking experience, there is splendid children’s area on the lower floor (that’s where I had most fun, those caves and things!).
About 1 kilometre west of the Marina and the bottom of 25th August Street (20 minute walk).
Open daily.
Don’t ask about the price..it’s very affordable.
Museum website: http://www.nhmc.uoc.gr/
Enjoying Crete for something it offers uniquely, well uniquely found in Crete, and the same for other parts of Greece…
Andy Hayes’ respected travel blog and Website, Sharing Experiences, features the article that gets the travel juices flowing.
Read it here on Sharing Experiences > http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/the-real-crete/
Easter is the time for everyone (vegetarians and Vegans excepted) to eat lamb in Crete.
But the ploy of a “co-op” style supermarket chain has unintended consequences >
http://talk.2sane.com/business/fair-price-less-revenue/
The 15 kilometre long Samaria Gorge (Europe”s longest) is open for walking.
For the rest of the story on Crete see http://www.CreteTravel.com
And for hotels in Chania where you can stay as a base for walking the Samaria gorge >
Chania Hotels
3 ways to look at the biggest Greek island, 3 maps of Crete
Crete – interactive Map – find hotels
http://www.crete-hotels-rooms.com/Reservations/Help/Crete_map.htm
This map of Crete includes major attractions, sites, sights and hotels ! all in one…
http://www.crete-hotels-rooms.com/Reservations/Help/Crete_map_Google.htm
Crete standard printed maps
http://www.cretetravel.com/Maps.htm
More than ever to get really good advice is valuable. No less so for travel planning and decisions than anything else.
The personal group of SuperbGreece, CreteHotelRooms and CreteTravel – offer not only on-the-spot expert advice but mold this to what each guest likes best.
When you can find uniquely descriptive, mouth-wateringly-easy-to-use travel websites with honest-promise descriptions of hotels – and – and get free advice, ask questions, talk about where you went last year, why you enjoyed it, what you’d like to enjoy this time – well then, you have the recipe for lifelong-memory-building joyous holidays.
Try it (only available so far for Greece! ) >
Travel Guide to Crete the biggest Greek Island ( “it has everything” )
http://www.CreteTravel.com
Beautiful Small Hotels in Crete ( villas too ! ) >
http://www.Crete-Hotels-Rooms.com
Greece – cherish-able memories and small beautiful hotels >
http://www.SuperbGreece.com
And yes – valuable free advice, without which you may make the wrong vacation choice… but with it you will be happier than a lark singing in the spring and looking forward to summer.
Just Great – A villa overlooking the endless sweeping expanse of sand, sea and archaeology in west (way west) Crete. Falasarna – famed for its beach, openness and nearby Balos bay, fascinating coastline, Cretan hospitality and fun in the soft sun.
For April only – you can rent one of these two fine stone villas, with pool, views, close to a beach that goes forever, a village for what you need, a piece of peace and quiet to sooth.
In April – special spring offer – it’s just 890.00 Euros for a week – 7 days of delight (instead of the normal reasonable price of 1190.00 !! ) – but only in April !
While you stay – you are bound to wander along the coast to the busier, yet beautiful, Venetian Harbour of Chania….or take a drive down to the white tropic-like sands at Elafonisi, or just sooth the body and soul or all of these and more…
Look at where you could be relaxing and enjoying yourselves this April >
http://www.crete-hotels-rooms.com/Reservations/Falasarna_Villas.htm - but ignore those prices and pay only 890.00 per week for the villa . A dream, a gift, a villa for you !
At last – the ferry times for Santorini to Crete and Crete to Santorini
Starting April 9th 2009 – the high speed catamaran service
Crete (Heraklion port) > Santorini > Ios > Paros >Mykonos.
09.45 In the morning depart Heraklion port Crete – arrive 11.25 Santorini
17.45 (5.45 PM) In the afternoon depart Santorini – arrive in Crete at Heraklion port at 19.25 (7.25 PM).
Prices remain the same as last year
This information will soon appear in Schedule form at
www.CreteTravel.com/ferries
Online ticketing at www.hellenicseaways.gr
Ferry Schedules have started to be updated (from 12 March 2009) and will continue to be added to over the next week – including sailings to Santorini, Crete and Athens (Pireas/Piraeus).
Santorini >
http://www.cretetravel.com/To_and_from_Crete/Ferries_Crete_Santorini.htm
Crete – still updating, ongoing as new schedules are compiled, announced and confirmed >
http://www.cretetravel.com/To_and_from_Crete/Ferries_Crete.htm
Plain sailing !