Anything related to Cretan flora and fauna
In the early days, when the gods still walked among orchards and springs, there lived a young healer named Ianthe. She wandered from village to village carrying nothing but a clay jar of rainwater and a satchel of simple herbs. Though she had no divine lineage, people spoke of her as if she were one of Apollo’s own attendants, for wherever she passed, fevers eased and restless hearts grew calm. Ianthe asked...
Many, many moons ago, long before time was invented, there lived a man named Idmon of Colophon. He was a humble shepherd who walked the land of Lykia (Λυκία) and was known for his ability to dye wool in a beautiful, deep purple colour. Idmon had a son and a daughter, both of whom walked the land with him and became masters in their own right in dying and processing wool. Closter, his...
I arrived in Crete many years ago, for a 2-week holiday. It turned out to be the longest two weeks of my life.
The magic of Crete caught me immediately in its spell, and I just decided to stay. Because I speak 4 languages fluently and can get by in a few more, I didn’t have too many problems finding a job in the tourism sector. During this time I realised that there was a lot wrong with the tourism industry, but didn’t really think about it too much, I was too busy working.
When Covid 19 turned the whole world on its head, my job was seriously affected by this. This gave me the chance to to really look at my misgivings about the industry, and the time to develop my own ideas about what tourism is and how it should be approached.
This is when the idea of Magical Crete started taking shape…
I met this crazy Irish guy on one of the rather boring trips on the ferry to Gramvousa and Balos when I was working as a tour guide.
When I finally got used to his accent and understood what he was actually saying, things got a lot easier and we got on very well.
The man’s knowledge is just incredible, and what was even more incredible was that he was willing to share it with me.
When I understood what he was thinking about and wanted to do, I knew this was something I wouldn’t mind getting involved with.
And then, he asked if I would be interested in developing his ideas and being part of Magical Crete…
During our time developing our ideas Enda got a little too enthusiastic now and again and did some damage to himself, sometimes quite serious damage.
While trying to stop him from doing further damage and making him see a the sense in caution and care, he gave me the status of his “Guardian Angel” …
Letter wooded direct two men indeed income sister impression.
