Greek Islands

[jersey steve]

Hello all

I love Corfu especially Arillas and have booked up again for 2008, can you recommend any other Greek Islands, I've been to Pefkos in Rhodes and enjoyed that, not as green as Corfu though. Please reveal your idyllic spots.

[Mango]

Hi JerseySteve

Ive been to Chania in Crete.  Although the place was nice, it was much more busy than Arillas.  Down at the harbour there is loads of tavernas and a large shopping centre.  Crete is also an arid island, not much greenery at all.

Amanda

[riggers]

Hi Jerseysteve.
I'm sorry but i haven't found anywhere more ideal than Arillas. Iv'e been to Zante and Crete in greece, but they was not for me.....riggers....

[Jennifer Ferguson]

Leros is a small interesting island.Bit more difficult to get to than Corfu as there are no direct flights.We flew to Kos then got the ferry.Olympic do flights via Athens from London but bit off putting as we live in Scotland and means another flight down from here to London.

[jersey steve]

Thank You.


So far then we haven't come up with a paradise other than Arillas? Please try harder.


Steve

xxxx

[riggers]

I think PJ know's a nice place' i'll let him tell you......riggers....

[jersey steve]

Come on, lets not have secrets.

[jersey steve]

Other than Arillas we love, the Whitsundays(Oz), Krabi (Thailand), Kalami(Corfu) and Maui (Hawaii)


Your turn?



Regards Steve

[patrickjohn]

Hi Everyone
While I'd put Arillas at the top of my favourite place list, I'd put Tingaki in Kos in second place.
Paid our second visit to Kos this year and stayed at the Mythos Apartments in Tingaki (Thomas Cook).  Its not much bigger than Arillas, though its flat, but there are mountains behind.  A one mile walk to the dunes near the salt lake give maximum sun bathing oportunities.  The sea is warm and shallow at Tingaki, unlike elsewhere on the island.
Could wax lyrical for ages.  Am just trying to decide whether to return to Tingaki next Autumn (having visited Arillas next May).
Best wishes & Happy Holidays
PJ

[Diane x]

Alikes in Zante is very nice, like Arillas not very big.

[riggers]

Went to Alakinas (i think that's right) in Zante, seemed forever to walk to the beach. Terrible airport, horrible apt's and glad to get home....riggers....

[TerryW]

Until this year we had always gone to Skala, Kafalonia and just loved the place. We just wanted a change and looked for somewhere like Skala and found Arillas, and now we just love Arillas.

Out of 100 I think Arillas would have 98% and Skala 97% so very close. Mounda Bay near Skala has a better beach than Arillas, but Arillas has a very special atmosphere that would be difficult to beat anywhere. The restaurants are very similar with very friendly people but Skala is being spoilt by big Hotel complexes, which is something that I hope never happens to Arillas.

TerryW

[riggers]

Iv'e alway's wanted to go Kefalonia Terry. If i ever get the chance i will take your advice and try Skala. It sounds really nice......riggers.....

[Ang]

We did'nt like Kefalonia,the 3 of us went there about 12yr ago,stayed in not bad accomodation, but there must have been something that didnt inspire us enough to return.
Ang

[justphil]

At risk of being controversial, jen and me went to Rhodes in 2004, staying in Afandou - a quite isolated town facing away from the sea. But we adored the uncommercialised end of Faliraki, further north, and spent most of our 2 weeks there rather than in Afandou.

As we reached the beach in Faliraki, and looked to the north, there were 5000+ sunbeds, nightclubs and even worse.... This is the subject matter of "Greece Uncovered" the notorious television series about Club 18 - 30.

But we spent our time on a well established naturist beach in Faliraki, with several local tavernas, eating taramas for breakfast, sunbathing and swimming, and generally passing the time with people who were not into all that stuff.

The next year we went to the notorious San Antonio - the subject of "Ibiza Uncovered" and found more blue rinse than blue film. Most of the people we met were much older than us (remember I reached 55 this year.)

Just goes to show that there is good in all of these places, but you like what you like, and need what you need, and can find it in most of them.

But after many many holidays in the last few years, nothing touches Arillas as far as philandjen are concerned. Corfu is our Greek Island - nothing compares.