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Rest with children or from children
Can parents fully relax, taking restless children with them to rest? After all, they require constant attention: they need to be watched for, God forbid: they do not swim over buoys or bellied uncles, do not step on a lurking sea urchin or a sprawling aunt, do not get a lizard tail on the forehead, or a board surfer. Is it possible to have a good rest with such fidgets? Continue reading
Kos Island: in the palms of Aphrodite
I walk along the quay of Kos, from the marina, where pretty yachts barely sway on the leash of the yacht, and under their sick sisters, stretched to the land with winches and put on slipways, tanned sailors tinker. I am going to the fortress itself, where a tourist train crawls under the arched bridge with passengers hooting with delight. Continue reading
Sunny Island Crete – the abode of gods and tranquility
Crete is an island where for 340 days a year the sun warms this fertile land, here it is easy to breathe from the abundance of eucalyptus trees and rich sea air. You can swim in the sea from mid-April until the end of October. The northern coast, where almost all hotels are located, is washed by a warm current, therefore there is a very mild climate. The coastline of the beaches in the north of the island is one of the longest in the world. There is no strong heat, the mountains give shade and coolness, breezes are blowing from the sea. Continue reading
