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- by sethuk
- 12 Apr 2016, 14:44
- Forum: Books about Crete
- Topic: Jim Carstairs' Cretan odyssey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5137
Hi again, Erno
I bought mine from a now defunct bookshop in Daedalou Street, Irakleio for 1600 drs (£4.70).
It was a great bookshop and I miss it.
cheers
Seth

- by sethuk
- 12 Apr 2016, 13:15
- Forum: Books about Crete
- Topic: Jim Carstairs' Cretan odyssey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5137
Hi Erno, Inspirational stories keep appearing from that tragic time for Crete. Seeing the name George Harakopos in the article brought to mind a book I bought in !993, called The Fortress Crete 1941-1944 by George Harokopos from Patmos [b]published by B Giannikos & Co of Athens. It is a remarkab...
- by sethuk
- 23 Feb 2016, 14:05
- Forum: General Sfakia Forum
- Topic: Greek tourism arrivals and revenues broke all-time records in 2015
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8099
Hi Erno
Might miss Sfakia this year as average cost of trip is too high!
Average expenditure per trip amounted to 582.9 million euros, recording a decline of 1.2 percent from 2014.
Cheers Seth

- by sethuk
- 15 Feb 2016, 14:12
- Forum: General Sfakia Forum
- Topic: The German woman who fell in love and stayed forever in Sfakia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3131
Hi Erno, from a very cold Cumbria, UK [^***] Below a Google "Translation" but you will get the gist. Cheers Seth @--@ The Bettina was 26 years old when he came for the first time Sfakia with her parents who came from Germany Holiday every year in Crete. Loved the place, the thunderous and...
- by sethuk
- 18 Dec 2015, 13:54
- Forum: General Sfakia Forum
- Topic: Many olives, little money
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2360
Erno, I came across this (Greek Embassy, London August 2015) earlier in the year. I had been talking to a Greek friend about why the marketing of fine olive oil to a premium market had been a mainly Italian (much made of small producers and pretty but small & expensive oil). Cretan extra virgin ...
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