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Keftiu Myth As the Source of Both Legends and Facts

2021-10-24 by Phil Butler

Ritual at Knossos

Keftiu, or Caphtor to biblical scholars, may have been the source of many of our legends, and beliefs. What part of Keftiu myth is real?

Tags: Caphtor, Caphtorim, Crete legends, Curetes, Egyptology, Eteocretans, Flood Narrative, Hebrew Bible, Homer, J.D.S. Pendlebury, Karfi, Keftiu, Noah, Phillistines, Praisos, The Sea Peoples, Zeus myth

Greece’s Kikilias With the Latest “Ahem” Provocation

2021-10-22 by Phil Butler

Yeah right

Greece’s new tourism minister is different from the old one, he’s taller. The narrative is the same, the goals the same, and the piper too.

Tags: budget tourism, Crete all-inclusive, Crete tourism, Euphoria Resort, Kikilias, Rhodes, sustainability, tourism, TUI, Vasilis Kikilias, Wilderness Travel

“Jewel Of The Seas” and TUI’s “Mein Schiff 5” Tie Up At Souda Bay

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Jewel Of The Seas

This morning about 2,300 cruise tourists from “Jewel of the Seas” and “Mein Schiff 5” flooded ashore at Souda Bay in Chania.

Tags: Chania tourism, Crete tourism, Cruise line tourists, cruise news, Cruise passengers, cruise pollution, Jewel Of The Seas, Mein Schiff 5, tourism economy, Tourism Spend, tourists, TUI

Crete Earthquake Swarms Have Islanders On Edge

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Crete

Earthquake swarms on Crete have islanders fearful of a possible main event. This morning’s 4.5 magnitude event follows many in 48 hours.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete geology, Crete news, Evi Nomikou, geologists, Kastelli, Kastelli Airport, Minoan Pediada, Santorini, Thrapsano

Evidence Of the Silver Cord Winding Through the Heart of Crete

2021-10-20 by Phil Butler

Crete gods

Crete is a place where invisible bonds amplify the soul of the place. A network of people here are connected by silver threads or roots.

Tags: Alexandra Manousakis, Anna Bastaki, Grigoris Koudounas, Kallia Mercoulidi, Lefteris Karatarakis, Maria Papoutsaki, Michalis Koulieris, Minas Liapakis, Rebecca Shevaki, Vicky Tsatsampa

Amari’s “Wild Nature” Leads Volunteer Eco-tourism Initiative

2021-10-19 by Phil Butler

The Amari Valley

A new initiative by Wild Nature in collaboration with locals promises to regenerate interest in eco-tourism on Crete.

Tags: Amari, Amari region, Amari Valley, Cultural Association of Meronas and Amari, Ecotourism, Geopark of Psiloritis Mountain, Giorgos Tsakalakis, H2O at Home, Meronoas, nature, nature tours, Wild Nature

Lend Me Your iPhone to Test the “Backdrop App” Game Changer

2021-10-18 by Phil Butler

iphone

A new spp called Backdrop shows promise for becoming a popular travel companion. At least, according to TechCrunch. If only I had an iPhone!

Tags: Apple Store, Backdrop, iOS, Nigerian startups, TechCrunch, technology, travel apps, travel companion, travel startups, useful apps

Rostourism To Create Vladimir Putin Experiences for Travelers

2021-10-17 by Phil Butler

Vladimir Putin

Here’s your big chance to roll like Russian President Vladimir Putin, into outdoor adventures just like the legendary leader enjoys.

Tags: Putin Siberia, Putin trips, Putin Vacations, Rostourism, Sergei Shoigu, Sibera, Siberia Putin Style, Vladimir Putin, Zarina Doguzova

A Lord Of the Mountain Mists: Alexandros Roniotis, A Small God of Crete

2021-10-17 by Phil Butler

The Small Gods of Crete

Teacher, adventurer, husband, father, innovator, nature lover, Alexandros Roniotis loves Crete. Here is a true sMall God of Crete.

Tags: Alexandros Roniotis, Asterousia, Cretan Beaches, crete, Crete adventures, Crete nature, etanianá in the Asterousia Mountains, I always think about a guy name, Mt. Juktas, Rouvas Forest, Rouves Gorge, Sfakia region, Tripiti Gorge, White Mountains

Crete Is For Those Who Truly Seek An Experience Like No Other

2021-10-16 by Phil Butler

Arvi Beach House

Crete Island has experiences to remember on so many levels. Unbelievably, there very few who dream of Keftiu days and nights.

Tags: alt-tourism, Antonios Karatzis, Arvi retreat, Beach House Arvi, cosmetic surgery, crete, Crete chopper service, Crete Island, Crete resorts, Crete retreats, Crete spas, Ioannis Liapakis, Luxury Resorts, medical tourism, Nana Princess, Panellenic Airlines, remote Crete, southern Crete, wellness tourism, Wellness Travel

Take a Social Media Lesson from Crete’s Crumb Healthy Living

2021-10-16 by Phil Butler

Crumb

A lesson from Crumb Healthy Living on Crete in the lost public relations art of reciprocity. Marketing has led us astray, here’s how.

Tags: Alexandra Manousakis, Ancient Malla, Coffee culture, Crete cafes, Crete food, Crete hospitality, Crete villas, Crumb Healthy Living, Giannis Tsakiraki, Heraklion cafes, hospitality, Konstantina Tsakiraki, Malla Villa, Malla Villas, marketing, PR, public relations, story, travel, travel marketing, travel PR

Crete Aftershocks Continue In the Wake of 6+ Magnitude Events

2021-10-15 by Phil Butler

Crete Island

More aftershocks hit offshore of Crete in the wake of two magnitude 6.0 plus seismic events that struck the island in the past weeks.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Crete earthquakes, earthquake swarm, Greece events, Palekastro quake, seismology, subduction fault, Subduction plates, Zakros quake

Tour of Crete Cycling Challenge 2021 Runs October 17 – 22

2021-10-15 by Phil Butler

Tour of Crete

October 17th through the 22nd, the Tour of Crete Cycling Challenge 2021 will navigate East Crete along sea and mountain routes. 

Tags: Crete cycling, Crete events, cycling events, Region of Crete, Tour of Crete, Tour of Crete Cycling Challenge 2021

New Data Shows Crete’s Humanoid Footprints Over 6 Million Years Old

2021-10-15 by Phil Butler

Crete footprints

Paleontologists find new dates for humanoid footprints on Crete at least 6 million years old, 350,000 years older than previously stated.

Tags: ancient Crete, Chania Prefecture, Crete history, Gerard Gierlinski, human history, humanoid, Madelaine Bohme, paleolithic Crete, Paleontologist, Paleontology, prehistory, Trachilos village, Uwe Kirscher

A New Look At the Shimmering Mirage of Crete Island

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Michalis Koulieris' Balos

Crete is everlasting, unmovable, etched in time like the stars. And Crete is a misty mirage, dynamic as the seas that surround her.

Tags: Airstream, Akrotiri Peninsula, Balos Lagoon, Chania, Crete adventures, Crete places, E4 Crete, Elafonissi Beach, Falasarna, Kedrodasos Beach, Lavadia Village, Michalis Koulieris, remote Crete, Stavros Beach, Zorba, Zorba the Greek

Greece Hospitality Decisionmakers Fist Bump “Sustainability” Some More

2021-10-14 by Phil Butler

Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias

Greek hoteliers and hospitality stakeholders have been pumping sustainability for all it’s worth for years now. And there’s no sign of letup.

Tags: Alexandros Vassilikos, Greece 2.0, HCH, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, SETE, sustainability, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism, Vasilis Kikilias

Powerful 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Palekastro in Crete

2021-10-12 by Phil Butler

Palekastro Earthquake

A 6.4 magnitude quake strikes Crete island at 12:24 PM local time just outside the ancient town of Palekastro, in the far-east of the island.

Tags: Arkaolochori, Crete disasters, Crete earthquake, Greece earthquake, Minoans, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, Palekastro quake, USGS

The Exhibition “Not more than 10 people” Runs Thru the17th in Paleochora

2021-10-12 by Phil Butler

Who belongs to whom

Silvia Forrer’s exhibition “Not more than 10 people” has been extended at the Art Flow Gallery Paleochora in Chania Prefecture.

Tags: Art Flow Gallery, Art Flow Gallery Paleochora, Crete artists, Crete events, Crete exhibitions, modern art, Paleochora, Silvia Forrer

Farewell Lovefoodish: Crete Will Miss Your Bright Smile Til Next Time

2021-10-09 by Phil Butler

Marina Lovefoodish

Our sweet friend Marina (Lovefoodish) has left Incredible Crete for her home in Switzerland. Farewell dear friend.

Tags: Achlada - Mourtzanakis Residence, Agios Nikolaos, Alexandra Manousaki, Anna Karfaki, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete food, Crete foodie, Crumb Healthy Living, Elafonisi Beach, Gavalas Crete Wines, Gavalas wines, Giannis Stilianou, Heraklion restaurants, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Mourtzanakis Residence, Oia, Oia hotels, Peskesi Restaurant, Rebecca Sevaki, Santorini, Spinalounga Island, Taverna Mitato, think tank, Winery Stilianou

More Of Love, Dignity, and Live Among the sMall Gods of Crete

2021-10-03 by Phil Butler

Dimitris Psarras

A profile of another of the sMall Gods of Crete, a son who would not only hold up his father, but the man’s dignity as well.

Tags: Cretan dignity, Cretan pride, Cretans, Crete people, Dimitris Psarras, Greek people, Heraklion prefecture, Kostas Karatzis, Melidochori, on dignity, people, Small gods of Crete

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