I know Exactly how you are going to feel (yes, I had 2 September babies), and MIkes is right for this time. Thank you in advance Jo-Ann (Australia) Reply. I think it would be perfect for you in early June. We are visiting extended family in other parts of Greece but not in Crete. Everyone who's gone there on GB's tip has come back exclaiming. You can do self-catering (supermarket right there) and do meals out when you dont feel like it. It's a village called Anissaras, 15 km East of Airport, and Nobody Knows About It (sshhh!) THe link = THere are shops, tavernas & cafes, but no wild night life. in a hidden little niche east of Heraklion, but NOT in the awful package-holiday hell. places that have developed, and exist, for tourists. There are lots of good tavernas, and a couple of excellent ones. It is a small town with a good beach, but not too many tourists, no package tourists, and very few Brits. I would include Sissi and Milatos amongst them, but they are resorts all the same: i.e. Try Kalamaki, which is on the south coast, a few miles north of Matala. The place he always visits at least 1 x a year is Mike's Beach Apts/rooms. There is almost nowhere on Crete's north coast now that is un-touristy - being 'near a beach' guarantees tourist resorts and tourists - though of course some are less touristy than others.

They are independent travelers, avoid the lager louts and A-I and all that, and don't rent cars constantly, and watch their budget. in fact, maybe more than that, because GB & wife have conscientiously explored all over crete in their many trips. There's a chap on these forums, GB of Devises, from UK, who probably knows more about Crete than any contributor who doesn't live there fulltime.

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