Tales from Crete

When the present, history and faith unite Easter in Crete started little by little already on Wednesday, because down here where I am right now, it is a week late compared to our Danish Easter, because we have 2 different...

Here in Denmark, we are usually very generous in wishing each other "Happy Easter" and use the expression both before and after Easter and of course during the Easter days. In Crete and in the rest of Greece, people are...

Although Spain still occupies first place as the Danes' favorite holiday country, Greece is now firmly in fourth place, only surpassed by Germany and Italy. The Danes have simply become more and more enamored with the irresistible Greek hospitality, the...

Anyone who has been to Crete or anywhere in Greece has probably also seen some of the gypsies who make a living by begging on the streets. Often in a very ongoing and unpleasant way. You don't really know what...

An authentic Greek evening! I usually say that if you haven't experienced an authentic Greek evening, when you e.g. have been on holiday in Crete or elsewhere in Greece, you have not been there at all. And here I'm not...

Cheek kisses and gestures. As in all other countries, the Greeks have their tradition of how to greet each other and, like other southern European countries, body language and the gestures that are part of the language are also very...

Could you imagine going into a Danish restaurant, ordering some delicious food and when the waiter asks what you want to drink with the meal, answer: "I would like Harpiks". The waiter would probably look like a big question mark....

If you belong to those who regularly follow the weather situation on Crete, you have been able to see in recent weeks that the otherwise beautiful sunny holiday island has been transformed into an intermezzo of rain and debris, which...

A few years ago I asked one of my acquaintances in Crete what it was that was so special about being Greek? - "to be Greek" he answered with wonder in his voice. "Yes, being Greek" I said again. "So...