Lockdown lifts after six months
Well, after heading into lockdown on 7th November, today’s the day the restaurants and cafés may reopen, albeit for outside dining. But in Crete in May, outside dining is the […]
A trip outside Paleochora!
Well, this is a strange sensation. Today, we took a spin in the van, for leisure purposes! It is finally permissible to travel within your prefecture for non-essential reasons. This […]
Καλό Πάσχα / Kaló Páscha, happy Greek Easter!
So, although some Easter eggs arrived into local shops here two days before ‘our’ Easter on 4th April, it’s only now that the full decorations and treats are coming on […]
Why is Easter usually celebrated on a different date in Greece?
Did you know that Easter is celebrated in Greece on a different date to that which is marked by the Christian churches of western Europe? The short explanation for why […]
Silves
Hi all. It’s hard to believe but, three days ago, we were still in Lisbon. The reality of the coronavirus is hitting mainland Europe. When we saw Spain was about […]