jouer le komboloï

Comme je l’avais promis à l’équipe de Pierre Maillard, je vous donne ici les informations nécessaires pour jouer le komboloï correctement.

Placez le komboloï comme sur la photo entre le troisième et le quatrième doigt.

Maintenant, vous devez déplacer votre main pour que le côté du komboloï derrière vos doigts vienne de la paume de votre main, comme sur la photo ci-dessous.

vous voyez qu’entre le troisième et le quatrième doigt, il y a toujours la corde du chapelet

dans le dernier mouvement, nous amenons les trois doigts inférieurs entre les cordes du komboloi, comme sur la photo ci-dessous

Comme vous pouvez le constater, il n’y a pas de corde entre le troisième et quatrième doigt.

le dernier mouvement nous amène à la position de départ où nous rapportons le quatrième doigt sur la corde du bomboloï

voilà, c’est tout 😉

Mais comme je sais que ce n’est pas si simple, j’ai aussi fait une petite vidéo pour vous avec tous les mouvements.

Beaucoup de plaisir a tous!!!

für die neugierigen

Hier sind einige Titel der Tagesausflüge, die Sie ab dem nächsten Jahr bei mir buchen können und die natürlich von mir zusammengestellt wurden und die einzigartig sind.

  • Tanz, Tanz, Tanz (und NEIN, es ist kein griechischer Abend)
  • Spielen Sie das Komboloi
  • Kalimera tavli
  • Zeit für Tee
  • Schneckenvergnügen

Ich freue mich drauf!

Excursion must-know for Crete

When you buy an excursion be sure you get the right information from the seller.

A lot of sellers won’t give you all the information. Here are some examples of what they may forget to tell you:

  • extra fees, for example : entrance fees, travel taxes, a meal that is not included, a boat trip fee, etc.
  • that the duration of the pick up (before the excursion starts) can take one hour or more.
  • that the guide will not speak only your language in the bus, but also 2 or 3 other languages.
  • the duration of the excursion. (the giving of a false return time is very common)
  • that you can’t pay everywhere with a credit card.
  • that cash money will be gathered in the bus by the guide.
  • if you will be the first or last ones on the pick up list.
  • If your hotel is at the end of the list you may ask if they can arrange 2 seats together. (unless you don’t mind sitting apart during the whole trip.

Here is already some more information about beach excursions on Crete. 

Have with you of course your bathing suit (we have only very few nudist beaches and no organised excursion will take you there 😉) and instead of taking a towel (takes a lot of space in your bag and is quit heavy) take a large scarf to lay on, they dry fast and or very light. You will also need a pair of surf shoes because at nearly all the beaches here there are rocks in the water. Most of the beaches have sunbeds and umbrellas, but then if you don’t want to be all the time with a lot of people around you buy yourself an umbrella (they’re not expensive) so you can find yourself a quit spot on the beach. The waters in Crete are very clear so take a diving mask with you!

If you want to go for a walk in the mountains then this is what you will need.

First of all take enough water with you as also some nuts and raisons, these are light to take with you and a perfect energy source. Make sure you wear walking shoes ( no brand new onces please) and use walking sticks if you have (they will help you stepping down from rocks and stones). Protect yourself against the sun (not only your head but your whole body) by covering yourself and you should also protect yourself against the heat, so take a small towel with you that you can make wet from time to time and put it in your neck, not on your head! If you go into the mountains without a guide (something I do not recommend) take a compass with you or download one on your phone and inform some people of the hike you’re going to do.

So before you book an excursion be sure to ask about these points or try to look them up on the internet. This is easy to do for entrance fees and for distances, so you can figure out by yourself the extra money you will need, and the return time of the excursion you want to do.

And the most easy way is to send me an email to livecretealive@outlook.com with your questions about excursions organised in Crete. I will answer you accurate and within a day.

But first of all enjoy your stay in Crete!!!!!!

Voor de nieuwsgierigen

Hier zijn een paar titels van de daguitstappen die jullie vanaf volgend jaar bij mij kunnen boeken en die natuurlijk door mij in elkaar gestoken en uniek zijn.

* Dans, dans, dans ( en NEE het is geen Griekse avond)

* Speel de komboloi

* Kalimera tavli

* Tijd voor thee

* Slakken plezier

Ik heb er alvast zin in! 🤩

The last preparations

Sipping my mountain tea I’m preparing the tea box that I will use on Monday the 22 during a test drive of the Rethimnon livecretealive day trip!!

Nearly there

The 2 ‘livecretealive exclusive day trips’ I want to provide are nearly ready, I only have to collect some of the attributes needed. Yes attributes, because these are no sit, visit, listen and look day trips, it are do, feel, experience and learn day trips with a lot of fun and NO STRESS AT ALL.

A day in my life

June 2019, I have never seen such a bad tourist june in the 27 years that I live and work here.

I worked only 1 day the last week but you know, it doesn’t really bother me. Last year I would have been in a very bad and anxious mood. But since I started doing yoga and meditation (I started last winter a yoga teacher course) I have a totally different look on life now.

So yesterday evening when I heard that I do not work again I decided to go to the beach, do a nice morning meditation sitting on the sand and go for a swim.

It’s like I’m on holidays and it really feels like holidays too. It’s like I’m having my first holidays in a real long time!

HAVE TRUST IN YOURSELF AND IN LIFE, AND ENJOY!!

Yoga trip in Crete

I took advantage of my day off today to go with 2 friends on a trip to some beautiful quiet places to take you on a yoga trip.

Here’s what we came up with!

What about a morning meditation with this view when you open your eyes.

After the meditation we can drive or walk down to this beach,

do a yoga session and go for a swim in the crystal clear water here.

We let the sun dry our body or go for some exploring on the rocks and take afterwards a small trip to a cave with an interesting history and stunning views.

As time will have passed by I will bring you this lovely spot for lunch. Our lunch will be totally Greek and will also include vegetarian and vegan dishes.

After lunch we will be heading back and make a small break at another sandy beach to have an end of the day chat and meditation.