Phil Butler
Sport –
Discovering indispensable virtue at a Karate Dojo in Crete
It’s no secret to sports enthusiasts that the most outstanding athletes often begin their training in the most humble surroundings. The gift of the unusual or unique is an experience …
Life –
The Crete experience most travelers never get
The largest of Greece’s fabulous Islands, Crete is an idyllic world where the mountains meet the sea. Nature surrounds you here, and the adventures you can experience are as endless …
Dialogue –
The ‘Living legend of Crete’, the Cretan Hound is in danger
Europe’s oldest hunting dog breed, the Cretan Hound (Kritikos Lagonikos) faces a government-imposed mandatory sterilisation law, that will force the amateur breeders of this unique and rare dog to abandon …
News –
Crete’s “Living Legend” does Greece proud at 2023 World Dog Show
This past weekend at the FCI Federation Cynologique Internationale World Dog Show 2023 in Geneva was a momentous occasion for Crete and Greece. The legendary Kritikos Lagonikos (Cretan Hound) took …
Dialogue –
Greek entrepreneurs envision regenerative development opportunity in Zanzibar
For some years now, the travel industry, in fact, all industries, has climbed aboard what could be called a “sustainability bandwagon.” And, while great strides have been made toward making …
Sport –
Two Cretan riders qualify for Para Dressage at FEI World Equestrian Games
Two Crete equestrians who began horseback riding for disability therapy will be the first-ever Greeks to compete at the world championship level in Para Dressage. Michalis Kalarakis and Dimitra-Eleni Pantechaki …