Living in Crete | Relief at Greek Driver's Strike Over

So relief all round for everyone living in Crete, as the Greek lorry drivers strike, hugely disrupting deliveries - mainly petrol and diesel, is called off unexpectedly.

The whole thing was getting a bit too serious after some 10 days; ferries and flights interrupted and cancelled; routine usage of the car curtailed. Perhaps the strikers were getting hit over the heads by their families for going too far and causing discomfort too close to home. I wonder how long it will take for deliveries of essential services to normalize?

Mind you tourists will be tourists. They still drive into the mountains with emotional consequences and stress. No wonder this lady travelling on her own did not enjoy Crete.

Then there's the philosophical couple of Brits in Crete, "the Tylers" awaiting their flight back to UK. Nothing like the hours spent relaxing at Heraklion Airport's Departure Terminal awaiting the time of their re-scheduled departure. At least the terminal's floor is carpeted and clean and the huge hall is air conditioned. The Tylers blog is aptly headed "A striking Conclusion". The Tyler's were caught in another aspect of disaffected employees, the traffic controllers opted for a wildcat 4 hour stike.

In the BritsinCrete Forum, the pleas for news of filling stations still open from some members made it clear just how close this strike came to bringing Greece to a standstill if it had continued for much longer.

Yet, having created serious problems and knock on effects in the market, as well as for consumers, the Lorry Drivers Federation that called the strike action stressed that its members suspended its strike with a "feeling of responsibility" and also taking into consideration "social turmoil". Heavy heartedly, the drivers said they were to make every effort possible "to enable even the most remote fuel station to be supplied with fuel". Aha, but when?

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Living in Crete | CountryLife Real Estate

Living in Crete could be even more interesting for Brits and or Irish if they take up the offer advertised in the "CountryLife" website.

I have two questions (that I do not wish to ask the advertiser, JACKSON-STOPS & STAFF, WILMSLOW for obvious reasons):

1. Can anyone tell me where in Crete these plots of land are located?
2. What do you estimate is the asking price. The CountryLife advertisement states up to 8 select locations extending to over 40000sqm?

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Living in Crete | Blog for Human Rights Day

For the Brits and Irish residents, living in Crete and Greece, today, May 15 is a day for all bloggers to promote human rights around the world.

Amnesty International, is linking with BlogCatalog to draw attention to the plight of those in countries whose human rights are being denied. Brits in Crete is member of the BlogCatalog community.

May 15 is the day participating bloggers are asked to write a contribution in their own blog to help make the world a better place!

For us in Greece the country is, for the most part, a civilized place to live and the rule of law is actively practiced. And as foreigners, living abroad in Crete and other parts of Greece we are most fortunate to lenjoy under a free, democratic way of life.

For those less fortunate, in places like Darfur in Sudan, we can help by spreading the word on violations by governments around the world.
A good blogging resource is located on a dedicated page at http://unite.blogcatalog.com#amnesty.

Of course, as a fellow blogger you can write about any human rights topic you want.
You might also be interested to know that Larry Cox, an executive director of Amnesty International in the United States has some some choice words of support: "Amnesty International is thrilled to be a part of Bloggers Unite for Human Rights," he said. "Bloggers Unite for Human Rights is a great way to harness the power of the Internet to fight injustice and make the world a better place."

There are many great human rights organizations all over the world. Here to follow developments at Amnesty International in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, please visit http://www.amnesty.org.uk for more information. Currently, Amnesty International is working to stop the abuse of internationally recognized human rights in over 150 countries and territories. The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961.


We at Brits in Crete are a free thinking community. Many times members of the Brits in Crete Forum challenge actions of the forum's admin citing censorship and free speech - basically anything should be permitted. That is a small talking point, in my opinion versus fundamental human rights where lives are at stake.

Brits in Crete blog is playing its part to help promote this project. If you are a fellow blogger use this opportunity to support the BlogCatalog team. If you saw this announcement first in the Living in Crete | BritsinCrete Blog, it would be appreciated if you would mention it in your blog article.

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