Diverse Cretan Experience, April 2025
105olives boutique travel的点评
点评:105olives Travel Boutique is the Crete partner of Veni Vidi Travel, which organized my 21 days Aegean Odyssey April 2025. I spent 3 full days in Crete with 105olives founder/owner Ekaterina and had exceptional experiences. (Great story on how she came up with the name.) She is a wealth of knowledge about Crete's history and the influences from Greece, Genoa, Venice and the Ottomans that occupied the largest island in the Greek Isles. More importantly, Ekaterina shared the culture of Crete and how it is traditional, unique, and at times surprising. Ekaterina was born and raised in Russia, yet speaks impeccable English, Greek and probably other languages. She shared how she adapted to Crete, met her husband and how it is raising 3 children. It added a personal dimension to Crete in addition to the pretty beaches, remote villages and archeological sites. She was spot on when she said that the one word to describe Crete is “diverse.” From the beach I looked at snow covered mountains.
Ekaterina drove me in her large Nissan SUV, she is very safe and knows her way around the island. She is an excellent photographer and can suggest best vantage points. I especially appreciated that she knew many of the restaurant owners so it seemed like we received extra services. We stopped on the side of the road to photograph a flock of sheep and struck up a conversation with the three herders.
During our drives she was also on her phone and explained that she was also coordinating a 40 passenger bus for a British wedding party. Seems like she could do it all without dropping any details and still making me feel special.
105olives made my Crete stay fun and memorable. I highly recommend them if you want a personalized and unique Cretan experience.
翻译:105olives 旅行精品店是 Veni Vidi 旅行社在克里特岛的合作伙伴,正是这家旅行社组织了我于 2025 年 4 月进行的为期 21 天的爱琴海之旅。我与 105olives 创始人兼老板 Ekaterina 在克里特岛度过了整整三天,获得了非凡的体验。(她讲述了这个名字的由来,真是精彩。)她对克里特岛的历史以及受到希腊、热那亚、威尼斯和奥斯曼帝国(占据希腊群岛中最大岛屿)的影响有着丰富的知识。更重要的是,Ekaterina 分享了克里特岛的文化,以及它的传统、独特,以及有时令人惊喜之处。Ekaterina 在俄罗斯出生长大,但她能说一口流利的英语、希腊语,可能还会说其他语言。她分享了她如何适应克里特岛,如何遇到她的丈夫,以及如何抚养三个孩子。除了美丽的海滩、偏远的村庄和考古遗址之外,这为克里特岛增添了个人维度。她说用一个词来形容克里特岛,那就是“丰富多彩”,这话说得一点儿没错。我从海滩望去,可以看到白雪皑皑的群山。
叶卡捷琳娜开着她的大型日产SUV载我去克里特岛,她开车非常安全,而且对岛上的路况了如指掌。她是一位出色的摄影师,能推荐最佳的观景位置。我尤其感激她认识很多餐馆老板,感觉我们得到了额外的服务。我们停在路边拍了一群羊,还和三位牧民聊了起来。
开车的时候,她还打电话告诉我,她还在为一个英国婚礼派对协调一辆可载40人的大巴。看来她能把所有事情都安排妥当,不遗漏任何细节,还能让我感到特别。
105olives让我的克里特岛之行充满乐趣,令人难忘。如果你想体验个性化、独特的克里特岛之旅,我强烈推荐他们。