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Dictamus Shop Joins TripAdvisor Faves in Platanias

Phil Butler

Dictamus Shop opened in Platanias last Thursday offering local herbs, olive oils, wines, and wonderful Cretan cheeses.

6 years ago

Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos Vacation on Mykonos [Video]

Aleksandr Shatskih

For the second year in a row, Tiffany Trump, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, picked Mykonos to spend her vacation.

6 years ago

Update: Crete Police Recover Body: Possibly American Biologist Suzanne Eaton

Argophilia Travel News

The body of a woman thought to be American biologist Dr. Suzanne Eaton has been found in a cave in Chania, Crete.

6 years ago

Georgios Papathanasopoulo – Famed Archaeologist Dies at Age 95

Phil Butler

One of the founders of the Hellenic Institute of Maritime Archaeology (H.I.M.A.), Georgios Papathanasopoulos, has died, according to the Culture Ministry. The famous Greek scientist was 95.

6 years ago

Video Captured of Dolphins at Play Offshore Mykonos

Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos video captured shows sailing passengers off Mykonos getting visited by dolphins surround their vessel.

6 years ago

Crete’s Irini Tzortzoglou Crowned MasterChef 2019

Aleksandr Shatskih

Retired banker Irini Tzortzoglou has won this year’s MasterChef to become the fifteenth amateur to win the title. The 61 year old investment banker told BBC News, she has no intention of opening her own restaurant.

6 years ago

Kissamos Beach Cleaning Team at Kolymbari Beach

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Hats off for the Kissamos Beach Cleaning Team after their latest cleanup effort at Kolymbari beach this past weekend. The team met in front of AVRA hotel to blanket the marvelous beach hit by recent north winds and an influx of rubbish.

7 years ago

“Greece is Paradise!” Matthew McConaughey [Video]

Phil Butler

For people who wonder why Greece is one of the leading travel destinations year after year, Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey offers some clues.

7 years ago

At Fagotto in Chania the Exhibition “To Me You’re A Man”

Phil Butler

In Chania until October 31st, Fagotto Protasis presents the exhibition, “To Me You’re A Man” by Chania artist Vaso Protopapadaki from Chania.  The exhibition is a dark set of works that explore the limits of humanity in line with the theme expressed in the film Freaks (1932, Tod Browning ). For those unfamiliar with this […]

7 years ago

John Pendlebury: The Legendary “Cretan Lawrence”

Phil Butler

Known by locals for his humanity, humor, and bravado, John Pendlebury was also famous for his intimate knowledge of Crete, its people and language, acquired by total immersion in all things Cretan while engaged as curator of the Knossos archaeological projects outside Heraklion. 

7 years ago

A Moment With My Friend: No Tears on Arid Crete

Phil Butler

It’s been three years now since my lifelong friend Johnny Courson told me about his illness during a getaway on Crete. It’s been two years since he and the other members of our tight group, Jay Thomas and Mike Parish celebrated a one year anniversary of our Crete adventure, and since we learned of Johnny’s chemotherapy battle. And about one year ago we all learned Johnny left the world the way he found it – better off for fascinating and luminescent people like him.

8 years ago

A Window Into the Russian Soul: An Epiphany 2017

Aleksandr Shatskih

“Where are we going to?” I asked my brother this morning, as he was driving in an unknown direction with a cheeky grin on his face. When no reply seemed imminent I asked; “Are you going to tell me?” Finally his response was; “To wash off our sins in the Volga”.

8 years ago

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