Celebrating World Tourism Day in Rethymnon

September 27th is World Tourism Day. This year’s theme is Tourism: Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change - the host nation is Peru. Throughout the world there will be various events taking place to mark this day. You can find out more about global initiatives and the work of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation on the www.unwto.org/wtd website.

Here in Rethymnon, the latest word from the Town Hall as the Bugle deadline loomed was that ’Something’ will happen on or around World Tourism Day — ’Probably in the Park’. As many of you will know by now, asking for more details so far ahead of time (hey, it’s four weeks away) is a non-starter here! As we recall, we were similarly vague in our September 2007 issue. But, if last year’s five day fiesta is anything to go by, this will be a party that should not be missed! As ever, keep looking out for posters around town and check the www.rethymnon.biz website nearer the date. We hope to provide a report on the celebrations in our next issue.

Aside from the Tourism Day Festivities, there is no official ‘programme’ of events as such for September. The summer festival season comes to a close –you’ll find a review of festival highlights on the next page. The final cultural happening that comes under the auspices of the summer programme is an art exhibition by artists from the Ukraine which runs from the 11th September until the 11th October at the Fortezza. But don’t worry, on the cultural and entertainment front, there is always plenty going on here! And if you know of event that you would like to see publicized, get in touch: our contact details are at the bottom of this page.

CIC Meetings in September and October

The Rethymnon branch of the Cretan International Community meets on the first Thursday of every month at Svea’s Konditori, Kapetan Lemonia 3, Rethymnon, from 11am. The September meeting will take place on Thursday 04/09/08, and the October meeting will take place on Thursday 02/10/08. Everyone, regardless of membership status is welcome to attend. The CIC coffee mornings are a great way to meet others from the international community, and to find out about up-and-coming local events. The local coordinator for the Rethymnon branch of the CIC is Anna Capernaros. Anna may be reached on 28310 57305. The President of the CIC is Eva Smith, her contact number is 6979 775400. You can find further information about the CIC organization itself on the www.thecic.eu website.

Bugle Outlets and Contacts

Hard copies of the Bugle are distributed in a variety of locations around town. These include: SVEA’s Swedish Coffee Shop (CIC Coffee Morning, first Thursday of each month), NewsStand (Square of Unknown Soldier), Camping Elizabeth (Misiria), Satellite Tourist Services (Sof Venizelou 21, by the Marina), Tapas y Vinos (Melissinou 14), Chryssafenia’s Nature House ( Messologiou 9) Odysseas the Cyclist (A Velouhioti 31), Second Hand Shop ‘Magpie’s Nest’ (Siphi Vlastou 28), Galero Bar (Rimondi Fountain), Mediterraneo Bookstore (Paleologou), Nikos Siragas, Wood Art (Petalioti 2), Octopus (Tsouderon 13), Τέχνης ‘Εργα (Furniture shop at Koundouriotou 153) and Cretanagora Property Sales in Spili.

To contact The Bugle, phone Kate on 28310 54594 / 6942635515, email editor@rethymonnnews.com – the deadline for the next issue is 25/09/2008.