John Ashley, who writes for The Bay in Swansea, went on a walking holiday to Crete this past Christmas. He has been kind enough to come on board as a guest blogger for us. (This story was first published in The Bay in January this year). John’s story on his Cretan Christmas makes for a wonderful read and he paints a perfect picture of this beautiful Mediterranean gem.
Out of this world. I’ve been thinking long and hard how to summarise 15 days hiking in Santorini and Naxos and, however hard I tried to avoid superlatives and common place oohs and aahs, that’s all I could come up with…
Ash over Ireland – air traffic control strikes in Greece – would we ever get away for our week in Crete? We did, and wished things had got worse on these fronts on our return date for an enforced prolonged stay!
Phil and Sue Pont embarked on the Secrets of Southern Evia walking holiday in the midst of the ongoing BA strikes, but managed to arrive with a minimum of disruption. They went on to enjoy a wonderful time on this beautiful island off the coast of mainland Greece.
This was to be our 11th Ramblers Worldwide Holidays trip and we were eager to sample 5 of the Dodecanese Islands (12 Large and many of a smaller size). We had already rambled on Patmos and the nearby Samos islands, so we had some inkling of what to expect.
