Although I have a week in Heraklion and it’s a big city, I want to get out and explore. Today I’ve decided to go to Rethymnon just an hour and half away by public bus. The first thing that I must say is how impressed I am with Heraklion’s KTEL bus station. It is clean…
Knossos was top of my list of things to do in Heraklion and the reason I based myself here. I know Knossos is a very busy place so decided to get an early bus to beat the queues. The bus stop is two minutes from my apartment and has a small ticket hut that is…
This journey begins in Heraklion. I have a one-way ticket and a limited budget that I hope will last me for at least 6 weeks though longer if possible. The vague plan I have is to spend one week in each of Heraklion, Kasos and Karpathos before meeting up with family on Rhodes on the…