Greece

After coming back from a beach so popular you had to get there by 8:30 am to secure a lounge chair, I told my taxi driver I was in search…

still trying to figure this one out.....Elafonissi Beach, which is about an hour or more from Chania via a long winding road, and once arrived, about a five minute walk…

Cafes generally run down both sides of a tiny street where the tables are positioned to look directly out onto the people who fill the tables on the other side. …

where the sand was as pink as my face once this harrowing ride was completed. It's one of the more popular beaches in Northwest Crete so a bit crowded

made me wonder what the inside of these places looked like....

The "kafenion" or coffee shop used to be an all male meeting place to talk about business or politics. This is still a popular social function and you see men…

At around 6ish the plazas come to life and don't seem to segregate by generation. Families play games together, teens sit on benches having an ice cream and 30 something…

August is not the time to come to Greece - small beaches like this are packed by 9am. but plenty of cafes give you a place to sit if you…

while the simple answer to any request is always a quick "of course", clearly not everyone is happy with us "intruders". When I chatted it up with friendly locals they'd…

I arrived at this sea front cafe at about 4ish with plans to watch the sunset. I was surrounded by people playing cards, backgammon, horse trading, and shit swapping...in other…