Loutro, Crete - Espirita

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Accommodation - E25-E30 (budget) or E30-35 (standard) per nt. For personal privacy and individual ‘creative space’, all clients are spread around the village in different houses, in separate ‘Greek Island style rooms’, simply appointed with sea view balconies, en suite bathrooms, towels & bedding provided. Upon Course reservation, we book a room for you, changeable on site by arrangement, which you pay for and manage on an independent traveller basis. Espirita does not offer the sharing of rooms by clients that do not know each other beforehand. Regrettably, the steep inclines and steps around the village are not appropriate for wheelchair use. Wed, Sept 19 - Sun, Sept 23 2012 Meet for Dinner - Tues September 18 - 8.00pm Writing Retreat Mentor in Residence - Jemma Kennedy Course Fee - £400 Writers have always come to Loutro to write and this is an opportunity to combine an undisturbed focus on your project with personal tailored guidance by a skilled writing coach. Clients present a short synopsis and extract from their work-in-progress on day one, and receive feedback in private one-to-one tutorials during the week. Writers and tutor also get together socially on various evenings to share ideas and practice. A follow up mentoring session within 90 days of the course is included in the course fee to help support the writing process. Six applicants maximum. Jemma Kennedy is a playwright, novelist and screenwriter with extensive teaching experience at City Lit, the Arvon Foundation and various universities. She also works as an independent consultant and script editor in theatre and film. Her first novel ‘Skywalking’ was published in 2002 by Penguin. She has been Playwright in residence at the National Theatre and is currently writing mentor for the Koestler Foundation. The Feel Of You Poetry with Clare Pollard Course Fee - £275 Heaney claims that: 'Finding a voice means that you can get your own feeling into your own words and that your words have the feel of you about them.' With lots of individual feedback, this course will look at how we create the poetic ’I’ and help you to gain confidence in your voice – a perfect course for those who want to push their poetry to the next level. Clare Pollard has published four collections of poetry, the most recent of which is ‘Changeling’ (Bloodaxe, 2011), a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her play ‘The Weather’ premiered at the Royal Court Theatre and her documentary for radio, ‘My Male Muse’, was a Radio 4 Pick of the year. She recently co-edited the Bloodaxe anthology ‘Voice Recognition: 21 poets for the 21st Century’ and is on the board of Magma poetry magazine. Etc - Numerous tavernas offer an extremely good level of cuisine with vegetarian options at reasonable prices, ( E15 -30 per day ) Loutro being still mostly a cash society. A gift shop and a couple of well stocked mini-markets provide fresh food, beach wear, basic commodities etc... Those on a tight budget should bring basic eating utensils for snacks and light meals during the day, whilst mostly eating out in the evenings. Mobile phones work in much of Loutro, there is a small Internet facility and wifi works in many of the tavernas and cafes. Various stylish bars with laid back music offer a mellow starlit nightlife......
Course Reservation £25 / $40 deposit ( non refundable ) per person Please make payable to: ‘Espirita’ To: Espirita, 12 Vale Road, Bowdon, Cheshire, England, WA14 3AQ No of Places Name/s: Address: Tel: Mobile: Email: Course Title Writing - David Harsent Wed, June 13 - Sun, June 17 Poetry - John Stammers Wed, June 13 - Sun, June 17 Writing - David Swann Wed, June 20 - Sun, June 24 Poetry - Ruth Padel Wed, June 20 - Sun, June 24 Writing - Jemma Kennedy Wed, Sept 19 - Sun, Sept 23 Poetry - Clare Pollard Wed, Sept 19 - Sun, Sept 23 Postcode: Flight Arrival Time: Date: / / Airport: Flight No: Emergency Contact Person: Tel No: Accommodation Budget E25 - E30 Standard E30 - E35 Deposit Amount Situated in a small bay, accessible only by sea, and surrounded by the rugged mountains of southwest Crete, Loutro is a destination of outstanding natural beauty. It is well worth the extra effort in getting there. Climate - Apart from an occasional windy cool day, there is a 90-95% chance of perfect weather with highs of 27-33˚C in both June & September. Evenings and nights can be cooler in June, for which jackets, sweaters and scarves might be appropriate. For a small fee, £15.00, World Spirit can research flight options for you and arrange your taxi transfers in Crete. Getting to Loutro is a three stage affair 1- Flights 2 - Transfer to Sfakia From Chania From Iraklion Airport Airport Taxi - E80 - E90* 11 Taxi - E130 - E140 /4hrs 2 Bus - E5 - E10 3 hrs Last Bus 14:00 1 Charter flights ( £200 - £250 ) from various cities in the UK, go direct to the nearest airport, Chania, or to Iraklion. mostly on Tuesdays (daytime) and Fridays (evenings) Scheduled flights ( £200 - £350 ) a few direct flights to Crete, otherwise via Athens. /4hrs Bus - E10 - E15** 5 hrs Last Bus 12:30 3 - Boat to 30mins - E5.5 return 10:20 - 12:30 Loutro 16:45 &18:45 (2 deps) or 18:30 (1dep) Taxi Boats - Sfakia to Loutro - E30-40 (depends on sea) * Taxi sharing from Chania can often be arranged ** all Iraklion to Sfakia buses change at Vrises (see map)
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