What books will you be reading when you go to Plakias this year?

[Tony and Sandra Smith]

I'm contemplating what books I will be taking to read when we go to Plakias in September. What is everyone else taking this year?

Tony

[Tony and Sandra Smith]

Wife read "The Island" by Victoria Hislop 2 years ago now have to go to Spinalonga on a trip this year.

[harribobs]

I'm contemplating what books I will be taking to read when we go to Plakias in September. What is everyone else taking this year?

Tony

for a really good beach book, all action and huge b****ks, i'd recommend Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, all action, very easy and fun

a very different but ( to my mind..) enjoyable book was Sebastian Faulks 'Engleby ' but not recommended for anyone that's not used to his style

for a bit of cretan history (WW2) i picked up a greek printed copy of 'The Flowers of Rethymnon' in paleochora, the story of an aussie's escape, very good indeed, lots of mentions of the area around plakias, i didn't know so many british and commonwealth soldiers were hidden around there


i could go for a while here......  

[George]

I'm with T & S, 'The Island' is already packed!!

george g...

[Chris H.]

I would recommend 'Tom Bedlam' by George Hagen, it's a modern writer but he writes in a manner that has the atmosphere of Dickens, superb!!!
Chris H.

[Mike G]

An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming by Nigel Lawson

At last some common sense on the subject of climate change.

Mike

[Barny]

I will stick to my usual Chris Ryan and Andy McNab books then exchange them at Ali and Daves !

                              Barny.

[Tony and Sandra Smith]

From Chris

for a bit of cretan history (WW2) i picked up a greek printed copy of 'The Flowers of Rethymnon' in paleochora, the story of an aussie's escape, very good indeed, lots of mentions of the area around plakias, i didn't know so many british and commonwealth soldiers were hidden around there




I suppose they must have passed by plakias if after crossing over the island and down the Imbros Gorge they made their way to Preveli

Tony

[Tony and Sandra Smith]

An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming by Nigel Lawson

At last some common sense on the subject of climate change.

Mike

You may find "How to save the planet" by Mayer Hillman of interest then
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0141016922
 

[JBMouse]

Books? Don't have the time, takes me long enough to read the Mythos label and the Ouzo label.

[Graham_and_Karen]

Wife read "The Island" by Victoria Hislop 2 years ago now have to go to Spinalonga on a trip this year.

Repeating what I posted in the 'Where to Go' forum - We would recommend driving to Plaka and getting the boat from there - a bit further than Agios Nikolais or Elounda but much quieter so it is easier to imagine what it was like 60 years ago. Also, we wanted more than an hour on the island - easy to tell the guy on the little boat from Plaka that you will be getting a later boat back. Not sure if you can do the same on the larger boats from Elounda or Agios Nikolais

[Graham_and_Karen]

I shall be taking a Minette Walters book - I'm sure it will be a good read but the main thing is that it was only 20p at a boot sale so I won't feel guilty about turning the corners of the pages over and won't worry about what state it will be in after a few days' reading on the beach.

[harribobs]

I suppose they must have passed by plakias if after crossing over the island and down the Imbros Gorge they made their way to Preveli

Tony

this was well after the evacuation. the aussie's were basically left at Rethymnon and weren't informed of the retreat to Sphakia, they had contained and driven the original paratroopers into an olive oil factory but were overwhelmed by the main assault rolling up from the west. some surrendered some escaped

an interesting fact is that Plakias was being thought of as a possible evacuation port for the whole commonwealth forces

Lew Lind ( the author) escaped from a POW camp at Maleme, spent time in Selino area (sougia paleohora and many small villages around there) the crossed over to be finally taken off by submarine at prevelli. there were hundreds of british, Aussie and kiwi soldiers being hidden in Fratti, Myrthios, Sellia, Axomatos etc

[Tony and Sandra Smith]

I would recommend 'Tom Bedlam' by George Hagen, it's a modern writer but he writes in a manner that has the atmosphere of Dickens, superb!!!
Chris H.

Ordered it from Amazon and it came yesterday.

Tony  

[Chris H.]

I would recommend 'Tom Bedlam' by George Hagen, it's a modern writer but he writes in a manner that has the atmosphere of Dickens, superb!!!
Chris H.

Ordered it from Amazon and it came yesterday.

Tony  

Good for you!
I'm positive you will enjoy
Chris H.