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nick the greek



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Anyone going to Greece need info?

If any *members* are travelling to Greece/Athens this summer, I'm happy to offer impartial or practical advice.

Not that I'm in the hospitality biz, but being proud of this place it's nice to know when ppl get great impressions but scrunch my face up when I hear disaster stories, followed by the invevitable "well, I could've told you that for free!'.

So the offer's there chaps.

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Post #265616 2nd Jun 2015 7:59 pm
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Steve D



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Nick, I have a question: If I go to Greece this summer, shall I take Euro's or Drachma's? Whistle
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iain cooper



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we were intending to go in October, but cancelled due to the current problems.

back to Tenerife !!

Iain

ps maybe next year
Post #265964 5th Jun 2015 7:53 am
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nick the greek



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Steve D wrote:
Nick, I have a question: If I go to Greece this summer, shall I take Euro's or Drachma's? Whistle


Probably Drachmas - why, the new designs have already been approved by Brussels:-
www.drachma.gr 2013 SE TD4 in Mauritius Blue [Written off]
Post #265999 5th Jun 2015 9:42 am
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nick the greek



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iain cooper wrote:
we were intending to go in October, but cancelled due to the current problems.

back to Tenerife !!

Iain


Don't blame you, 'Rife is an awesome place - I used to go surfing/windsurfing in Fuerte back in day...

Yes, there are problems. A couple I can think of are
1) there'll be regular strikes when it dawns on the ppl that Tsipras isn't the man they thought he was (my money's on end of the month)
2) Infrastructure isn't paid for eg some airports can't afford this year's navigation way-point certification - which means no night flights
3) Some hotels are going bust - 1 big one here in Athens which is a potential worry for anyone visiting Greece
4) some islands are being swamped by migrants/refugees - locals and authorities can't cope with the sudden influx since Jan - eg Kos, Samos and Mytilene (Lesvos)
5) everywhere here in Athens looks a bit run down with 'street art' everywhere. This is the one thing that gets me down...

There are some advantages, though
1) Out of control development of coastal areas has all but halted
2) Establishments seem to really care about keeping your custom (used to be horrendous)
3) Less traffic and ppl are noticeably going slower on the roads to save fuel
4) The sun is shining!

...and things are generally not as bad on the ground as the wailing harpees on the news make it out to be. But I guess you knew I was going to say that...

Anyways, I hope that this post has been informative, and am happy to answer any questions 2013 SE TD4 in Mauritius Blue [Written off]
Post #266006 5th Jun 2015 9:56 am
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Last time I was in Athens (some years back now) the exhaust fumes smog was thick, visible and unpleasant and cars were only allowed out on certain days based on registration number in a effort to control / reduce the problem... Is it still the same?
Post #266008 5th Jun 2015 10:10 am
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nick the greek



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Yep, still the same - odds 'n' evens in the city centre, but due to emission regulations and a massive clean up there isn't that much of a 'smog' these last 5 years.

The Athens metro has certainly helped reduce this. 2013 SE TD4 in Mauritius Blue [Written off]
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ronp



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Are the beaches of Lesbos quiet at the moment. Wink FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.
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was looking at a nic3e 5* hotel on Kos for nexts years holiday, influx of refugee's comment has solved that, I have enough of them at work, i want to have a rest from them on my holiday

shame, i probebly would have had a few thousand Drachma in the bottom of a draw somewhere from 20 years ago Laughing Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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nick the greek



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Yeah, I'm with you on that one, npinks.

May I suggest an alternative?

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g7...nnese.html

http://www.costanavarino.com/photos

I think it's got it's own golf course, too -if you're into that sort of thing.

There's a couple more I can recommend if you let me know what kind of holiday you're after.

Btw, I'm NOT a travel agent (ie selling my wares) - I run a small international creative agency for financial firms. However, I DO like sharing my knowledge of Greece, though - since I love the place, goddamit. 2013 SE TD4 in Mauritius Blue [Written off]
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Steve D



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Always fancied going back to Athens. Stayed there in January 1982 when me and the wife (girlfriend at the time) got off of a ship in Pireaus after coming home from South Africa where I was working at the time. We were practically skint and were walking around travel agents trying to get a flight home without much luck - all way above our means. We finally went into one and the kind bloke behind the counter must have taken pity on us and said "You are students, yes?" "No" I said. He said it again, I said no again. He said it more slowly and louder and winked at us. I then said 'yes" and we got a pair of dirt cheap flights home! I think that student flights were heavily subsidised at the time. Mr. Green
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nick the greek



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Wow, Stevie D, what an awesome story - thanks for sharing!! 2013 SE TD4 in Mauritius Blue [Written off]
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