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An Empyrean Whisper: The Fate of the Mysterious Minoans

2020-01-24 by Phil Butler

Beyond the science, the religion and the spirit of the Minoans speak of an unimaginable Utopia lost, and the fate of the Minoans.

Thailand Floods Cause Chaos For Travelers

2011-03-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thousands of sun-seekers have found anything but in Thailand this week, instead being caught up in cyclone-like weather that has caused severe floods throughout the country’s popular southern islands.

How to Disappear in Crete (Without a Trace)

2025-07-14 By Phil Butler

Some people come to Crete to be seen — to sip their espressos beside ruins, to hashtag sunsets, to act like this island owes them enlightenment on a schedule. But the real seekers, the ones with dust in their pockets and silence on their mind, don’t want spectacle. They want distance, erasure, and a kind […]

UNESCO Inclusion for Minoan Palaces in Crete

2025-07-14 By Mihaela Lica Butler

UNESCO inclusion of six Minoan palaces in Crete—Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia—was officially confirmed during the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting.