My name is Jean Bienvenu and I am a European. I have had a strong connection to Crete most of my adult life, kept coming back here until I finally decided to move to the island 20 years ago.
Unlike many northern Europeans living on the island I am not retired but earn a living in web publishing, photography and as a walking guide.
As many of you know, life in Greece is not a bed of roses at the moment, but I have long ago discovered that many of the best things in life are free… so life is not too bad.
I always lived in the western part of the island so it is no surprise that the site I created in 1999 was called west-crete.com. Another reason for the name was that the domain name crete.com was already taken. The site is still growing (mainly with photos but I will also try to write more about excursions to specific destinations) but I’ve been wanting to add a more dynamic section to it for a while, something a little more spontaneous and allowing more interaction with viewers. That’s the main reason this blog is here.
I hope that eventually there will be plenty of discussions, interactions and contributions. Let’s see where it takes us.
Hi Jean
I’ve enjoyed reading your first blogs – now that I’ve retired & have time to spare they’ll join my regular visits to your photograph of the day. Hope that we might run into you again when we return to Sfakia in June.
Barry
hi, jean,
gute idee, dein blog, deine fotos sind eine wunderbare begleitung im grauen wetter.
außerdem habe ich schon lange gedacht dass sich die innovativen griechen aufmachen könnten ihr wunderschönes und einmaliges land zu erneuern. mit dieser initiative ” yes we can” kann es ja klappen.
(Mein Sam möchte gerne eine klitzekleines Inselchen kaufen – ha, ha)
Renate
Hi Jean
I am a Russian from Latvia. But every year I and my family live in Crete in order to enjoy the Cretan landscape and the Cretan air. Your publications help us waiting to see the island. Thank you. Спасибо.