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Areas to avoid Athens
26 Reviews Hello All. Been there. They wanted to rob me in bright day light as well. I met a guy, he said he's a tourist from Italy, he went my direction so we talked for a bit. He offered a dring in a pub...
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Roads and Driving Santorini Island
13 Reviews EVERYWHERE in Santorini there are young (and not so young) people clogging up the roads on monkey bikes and quads. The speed of the traffic tends to be dictated by them, and if you hire a car, be...
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Driving on Crete Crete Island
8 Reviews I must say I have read a lot upon this subject before I have decided to go to Crete by car. However everything I have read was extremely exagerrated. Of course I live in a pretty jungle traffic city,...
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Safety Thessaloniki
7 Reviews Beware of pickpockets on public bus from city center to airport. The game of the team of three I encountered was for two to stop in front of me as I was trying to board the bus with suitcases while...
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Driving on Crete Prefecture of Heraklion
1 Review We drove all over the island on our scooter, not wearing helmets all the time. We never saw anyone use a helmet and the rental agency didn´t even offer one to us. It is just crazy and the final day...
People to avoid Athens
26 Reviews I'd heard about this Italian guy 'Stefano' in the review below by nussknacker; he told a friend of mine he is 'Antonio'; he told me he is 'Valentino' because his big day in February 14th! As usual he...
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Donkeys and Mules Santorini Island
7 Reviews When I was in this place and we should get up for the long stairs in stone, I took a donkey ride. I can just say that I had a very crazy donkey and it ran and chased the others, but I think I had some...
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Walking in the Mountains Crete Island
3 Reviews Recently it has come to my attention that two tourists from my country lost their way in the Gorge of Samaria. It's hard to believe that such thing happened but as a result they were found several...
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Taxis Thessaloniki
2 Reviews As you know it, Greek honesty is beyond question, but it is not applicable sometimes, primarily if you take a taxi. You may not to be persuaded of the honesty of drivers, but it seems, as if something...
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Taxis Athens
26 Reviews We had one day in Athens from a cruise ship. At the harbor there was a taxi stand, and because we were a party of six, we hired 2 taxis at 15 Euros each to take us to the Acropolis. Instead, they took...
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Steps Santorini Island
6 Reviews A word of warning about Santorini - there are many, many steps. The caldera is hundreds of feet high. There is a cable car down to the harbour at Fira and there are well used, but steep and twisting...
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The Plumbing Crete Island
1 Review As in other areas of Greece please do not throw toilet tissue down the toilet, but put it in the bin provided as the plumbing system cannot and will not cope with it failure to do this could reasult...
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Driving and walking Athens
17 Reviews Hello! I am an American English Teacher living and working and driving everyday in the traffic in Athens and have travelled all over Greece, the islands and Cyprus alone by car. My personal advise for...
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Crowds Santorini Island
7 Reviews Well, Oia is one end of Santorini , and THE place where seemingly a few thousands of people gather to watch the sun set in the blue sea. Crowds throng every lille lane and every nook and corner to the...
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Etiquette Crete Island
2 Reviews No historical objects can or should be taken from Greece. In Crete you'll come across pieces of art and architecture created before Christ, looking abandoned. Never remove anything to take it...
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Demonstrations Athens
5 Reviews Mid June 2011. It's happening only at Syntagma square exactly in front of the Parliament building. The people are not happy with their government over the nation's huge debt. Every moment there'll be...
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Sun and Wind Santorini Island
5 Reviews Bring some warm clothes with you for the night - I caught a cold in my T-shirt and destroyed the 2 of the 4 days being there. Such a pitty. I bought a blouse from a tourist shop when it was already...
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Weather Crete Island
2 Reviews I have encountered very strong winds in some parts of Crete. While high in the mountains I have stepped out of my car to take some photos and I was struck with very powerful unexpected winds. However...
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Weather Athens
14 Reviews I think that 2007 probably was the worst summer for Greece. Extreme heat and forest fires plague the country while I was there (I'm not jinxed, ok). When walking in Athens, there were many times I...
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The Sun ! Crete Island
1 Review The gorge is very beautiful but be careful when it's hot. When we walked the trail it was also hot and the day after our trip, they closed the gorge because it was too hot. A man died of a...
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Restaurants to avoid Athens
3 Reviews There are some touristy restaurants in the centre of Athens that you cannot miss. After lunch or dinner they bring you a small piece of cake with a candle and sing "Happy birthday". Of course this is...
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Traffic Athens
8 Reviews Athens is over run with motor scooters and many of them are driven by drivers who know one speed only - flat out! They will come up behind you in alleyways and in the very narrow sidestreets around...
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Pollution Athens
3 Reviews Athens has air that is not quite up to breathing standards. Anyone with asthma or other respiratory problems should take care. The worst time for smog is in July and August when it is extremely...
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Hotels to avoid Athens
2 Reviews I believe Cosmos hotel is one of the worst ones in Europe ;) Rooms are incredibly dirty, if you want to use hot water, you need to wait for 15 minutes with the tap on. Late at night my wife met a...
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Earthquakes Athens
1 Review Unfortunately, strong earthquakes do happen in Greece, Athens couldn't be the exclusion... On 24/2/1981 the earthquake in Alkionides (in the Corinth Gulf, 77 km west of Athens) had a magnitude of 6.7...
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many scooters are for hire but check your insurance as any accidents are usually not covered as the tour operators do not recommend you hire these bikes. often there is no helmets and the roads are mad hot if you were to fall off. as most people who use them have no protective clothing on whatsoever you can almost certainly add serious burns on top of any other injuries you may sustain in the event of an accident.
The headline news on March, 13, 2008: Greek cruise ferry Giorgis has shipwrecked at the Poros Island with 280 passengers (among them 56 Russians). It was my cruise ferry in November of 2007... Fortunately everyone has been saved! This my photo and my VIDEO-Clip Greece Pireas-Poros Island cruise were shown as a headline on NTV one of the main Russian TV channels - I was surprised to watch them and very pleased that millions of Russians saw this my clip that evening Giorgis ship-wreck on Russian NTV news with my photo and video!Russian NTV channel about Giorgis with my photo and video (click to enlarge this pic and you'll see it)."PIRAEUS 14 March – All 278 passengers and 35 crew were rescued yesterday after being stranded on a grounded cruise ship off the island of Poros near Athens. The ship, the Giorgis, ran aground on a reef a few miles north of Poros. It was taking on large amounts...
The area is hilly and mountainous; most of the area within Olympia is forested.In the end of August 2007 Forest fires raging across southern Greece were threatening the ancient ruins of Olympia.High temperatures and strong winds were attributed to the spread of more than 220 blazes across the country since August 24, 2007. Record temperature as high as 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) temperature and wind helped in spreading the fire.A fire burns inside the archaeological stadium of ancient Olympia in August 26, 2007. Firefighters battled to save ancient Olympia as the worst forest fires in decades ravaged hills around the historic site.A total of 9,000 firefighters and 500 soldiers were trying to contain the fire. Over 1,800 fire engines, planes and helicopters have also been deployed to the affected areas.
Have Fun in the Sun...but please remember to protect yourself while enjoying yourself in the Greek Sun. The atmosphere is not the same as it used to be. We all know this. The Ozone is thinner and the rays of the sun are stronger and more dangerous. So, if you are at the beach while in Greece, be sure to use plenty of sun lotion to protect your skin from the dangers of the sun.Even in the winter, I always wear a tinted face cream with a 50spf under my makeup. Besides protecting my skin from cancerous rays, keeping your face out of the sun also prevents getting premature wrinkles!
Is there any practical reason why governments impose an age limit for drinking alcohol??? Yes, perhaps there is. In Greece, the official drinking age is 17, but this is seldom enforced. Drinking in Greece is not considered a 'taboo sport,' as it is in other countries. If, you are planning on coming to Greece to drink just to drink and get drunk, as many young visitors from more strict countries often do, then you must be prepared to face the personal consequences. Even though you may be overlooked by the law,.you should be thinking only of your own safety and your health. So sadly, many young and inexperienced drinkers, come to Greece and they drink too much. Hopefully, the worse they suffer is a bad hangover...but, I have been witness to far worse scenarios...several of which even ended tragically.Sorry if I sound like I am preaching, but, just use your common sense and be careful. This...
One of the few issues you will be faced with in Greece is the ‘Poo Basket’. Greek plumbing is plagued with low water pressure and bad pipes. So, you should not throw toilet paper down the toilet. Just look at the signs I have pictures of. These people are serious! You really do not want to be explaining to the landlady or hotel manager why ALL the plumbing in the building is not working and it’s your fault! The baskets have tops and are emptied daily. The staff will not be mad at you for using the basket. They will be mad if they have to clean up your mess after it overflows. You have been warned!
The belief in the "evil eye" is widespread in the Mediterranean areas, but also in other parts of the world such as Arab countries, in Africa and Latin America. To many westerners, this may be mere superstition, yet it is important to know about this belief in Greece as well:The typical word for the "evil eye" and the gesture you do in order to protect yourself is the "mountza", in common Dimotiki. In Katharevusa language, it may still be referred to as "vaskama", although locals do not really know this term. What exactly is the "mountza"? The evil eye usually is a sign of envy detected in certain people. In order to protect yourself from this, there is a special gesture, which is shunning your face with your open right hand. If the "mountza" is strong (and this may be seen as a real severe insult), both hands are stretched out. As a tourist and foreigner, never use the "mountza" in...
Last year we stayed with friends in the Pelopponese near Porto Heli. Our friends warned us that there were scorpions in garden and to watch out. When we got to our hotel in Athens before flying back my wife was rummaging in the suitcase for something and thought she had snagged her finger on a pin or something sharp....yes, you guessed, a scorpion had got into our luggage. When we found it it was perfectly flat having been squashed into a case for a day. I turned my back on it thinking it was dead and when I turned around again it had gone!! We eventually found it under the bed and despatched it. It had reinflated itself and was perfectly fine. It was pale brown and about 2 inches long and where it stung my wife there was a thin black line down the length of her finger. She was fine but you can have a bad reaction to them so take care. Check you clothes carefully before you pack them....
Don't mess with her cause she'll have ya !These pictures were taken the day after all the bad weather we had, please be extra careful, the roads are not as tough as ours as you can see and the barriers are, well lets say there a little dangerous to !
Alec find some suncream/aftersun with insect repellant in and buy a citronella spray out there - as soon as you get in resort cover yourself in this stuff especially before going out in the evening ( aftersun & citronella) we did whilst there in June 05 and were ok others suffered from both mosquito bites and the black fly bite ( which results in large fluid filled sacs coming up on the skin - the locals in Rhodes burned these bites but i wouldn;t let them burn the on that got me ( on hte very last night as we were waiting to board the plane no less - i ask you
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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