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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 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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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
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
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
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, 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, 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 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, 20212 min read
VILLAGE OF SPILI
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere August 29, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 12, 2021 Spili is a not-so-small...
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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 11, 20212 min read
KERATIDES (MAYBE) BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere on June 30, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 Note: This title may be...
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John Freedman
Apr 11, 20212 min read
SFINARI BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 25, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 A few people will hate me for...
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John Freedman
Apr 11, 20212 min read
FALASARNA BEACH
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 23, 2019 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 Today the Crete beach watch...
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John Freedman
Apr 11, 20213 min read
KYDONIA/CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere June 23, 2020 Reposted April 11, 2021 It is said we will never see the remains of what might...
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