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Koutalas beach
By John Freedman Posted February 6, 2021 We have had some wild weather on Crete over the last month or so. Crazy winds, driving,...
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John Freedman
Jan 19, 20224 min read
Ancient Gortyn
By John Freedman Posted January 19, 2022 Still another of the Cretan cities mentioned by Homer (could there be any greater claim to...
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Dec 27, 20215 min read
Reading about Dining with the Ancient Greeks
By John Freedman Posted Decmber 27, 2021 Pardon the use of a food-based pun, but I'm fudging a bit here and there with today's post. The...
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Dec 1, 20215 min read
The Secret of Knossos?
By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete December 1, 2021 Knossos, Crete's most distinguished tourist attraction, is surely doomed...
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Nov 19, 20214 min read
Chania at Sunset
By John Freedman Posted to Contemplating Crete November 19, 2021 I took it as a good sign when I went out with my camera early last...
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Nov 10, 20214 min read
Elafonisi, the pink sand beach
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete November 10, 2021 This time of year the clouds roll in over Crete and, on more than an...
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Oct 11, 20213 min read
Pachia Ammos beach, Akrotiri, Chania
Pachia Ammos is a divine stretch of beach just around the rocky bend from the famed beach at Stavros bay (for the uninitiated, the...
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Aug 20, 20214 min read
Agia Triada Monastery
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 20, 2021 The day we visited the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) Monastery it was...
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John Freedman
Aug 2, 20214 min read
The Old Sabbionara Wall, Chania
By John Freedman Posted on Contemplating Crete August 2, 2021 I have written previously in this space about the Sabbionara, or Mocenigo...
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John Freedman
Jun 13, 20213 min read
The Village of Sissi
By John Freedman June 13, 2021 The seaside village of Sissi is located in the northeast of Crete, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of...
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John Freedman
Jun 4, 20213 min read
"Inexhaustible Poetry..."
By John Freedman June 4, 2021 I try not to let others speak for me too often. But there are times when that is the best way to cut right...
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John Freedman
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Tris Ekklisies
By John Freedman June 2, 2021 Tris Ekklisies is a place, a description and a dream. As a location this little village stuck snuggly...
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John Freedman
May 19, 20213 min read
Stavros Bay
May 19, 2021 By John Freedman Stavros (pronounced stav-ROS) is a little village on the northwest end of the Akrotiri peninsula about a...
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John Freedman
May 17, 20213 min read
Agioi Apostoloi, First Beach
May 17, 2021 John Freedman Paradise in the midst of civilization. That is - or, if I may - such are the beaches at Agioi Apostoloi. One...
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John Freedman
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Cleaning Up Chania
By John Freedman April 24, 2021 Nothing spectacular today, but plenty that is wonderful. Chania is preparing to reopen to the world. You...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20213 min read
VENETIAN WALL, NORTHEAST CORNER, CHANIA
By John Freedman Written March 6, 2021, never properly posted Reposted April 13, 2021 Aside from the Sabbionara, this general area in old...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20213 min read
CHANIA IN THE TIME OF THE PLAGUE
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere February 14, 2021 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 We are approaching the one...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20213 min read
SHIFTING SANDS, KOUM KAPI
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 3, 2021 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 I have written numerous times...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20214 min read
ROCK QUARRY AT STAVROS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere October 31, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 I don’t know how much the...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20213 min read
THE ROAD ABOVE XEROKAMBOS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere September 6, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Is there anything I love...
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