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 Taxis in Athens by Andrew_W_K
Insist the meter is on if they say it's broken get out and get another cab - there are plenty. If you think you are being taken on a detour get out your map and consult it. Make sure the meter is on the correct tarrif there is one for the day and one for late at night. Finally if you are certain you have been overcharged ask for his licence number - make him think!
Use the metros or trams. The trouble is for short rides a taxi is cheaper if there are 3 or 4 of you.
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 Zakynthos Island under cloudy
skies by Paul2001
If you want to visit a pretty decent beach then this is the place. There is nine kilometers of beach here. And if it rains while as I said you can get drunk. There more bars here than I care to count. Some of them are quite lively and I doubt you will be bored.
Finally there are also the Loggerhead turtles that nest at the nearby Laganas Bay. Leave a Comment
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 Kalambaka is rather large city
on the map! by Kuznetsov_Sergey
Kiwi (Pam) helped me to find the following location.
Most people have put their Kalambaka pages here: Meteora.
She said it could be a good idea to follow suit, so VT can locate them in the correct place when they are able to. I quite agree with her!
Kiwi (Pam) helped me to find the following location.
Thermopiles.
Though the VT-database of Greece is divided into the databases of Prefectures, but this link leads to Greece as a whole country. I don’t know how it can be.
Jokerit_Pl (Phil) helped to find another location Theropilai.
He told what is interesting about Thermopilai (or its various other spellings) was that it had been a historical point of interest along a coastal passage in Greece, not a city or town. He was sure someone from VT has been here before on a road trip or a tour.
Yes, Phil, it's a place of historic interest first of all (though I doubt it very much and will write about my doubts in my future Thermopiles VT-page) but it's also a village with the real source of thermal water, which attracts a lot of people to bath even in wintertime. That's why it has the name of Thermopiles.
It’s strange that I discover the place which is one of the most attractive for tourists because of the famous battle and two famous films - Thermopiles or Thermopilai or Thermopilon for the first time in VT database… No one VT member has been there!
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 being in traditional
restaurants by marka13
If you are in a touristic place and you cannot find a place that locals eat, try to find a restaurant that has enough customers, and ask for the menu list before you order, to see the prices. Then have a look around you to other tables, and order what seems fresh and nice to you! :) Leave a Comment
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 Waiting for our variety! by marka13
Well, I advise you to change your behaviour a little when you are in Greece.
You better order small variety of things instead of a main dish. Additionally, try to be at least 4 persons, so as to order many little things that usually are served before the main dish, and share them.
Such things are "meatballs", "small cheese pies", "tzatziki", "sardines", "squids" etc. Leave a Comment
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In most european countries we are used to those most used gestures like nodding for "yes" and shaking your head for "no". In greece it is different: you simply move your head up, sometimes with raising your eyebrowes. Sometimes some of the greeks add this funny sound made with mouth. You put your mouth like you wanted to kiss somebody and make the sound similar to that when you are impatiernt or fed up wiuth something.
For saying, or better showing "yes" they simply move the head down
Just remember the meaning, as otherwise you will stand in the shop asking if they have beer, and they will make those gestures which will make you a bit confused Leave a Comment
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 by MrGQ
Also only in Greece as far as I know where the waiters main job is not to bring you food but to bring you to the resturant! How? By almost garbing you through the neck and wrestling inside and tying you up to the chair! :)
Well not all resturants but a lot in the tourist area are fairly aggressive. So avoid the resturants in tourist area and you will get more ''original'' Greek food and much better and more friendly service! Leave a Comment
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i f you are going for shopping..and you do not see the prices then you can be sure it depends much on you also..what the price is going to be.Sure if you ask the price in other language than Greece..the prise i more high than for locals..
So when you are going to Greece, study how to say .."How much does it cost?" - "Poso Kanee?" in Greece..and if they answer (usually they say only numbers) just use the dictionary..i made it secretly ..i do not know why? :)
for example..if the price is like 10 EUROs say you have only 7 EURO-s and just maybe make sad face..and ask is nt there possibilitie to have it with that money..it is loud..and not cruel ..because it is not fare also that there is no exact price for all... Leave a Comment
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When on Santorini I was eating at a restaurant in Thera. I ordered my dish and they brought me bread beforehand which happened often in Turkey where I had been previously. This time however they charged me for it which really upset me because it was crappy bread to boot! Leave a Comment
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