Hi Guys, yes officially on holiday, but unofficially still 100% AW focused. Last week I was telling you about Bali (the other one here in Crete) and the story of the lost luggage.. if you missed it you can catch up here.

Since then we travelled down the island to the wonderful town of Chania, parked up near the old town and (without a Hotels.com booking) wandered the ancient Venetian back streets looking for a room to stay. I highly recommend it - go old school and as my wife would say "see what happens come". Chania was way busier than I have seen before, and finding a room was not so easy, we began to worry when five places in a row said sorry fully booked...

Don't worry I said, let's try the area at the very bottom of the harbour opposite the iconic ancient stone lighthouse. The maze of narrow lanes, hung with flowers and steeped in history have a mirid of old traders houses turned to guest houses, above small shops and cafes. In the evening locals still pull out wonky wooden chairs and sit in small groups drinking Greek coffee or raki and gossip, nod and smile at the tourists. We asked at one guest house and an old gentleman apologised that they were full, but offered to help us find accommodation..  he took us to a small mini-mart where a young boy got on his mobile and asked around.. the then guy led us around a couple of corners to a beautiful alleyway and called out the name of a lady.. who after a minute appeared..  yes she had a room.. only two nights, but after two we could move to a nicer room for another two.