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Taxis Athens
26 Reviews To put it bluntly they are ba#%$^%&'s Rude, over bearing, arrogant, and out to prise every cent out of you they can. I found it best by far to NOT ask a price or bargin, but just to get in and get...
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Sunset in Oia Santorini Island
5 Reviews The sunsets in Santorini are awsome! However because of the crowds of people it is hard to enjoy them. The alleys are filled and people are found standing for hours waiting for the moment the sun...
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Excursion's Crete Island
3 Reviews One of the best excursions you can do while in Crete is visiting the old Venetian Castle Island of Spinalonga. It is a short sail accross the lively town of Agios Nikolaos and the village of Elounda...
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Taxi fares Thessaloniki
7 Reviews I live in Thessaloniki and I have to warn you that taxi drivers are RUDE and they will try to cheat you, they will tell you to pay more than the real fair. Do not trust them cause they r trying to...
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Plaka Athens
12 Reviews This is a scam that I foud multiple times on Athens. If you are eating at a restaurant, the waiter will open a large bottle of water and put it on your table. Then will charge you for it, even if you...
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Cruises Santorini Island
2 Reviews Since the volcano has no main crater, which would make a tour more spectacular, we have decided to take a ride just around Nea Kameni. However, most of the trips were offered only in package, where...
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Popular Places Crete Island
5 Reviews Usually most popular Cretean beaches are overcrowded in full season. This sometimes can make sunbathing and/or swimming annoying and tiring. Try and find less popular beaches. Ask locals -...
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Overpriced restaurants Athens
6 Reviews Many restaurants pretend that they have made a mistake and they over charge your bill. They do it purposely because usually people don't check and pay what they have been asked. If you see that you...
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Cable Car Santorini Island
2 Reviews We showed up at the Cable car at 11am, we neeed to catch our boat for the day. We waited in the steaming heat for about one hour and a half. The boat wasnt going to wait for us as there was another...
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Acropolis Athens
5 Reviews Actually I would not consider all acropolis as a tourist trap, just northern slope and Parthenon. I arrived to visit it at 10 am, not so early but also not so late and it was not a public holiday. No...
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The Delphini!!!!!! There are various boat tours round the island. The worst is the Delphini. It is slightly cheaper but pay the extra couple of quid for a better trip. The boat is slow, smelly, and dirty. The food is awful and the comentary is un audiable.
Beware of the fur shop sales people. They will offer you some ouzo and they will show you a good time with all their charm, just to lure you into buying a fur. They make a lot of money if they sell a lot of furs, so you can't really blame them for trying. Some are very good sales people, most of them know their way around in any language that comes their way. I know, I worked in a fur shop once. They are pretty sneaky there.
Restaurants that do not display the prices on the menus. Don't be embaraced to exit such establishments or you could be lighter by a few hundred dolars at the end of your dinner ;)>>Taxi drivers that would take you around the city for a ride when you are only traveling a few blocks. Ask a local how much you should expect to pay, and if possible ride with a local that goes your general direction (taxis are allowed to take more than one passenger if the general direction is the same, and they charge full fair to every one.) If you enter a taxi that already have someone in it, note the meter and write down the amount. Only pay your part of the fair even if the driver throws a fit--which he will :)>>Avoid the short 1 day cruises around the Saronic gulf (Hydra, Poros, Aigina). The cruise is not all that great, and you don't get to spend enought time at each port. Instead, hop one...
I was unhappy at the Acropolis; it seemed literally overrun with tourists from all the world. In fact the stones around the temple were slippery from the millions of sandals wearing them down! I couldn't get a good picture, and the real art has all been removed to London (which is another story!) I was most impressed by the Acropolis from my pension window, as it glowed in the twilight, hazy in the incredible Athenian pollution...far worse than Mexico City.
Those Greeks sell you anything, they'll drag you in their restaurants and you will their best friend. They'll laugh, they'll joke,... until they present you the bill of drinking too much Ouzo... Makes your head break.
Just be careful of the taxi drivers. I have never come across such arogant, rude people before. They can be extremely abusive and violent, whether you are male or female.Some will refuse to take you on short trips and many of those who do will just charge you crazy prices. Set your price before going anywhere.
One of the biggest problem to face Greece is the influx of Albanian gypsies. They send the children onto the streets to beg. In central Athens this can really be a pain as you get no peace to sit in the coffee shops or in street restaurants. The police seem oblivious to what is going on and only take action when they really feel like it.
It would be a big trap not to visit and go around 'PELOPONISSOS' CENTRAL GREECE. Peloponissos area is where my home is. .................................... 'NEMEA' my place..is a small town,mostly agricultural, making great wines and grapes.......................... 'NAFPLIO' my second house is said to be the most beautiful town in Greece.....TAKE A LOOK IN THE MAP !!
When you arrive the islands, lots of people try to get you to their hotel/hostal/whatever. Be atention. Some of these places are nothing like they say, are faraway from everything, etc...Try to get some info of some places to stay before you go
THE RED BEACH, SANTORINI - I don't know if this is a total waste of time, but I would never go again. Its a nice beach, and I'm glad I saw it, but when you compare it to other, much more beautiful beaches in Greece, its hard to understand why there is so much hype about it. There are much nicer, less crowded and easily accesible beaches elsewhere on Santorini. Everyone we talked to was also dissapointed in it. Also the climb down to it was very diffulcult.
Grand Bretagne Hotel Athens Athens
17 Reviews and 640 Opinions Every visitor to Athens cannot fail to notice this huge hotel. It's right on Syntagma Square,...
Astra Apartments & Suites Santorini Island
1 Review and 404 Opinions My husband and I finished off our honeymoon at the Astra Apartments, an all-suite hotel. The website...
Marni Village Crete Island
1 Review and 220 Opinions Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and...
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Q: Hi! Last holiday I had to give up on Greece but this year I ve decided to visit there. I am planning to go on mid-October , but I...
A: I have been to Athens during the winter months and it can sometimes be quite pleasant weatherwise but colder in the evenings even in October.. It is a capital city...
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