It’s June and it seems that for half this year it’s either been raining or I’ve been poorly with colds or flu. No surprise then that our super large garden has gone a bit rogue with giant nettles and endless … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2024
So with the mess around and faff that was Bali (thanks to Emirates poor management and control of the situation), this is just what we needed, a week to chill in a pleasant location. This house is huge, fully equipped … Continue reading
It had to be done….we found a Harley Davidson garage in Crete. Well, a Harley Davidson chop shop so we had to go to try to get a Crete Harley T-Shirt. So a 2 hour drive to Chania this morning. … Continue reading
Welcome to Crete the land of Super Mario Cart where every driver is a nutter! Undertake, overtake on blind bends, ride on your bumper, you name it, anything to move one car space closer to death … Continue reading
Who knew that when we made it to Crete, that we would be so close to our last destination … Continue reading
We wanted to do at least one winery visit while in Crete so found one close to the villa called Lyrarakis Winery. They offer wine tastings and a local Cretan food picnic so we decided to go on spec. Luckily … Continue reading
Today was my turn to drive. We opted for a mini road trip up to a couple of mountain villages I’d read about. The first one was Tylissos which is a very old village with an impressive set of excavated … Continue reading
Many moons ago, Mrs Fogg spent 12 months learning Greek in our attempt to relocate to the Peloponnese. So here we are Tylosos about 30 mins outside of Agia Pelagia, to visit some Greek ruins, which are shut and for … Continue reading
Quaint little seaside town approx 50km from the Villa with some of the most bonkers car leap frogging drivers ever. We is Here Lunch courtesy of Steve’s Pub….or was it? Sadly Steve cannot cook or figure out how to serve … Continue reading
All we can say is WOW! The Villa is Here Built on 4 levels, with a gym in the basement (and pool table, ping pong and drum kit), next floor has 4 spacious bedrooms with 2 en-suite, the 3rd floor … Continue reading