by John Flawith | Feb 4, 2017 | Blog, Food & Drink
Harvesting the olives From November thru January, is the time for Cretan olive oil. Nearly every Cretan will be out in their olive groves, harvesting olives! So its a common sight to come round a corner and find nets spread out over the road to catch the olives. ...
by John Flawith | Apr 3, 2016 | Blog
We’ve got into a routine of going to Chania street markets, to buy all our fruit and veg, yoghurt and cheeses. For example, on a Monday its in a narrow street, just up from Elefteria Square. Its a real experience, and we’ve got to know some of the stall...
by John Flawith | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog
1. Book early if you want the best prices. Get on the budget airlines newsletter distribution, at least Ryanair and Easyjet from UK – this will give you early warning of the new summer schedules, as well as special offers. Routes to Crete for the summer...
by John Flawith | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
A lot has happened in the two and a half years since the Red Rain! We’ve established our holiday business here in Crete and seen around forty parties of guests. They’ve come from all over the world – from New Zealand to Canada, Spain to Romania. We’ve...
by John Flawith | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog
There’s been a bit of a gap in the blogging, not for want of things to say, just time to say them! We’ve been back to Northern Europe for a month – lots of snow in Hamburg, and very cold. Here we’ve had some dramatic weather – 140km/h wind gusts recorded,...
