Travel guide: Five things you should do in Crete, Greece
Crete is Greece’s largest island, offering everything from beautiful beaches and luxury resorts to dramatic mountain landscapes, all underpinned by an ancient culture.
Whether you enjoy holidays exploring picturesque towns on foot or venturing through the island's different destinations, Crete offers something for everyone.
Travel News Blitz’s Natalie Callagher shares five experiences that every visitor to Crete should include on their itinerary, from trekking through Europe's longest gorge to exploring the birthplace of Europe's earliest civilisation.
Travel analysis: Why volunteering abroad widens your worldly perspective
Make a meaningful impact by changing the world one volunteer trip at a time.
Holidays are great when you want drinks by the pool and dinner by the beach. You get to feel relaxed, calm, and worry-free.
But have you ever thought that holidays can seem repetitive? Maybe even boring?
Imagine this: You’re on a two-week-long family holiday, and the only bearable thing to do is read a book by the pool, while drinking ice-cold water.
You’re stuck listening to the same kids playing all day, every day, and not even your headphones can drown them out.
So, in the hope that you get time alone, you return to the hotel room, and then your family shows up and tells you it’s time to go on a hike on the hottest day there.
That is why you should consider volunteering abroad, writes Travel News Blitz’s Madi Chantry.