More of my Favorite Travel Photos from 2013. New Zealand, S. Korea, UK, Greece and Cambodia
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Read MoreCrete, Greece: I left my heart.
Hans decides to move on, never one to stay anywhere long. I watch as his ferry pulls away from the dock in Agia Roumeli and I am tearful because I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to meet him. I spend a couple more days enjoying…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Breakfast in Agia Roumeli
The wind blew fiercely last night. Usually, the air is so calm (which I find surprising being in the middle of the sea), but when it kicks up, it does so with such ferocity that I feel unsettled and scared. This morning, the power is out…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Hans and the Key
Hans is a wonder. He’s returned to Crete every year and explored it’s every nook and cranny. He has a story about every place we go and every one we meet. And after a few days I start noticing a pattern. When we arrive at a closed…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Beautiful Agia Roumeli with Hans
I wake up to discover that I am nearly in the Libyan Sea. What a beautiful surprise! I find Hans and we spend several hours making the rounds around town. He suggests that it’s important when…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Chania to Agia Roumeli with Hans, Day 12
At 11 AM, I meet Hans at the bus station. And we begin a journey that doesn’t end until 10 PM. No matter. I am feeling super lucky to have Hans, master traveler, as my guide. We take a…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Matala back to Chania, Day 11
It took almost an entire day to get back to Chania. This time, the buses were not on schedule and the route was unclear. Bravery might be the most essential quality for a bus driver in Crete – they regularly pass through…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Matala, Days 8,9 &10
Our last days together seem to be to be one long day in retrospect. Eating, reading, sleeping, drinking, dancing, laughing, rinse, repeat. Max is leaving in a couple days and already I miss him preemptively. In between laughs we’ve had some serious conversations and he’s…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Matala: Days 5,6 & 7
On a wall at the edge of Matala’s beach there is a mural that says: “Today is life. Tomorrow never comes.” That summarizes how it feels to be here. These days with Max have a dreamlike quality to them where one day bleeds into the next with no marker of time except the evening sunset…
Read MoreCrete, Greece: Day 4, Plakias to Matala
While the Elvis songs were outstanding, the amount of wine consumed had my head spinning today. Our goal is to get to Matala. The “how” is unclear. Figuring it out entails a lot of head holding on my part with deep sighs and a wish that teleportation…
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