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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 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
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, 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, 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 11, 20212 min read
SILENT CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere May 15, 2020 Reposted with additions on Contemplating Crete April 11, 2021 There is a lot of...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20212 min read
STORMY CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere April 8, 2020 Reposted with new photos on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 It’s not quite...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20212 min read
KOUBELI NEIGHBORHOOD, CHANIA
By John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 2, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 One of my favorite walks in and...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20213 min read
THE BEACHES AT AND NEAR AGIOI APOSTOLOI
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 23, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Virtual Trip No. 2. Today we...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20213 min read
WOODS AND CLIFFS AT AGIOI APOSTOLOI
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere March 18, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Virtually everyone reading...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20211 min read
CHANIA SKIES
by John Freedman Originally posted Feb 6, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete with different photos April 10, 2021 I have never seen...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20213 min read
CHANIA BREAKWATER, EARLY A.M.
by John Freedman Originally published elsewhere Feb. 20, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 Today I look at one of...
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John Freedman
Apr 10, 20212 min read
CHANIA IN THE RAIN
by John Freedman Originally posted elsewhere Feb. 15, 2020 Reposted on Contemplating Crete April 10, 2021 The beaches of Crete. There are...
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John Freedman
Apr 9, 20213 min read
TAVRONITIS BEACH
By John Freedman Originally published elsewhere Spring 2021 Republished on Contemplating Crete April 9, 2021 The Cretan village of...
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