AROMATIC JOURNAL
10 YEARS OF AROMATIC JOURNEYS
Ildiko sharing her inspiring personal stories from behind the mountains of Crete island while being on the road, searching and experiencing, capturing, collecting, distilling, making herbal preparations, blending botanical perfume and more. Offering insights of her authentic approach and humble practices for better understanding and appreciation of nature, herbal remedies and awareness of trustworthy natural applications in our self-development and everyday life practices. Many of these aromatic essays and articles were published in professional publications as you will see the respected references in the posts.
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Flowers & The Dancing Faun
‘Flower Dance’ is my favorit tea of the week from Earth Seed, a local health shop in Kalyves. The tea blend contains blueberry and bramble leaves, rosehip
Sheep shearing, shepherds united
A real unforgettable experience with the Kokotsakis family and all their shepherd friends. Great company, lots of fun for us visitors, with quite a bit of
Stills from stillness – Kayaking in Sfakia
How do you get to rejoice a magnificent water journey in Sfakia alongside the South shores of Crete? You have to know the right people to get
Hungarian cheese pie á la Crete
Hungarian cheese pie (strudel) now made with Greek fillo pastry and fresh mizithra cheese. The tasty mizithra used here is from the organic farm of
Crete. Chania. Dance.
A walk before lunch in the old harbour of Chania on Sunday. Anchored by the breathtaking movements of the traditional Cretan dancers.
Kallergi refuge weekend walk
The girls who climbed up the coloured hills and came down from the White Mountains. A bit of walking, better to say hiking, to the
First Olive Harvest of My Life
A first-in-a-lifetime (but probably not once) experience with hard work and a lot of fun. You believe it or not, even the olive harvest is based
Wild Carrot harvest & bugs’ life
A real hot experience. In the middle of the day. In the heat of August. I directed and photographed my own movie of bugs’ life in
From harvest to distillation: a day of Myrtus
The alchemist’s journey continues with the experience of the first distillation. But before you get there, there is a lot of work to be done.
Run & hike – Fragrant mountains of Crete
Breathtaking run & hike this morning near the village of Kallikratis Could you resist to stop for a few moments of admiration in this magnificent
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