Escape from Samaria Gorge
The Samaria Gorge is 16 km long and 500 meters deep and runs from the White Mountains to the Southern Coast of Crete. Our trek into the Samaria Gorge began with realistic expectations. According to the website (my husband checked) the hike was not difficult and would take three hours, four hours with frequent stops and six hours for the slowest people on earth, so 4 hours was our target. The same source said 3.000 people hike the Samaria Gorge on the busiest days of the summer, so it sounded more like a superhighway than a challenge. Continue reading »
It’s All Greek to Me!
In case you were wondering if I extended my holiday in Crete, I will tell you that we did love it enough to go directly to a real estate office on the 2nd day, with a long term extension in mind.
My husband had declared a “topless holiday” policy. Hold on, it is not what you might be thinking. Although the South coast of Crete has always been popular with Hippies and Nudists, we were in the North and the topless rule meant “No Laptops”. Although I had protested to this rule, I realized that he was not alone in thinking I needed a break from my laptop when my friend, who happens to be a psychologist, asked me in a very clinical manner if I was experiencing anxiety symptoms about going “laptopless” prior to departure, which I will admit I was.
Once we arrived in Crete and found our way through the mountain roads and olive groves leading to the Villa it was after midnight. We were instantly impressed by the house and pool. But the real treat was waking up in the morning to the magnificent views overlooking the mountains, the Bay of Chania and nearby islands. I must have walked in and out of the house hundreds of times in the week, but I was stopped in my tracks every single time, captivated by the views. Do you think I missed my laptop? Not even for a minute.
I had spent hours online searching for the perfect house to rent, and to everyone’s surprise, my research and hard work paid off! No trick photography- the villa exceeded our expectations in every way! My husband’s hiking research was less accurate- read about the Escape from Samaria Gorge tomorrow! Continue reading »
Filed under Inspiring, Just for fun | Comment (0)75 Years Ago Today
A tiny article in the International Herald Tribune (In Our Pages:100, 75 & 50 years ago today) caught my (French) husband’s attention on a flight back from Prague this evening. He couldn’t wait to show me this gem from 1933.
1933:Girls Happy in America Continue reading »
Filed under Entrepreneurship, Just for fun, Women | Comment (0)Top 10 reasons I didn’t blog on vacation
I’m back to work after a few weeks off, but was that really a vacation? Every summer we visit family and friends in St. Louis, but does it really count as a vacation? We always feel like we need a vacation to relax afterwards, unfortunately our Visa and Gap card statements are compelling reminders not to book another trip. Continue reading »
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