Greek Bliss

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

Chania

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

Super Mario Crete

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

Wine picnic anyone

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

Mountain villages

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

Greek Lessons

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

Rethymno by the Sea

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

Villa Hara

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