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Pruning Bougainvillea is like hand to hand warfare. Don't step on the prunings wearing flip-flops.

Episode 2: We learn more. Theriso lady is on the pull. The waiter in the taverna, (I think he is the proprietor. We ate at the same table a couple of years ago) the rat catcher, (I have something to show you upstairs...) and the shepherd. (Oh no, not the shepherd. Its the lingering smell you know). ...

Used Sky express as first leg of homeward journey, allowing 2 hours plus to make the connecting flight. On arrival at Chania they told me that the flight was running 45 min late and the insisted on booking my cabin bag into the hold. The aircraft landed in Chania 45 minutes later and, to the airline...

Thanks folks for you input. Think we'll go for the Pasiphae. Looks like a good deal.

Looking for alternatives to our normal Easter Ryanair flight Bristol - Chania (which don't start this year until early May). Considering Bristol-Heraklion with Easyjet which arrives 21:35 - too late for public transport to Chania then Kissamos. Can anyone recommend somewhere to spend the night? Easy...

Has anyone come across a supplier of these on Crete? Our Cretan neighbours were not aware that such things existed. Thinking of shipping one (or more) out from UK, perhaps by Nomad. Any thoughts?

Thanks for comments folks. First stop will be the shop in Kolymbari.

We're looking to replace our ancient fridge-freezer and maybe the cooker. I've followed the link to e-shop. looks like there are good deals to be had. Question is whether to follow this pathway (how much hassle involved in ordering online and then getting delivery to our hillside village) or to appr...

This year Piraeus Bank have added an extra layer of verification to their online procedure. They send SMS message to your phone containing a pin no. Which is fine as long as they have the correct no. on your account details.. Mine is a UK no. and I forgot to add the international prefix. Doh!

Called the neighbours for a favour. They went in and did a check. All OK.

Hands up anyone who is sitting at home in England (or anywhere else for that matter) wishing they had kept up their earthquake damage insurance. I'm worried about water pipe joints and balcony glass. Anyone had this kind of damage?

We were looking for the same for quite a while. Simple City had sold out. Eventually we found one in a small furniture shop. Sorry. can't give directions. As is often the way after buying one we saw them in several places!!!

I regularly fish from the shore with spinning gear. I frequently see spearfishermen swimming through my favourite spots!!! I was unaware of the need for a licence (None is needed in UK) for any form of fishing in Greece. I would be prepared to bet that none off them has a licence. Who is supposed to...

There is a venue (an old school with a large playground) which is used for parties - baptisms, weddings, funerals and all the different events in the summer months. Its a kilometre away from us, across the valley, The music and dancing goes on well after midnight. It stops for a while and then they ...

My accountant recently submitted my zero tax return in my absence. He needed details of any deposits to my bank account. Using internet banking I was able to highlight the deposits in my account summary. I was then given the opportunity to save the details as a PDF and I mailed these to my accountan...