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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
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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John Freedman
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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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 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, 20214 min read
KATO ZAKROS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 19, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Kato Zakros, located on the...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20212 min read
TRIOPETRA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 16, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 It’s winter in Crete, the...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20211 min read
ALMYRIDA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 18, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Almyrida is a picturesque...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20211 min read
AGIOS NIKOLAOS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 20, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Agios Nikolaos is a true gem...
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John Freedman
Apr 13, 20212 min read
BALOS No. 3: THE BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 6, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 13, 2021 Chances are you will rarely...
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John Freedman
Apr 12, 20214 min read
BALOS No. 2: THE FOOTPATH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 5, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 This is the second of a...
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John Freedman
Apr 12, 20214 min read
BALOS No 1: THE ROAD
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere January 4, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 As the unseasonably late...
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John Freedman
Apr 12, 20213 min read
KEDRODASOS BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere September 5, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 The whole topic of the...
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John Freedman
Apr 12, 20212 min read
SOUGIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere July 4, 2019 Posted anew on Contemplating Crete. Oh, boy. Sougia! Another small Cretan...
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John Freedman
Apr 12, 20212 min read
ITANOS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere July 13, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 Located just a few minutes’...
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John Freedman
Apr 11, 20212 min read
PLAKIAS
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 25, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 The beach in the town of...
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