http://www.crete-holiday.org/elounda-village-crete/
Make your summer vacation in Crete Unforgettable
I have traveled to Crete a hundred times, I go more frequently nowadays. Over time I began firmly believe that people like me who loves the place, deserve to find a more permanent residence to stay for longer periods of time. At least get a house quality holiday in Crete has become so inexpensive that can hardly be considered as financial risk.
I still have not managed to see even half of Crete – Is a remarkable and complex combination of places, landscapes, people, customs, smells – what can I say? I have more than enough in me to share with others, and that's why I decided to write about it. All I ask of you is to keep an open mind, get a car fully insured, and decide to expand their habits eating and drinking (after all you are visiting the capital of the world of what is known as "Mediterranean diet").
Firstly, think seriously before packing your bags: do you deserve a good holiday? If yes, then: one, switch off your BlackBerry, and two, do not sit beside a hotel pool two weeks pretending you are enjoying yourself with a drink in one hand and a paperback book in the other. You work hard for a year to deserve just this.
After landing, unpacking and taking a good sleep, prepare to expose the scene and get the most out of it. Remember, you are sure the premises can help you anytime, thieves are practically nonexistent, and you are an arm length away from an English speaker.
Hit the road with his family every day leaving around 9 am, make every day an excursion somewhere on the island, no matter where you are. Your hotel is for breakfast and sleep, at least a week of their stay.
I recommend places like Vai in Sitia, Agia Fotia in Ierapetra, the LEDA Heraklion, Chania Falasserna outside, and Fodele Panormo that are close to Rethymno, and Skala village in Elounda. They all have beaches to take your umbrella, towels suntan lotions and plenty of water with you on every trip. Sunbathing on a beach is more effective than swimming pools: get a glorious tan to keep for months to come. To be on the safe side, ask for the presence of jellyfish and wear plastic shoes when walking into the sea.
The other way of doing excursions is to join a safari group, ask your hotel for details. You have a wonderful time, and you'll be in a safer, more controlled environment with people guiding you, and people of their own group joining you. You will still see a lot of places off the roads, and keep everything on a daily excursion mode.
You should eat at local tavernas, aim for the that attracts most of the crowd. Open yourself to local food: try Dakos (wet cake) Dolmadakia small, fresh fish, oven food (like stuffed tomatoes and peppers), local pastries, and meat on the barbecue. Always have a salad on the table, ask the local specialty. And always try the local sweets with honey and sugar white.
Except excursions, try to mingle with the locals getting the most out of your trip. The better way to do this is to sneak into a local wedding, the best weddings take place on Saturday in nearby villages. If they fail to be invited, just head for one uninvited in one evening of his first days, leaving the pot luck. People will invite you on the ground, and it will be a unique opportunity to meet, eat fantastic wedding food and get plenty of advice for your stay. If you have ideas on a more permanent stay, it will be good for you to start making contacts anyway; in Crete people are very social and very soon discover the snowball effect this will have on you.
Keep the last couple of days to relax, time for swimming pool rest with plenty of reading, drinking and socializing with people from your group. Try to compare their experiences with them and see what difference this will make. I can definitely guarantee you that when you get home you speak their holidays for the rest of the year. And maybe think of to get to stay in Crete for longer periods of time.
About the Author
Kostandinos Papahatzis works full time
on real estate crete
finding homes to those who wish to stay longer and enjoy fuller, better and stress-free breaks in their lives. Find more at:
http://www.crete-real-estate-property.com
Elounda Village in Elounda, Crete – Thomson