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Chapter 8: Honeymoon in Crete - July/August 2021


Day 15
We both felt bitter sweet this morning. It was the last day of our honeymoon but we were excited to get home and eventually cool down. We...
Aug 4, 2021


Day 14
Today was a holiday defining day for us. We had to get a Covid test in order to get home, and it had to be negative! With Greece’s...
Aug 3, 2021


Day 13
Today was set to be another fun day. On our way to our next adventure we stopped at a cafe for some muffins and pastry slices. We had...
Aug 2, 2021


Day 12
Fair play to some of these restaurant/cafe/bars in Crete, they open at 8.30am for breakfast and stay open right until the early hours of...
Aug 1, 2021


Day 11
By the time I had woken up, feeling very fresh might I add, Louis had fixed the air con which was leaking on the balcony, written the...
Jul 31, 2021


Day 10
It was a tough start. No unlimited eggs, no orange juice, no big breakfast. We were back to reality! It was actually refreshing not...
Jul 30, 2021


Day 9
When I woke up this morning I felt strangely sick. It must have been similar to the ‘tummy bug’ my Uncle Rodger had at the wedding…. It...
Jul 29, 2021


Day 8
It only took until the last full day at Syntopia hotel for the staff to realise that we love our orange juice in the morning, and also...
Jul 28, 2021


Day 7
It was another lazy morning for us. You know the score by now, towels out and then straight for breakfast. I’ve stopped having my usual...
Jul 27, 2021


Day 6
It was an early start today as it was a Sunday in Syntopia Hotel, and rumours have it that there is a DJ by the pool on Sunday’s....
Jul 26, 2021


Day 5
This morning we decided not to rush to the pool and get a bed to treat ourselves to a lie in. We went for breakfast and tried the crepes...
Jul 25, 2021


Day 4
Today started off in a bit of a pickle. Anna had set her alarm to get up at 5.30am and get one of the good canopy beds. Unfortunately,...
Jul 24, 2021


Day 3
We both woke up feeling super fresh ready for our first full day at The Syntopia. When I opened my eyes I could see Louis out on the...
Jul 23, 2021


Day 2
At 7am Louis woke up in a panic. We slept through our alarm and we were late. Originally we were supposed to get up, write our blog and...
Jul 22, 2021


Off on Honeymoon
Wooo – We’re back again. Hard to believe that the last time we were on hollibobs was Italy 2020, where Louis engaged to me…and here we...
Jul 21, 2021
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