The Cretan way

There is much to be lauded about island life, even in the midst of painful economic austerity measures.

IT was the end of the summer season. Hersonissos, a resort town in Crete, would virtually shut down by Nov 1. In search of the last semblance of summer, European tourists still stroll through the streets of this caught-in-a-time-warp seaside town. And no ordinary waves lap at the shore below – we are by the gorgeously azure Cretan Sea.