Holiday in greece - bug no, no?

[Blakeatron]

Wife has been out today and got a load if brochures.

She has decided on zante. I am just worried about going there with all the problems.

Should i be or am i just being a bit daily mail. It will be for 1 week in september

[dienamic]

There are little to no problems in the islands. Last year's riots were mainly in Athens and Thessalonika, there's really nothing to worry about. Local costs (food, drink etc) also seems quite a bit cheaper than previous years when we were there a few weeks ago

[mcex]

What problems??? Tourist season is going smoothly with record tourist arrivals....

[anonymous-user]

We will be heading out in September! not worried at all.

[V8A*ndy]

You will be fine.

Have a great holiday and relax.

wish I well enough to travel right now. Fiskardo is calling me .

[bullies180]

Just got back from Crete yesterday. No signs of any problems at all. You can see the effect the state of the economy has had on some businesses but the ones that were still open and doing well were very friendly and welcoming!

[shakotan]

Blakeatron said:

Wife has been out today and got a load if brochures.

She has decided on zante. I am just worried about going there with all the problems.

Should i be or am i just being a bit daily mail. It will be for 1 week in september

My folks are currently in Zante on a 6-week holiday, and I popped out there for a long weekend at the beginning of the month.

Lovely place. Go to the Peppermint Restaurant in Argassi, the food is wonderful.

[Blakeatron]

Thanks everyone - it will be our first familly holiday so want it to be good!

She is going in on monday to pay for it

[Tonberry]

We've booked a holiday to Afandou, Rhodes. Can anyone shed a little light on Greece as a whole? I've never been!

Food and drink prices would be ideal.

Sorry to hijack the thread OP.

[briang9]

V8A*ndy said:

You will be fine.

Have a great holiday and relax.

wish I well enough to travel right now. Fiskardo is calling me .

that does take me back, a wonderful place!!

[dienamic]

Tonberry said:

We've booked a holiday to Afandou, Rhodes. Can anyone shed a little light on Greece as a whole? I've never been!

Food and drink prices would be ideal.

Sorry to hijack the thread OP.

Prices are generally very similar to the UK at the moment. A large beer €3-4, coffee €2-3, Greek salad €5, pizza in a restaurant €8-10, fresh calamari €6, fresh pies and sandwiches from a bakery €1-2. Eating out can work out chapter than cooking, you could easily get a meal for 2, with a couple of drinks each, for under €25, especially if you hunt out back street tavernas full of locals, rather than restaurants overlooking pretty harbors etc. We were a group of 2 families so did a bit of cooking in the villa, 1kg of mine from the butcher cost €12, and large chicken breast (more like a double butterfly breast) were €4 each. look for locally grown veg, it looks a bit wonky but it's dirt cheap, compared to an imported green pepper that cost nearly €2!
Other things to know, guide books say not to drink tap water, but greeks do, if you don't mind the taste of it it won't do you any harm. Don't put paper down the toilet, but it in the bin next to you, drink ouzo with just ice, Mythos is a cracking beer served in frozen glasses, a little bit of Greek language can get you free stuff in the bakery and a pita gyros (Greek kebab) is nothing like a donner, it's heaven in bread!