Meet the Monsooners to Syria!
No matter what happens, I am grateful to know I live in a world where even if I'm heading to a place like Syria, a wonderful group of great people will always come along. It has happened before, it has happened again, and it is happening again. People who...
You’re Going To Miss … The Greek Epic
The challenge is simple: Pick a song and write about a memory without stopping.This is the result.PRESS play and read the post with the music . . . You’re going to miss landing upon castle walls of ancient history bearing names from old...
Tomorrowland
What can I say that hasn’t already written about one of the world’s largest and certainly premier music festivals? Tomorrowland is no joke and must be seen to be believed. We leave having felt like we visited a true Disney World for all adult electronic music...
How Do You Measure A Ier-apetra? How About Love?
Continuing on our road trip through Eastern Crete, we drove from Plaka and passed through Elounda for its quaint village. We then reached the coastal city of Agios Nikola after 45 minutes of driving and enjoyed a very humid but well deserved lunch...
Growing a Spin-alonga
On our last full day in Crete (and Greece!) we set out early for a one hour drive towards Agios Nikolaos from Heraklion. Driving past the nightlife town of Malia, we arrived at Plaka's marina by 11am. Roundtrip ferries from Plaka costs €12 per...
Heraklion Efforts
After a lunch and afternoon in Rethymno, we reunited with Sujay and Kelly who had done some of their own exploring of the Greek islands before coming to Heraklion to visit the rest of Crete. After settling into our lodgings at a second floor...
Dance to the Rethymno of the Night
On our 3rd day in Crete, we packed up our things and drove out east to Rethymno, a charming resort city between Chania and Heraklion. Like many other cities on Crete, Rethymno was founded by the Minoans and was then occupied by the Romans, the...
En-Chania-ted
This morning I wake up after a week of raging on the sea with The Yacht Week with 40+ other monsooners. Our biggest monsoon ever now sadly behind us. I want to cry. And I want to rest. And with my first every music...