Greek Islands

Sandy x · December 15, 2007, 02:33:48 AM

Nothing wrong with being 55....

riggers · December 15, 2007, 02:38:13 AM

I agree. If i get there i will let you know!!.....riggers....

Sandy x · December 15, 2007, 02:53:02 AM

No need to be cruel riggers....

justphil · December 15, 2007, 02:54:10 AM

55 going on 17. Ask Costas about me dancing in the Coconut last October! And this is the start of a new chapter in our lives. I'm a recycled teenager!

with much love

Sandy x · December 15, 2007, 02:58:03 AM

Better not....he may remember me dancing in there in the early hours last summer. Have to say I am not a recycled teenager.....never had an adolescence....long story....but have made up for it since and am doing it now the first time round!! My daughter despairs of me...lol..

justphil · December 15, 2007, 03:05:52 AM

Sandy, our twin boys call us Patsy and Edina. I'm just not sure which one I want to be....

Absolutely Arillas!
lol

Paul C · December 15, 2007, 11:50:03 AM

I agree with Sandy nothing wrong with 55 (I remember it well) just determined to grow old disgracefully. Any way back to the topic, has anyone been to Aegina. We loved it there but the travelling is a nightmare, ferry etc.Took us nearly 24 hours to get home, the tour operators don't tell you that bit. Been to several other Greek islands but Arillas is by far our favourite resort.

Paul

Ang · December 15, 2007, 12:26:07 PM

All this talk of favorite places in the greek islands has just given me a reality check...Its our silver wedding aniversary next year, and last year we had decided to go back to where we spent our honeymoon,(I seem to have lost a year) I better get on to it..Cape Sounion mainland Greece,just the one hotel on a beach over looked by posidons temple,better do a google to see if its still there.
Ang

blondegirl · December 15, 2007, 06:26:15 PM

Our first Greek holiday was nr Laganas - Zante.... Laganas was pretty awful but as we stayed about 10 mins walk away and it was our first holiday we enjoyed ourselves. We had nothing to compare it with.

Then for about 6 years after that we always went to Crete for our main holiday, met some friends that I still keep in touch with regularly even meet up with when they visit the UK. We took our daughters and have also been on our own and have made some fabulous memories. Our friends live in Aghia Marina nr Chania.. We like that end of the island as it is near some fantastic beaches like the pink sandy beach of Elafonisos (you cant get me off the beach and the lagoon is beautiful), Falasarna is brilliant too. I would go back there anytime! The other end of the Island Elounda is nice but horrible to get to from the Airport.

We have been to Samos as well which was very nice and very green but dont think I would go back.

We finally found the courage to go somewhere else and found Corfu, three years ago. We had our FIRST most relaxing holiday in Agios Gordios. A small bungalow literally 2 mins on the beach, you could roll off the verandah and you were there, like having your own private beach., we had to walk along the boards on the beach to get to the restaurants which were brilliant and the walks in the area were amazing.

Then by accident because we couldn't find the same accommodation in Ag. Gordios we found by accident Arillas and we were so glad we did. We have only been there twice but we love it. So all in all our most relaxing holidays have been in Corfu as we dont feel we need to rush about visiting places by car and dont have the great need to shop and Arillas fits the bill for that.

We dont know what we are doing next year so shall try some late holidays if we can, at least we know what we are getting and wont be disappointed.

Wendy n Stu · December 15, 2007, 07:51:03 PM

We have been to quite a lot of the islands but no where compares to Arillas. We have been to Kefalonia and loved it but we found it more commercialised than we normally like where we were staying. We did enjoy Alikes in Zante and Myrtos in Crete, we have been to Lesbos and we loved Stegna in Rhodes which was close to Arillas but not the same! No matter where we go, we always say it's nice, but it's not Arillas. So now we just don't bother going anywhere else, why bother when you have found your perfect place. W & S : o )

Ang · December 15, 2007, 09:21:24 PM

Cape sounion,for or 25th is going to be expensive,however if any of you look at the site you will see how Arillas became a special place for us.
Ang

Lindypops · December 15, 2007, 09:23:37 PM

Ang, well worth it, I`m sure, and make sure you have a Happy Anniversary. xx

justphil · December 15, 2007, 10:35:50 PM

Wendy, you've hit the nail on its head. Whenever we've got enough money to go away we look around and end up coming to Arillas. The pyramids, Knossos, Sydney, China.... they're history. Sadly we'll never go to any of them. Sad, never say never etc - but we know that's how it is.

Maybe when we live there we'll have to work out just what a "holiday" is!

wayne · December 16, 2007, 04:21:21 PM

i enjoy rhodes town in rhodes
thassos town in thassos and skiathos town in skiathos

SharonD · December 16, 2007, 04:32:58 PM

Hi

We went to Skiathos a few years ago and really enjoyed it - we stayed in a smaller resort outside Skiathos town and then got the hair raising bus ride into the main town!

Another place we really enoyed and have been a couple of times (although it is not an island!) is Parga on the mainland.

Have been to Kos but didn't really enjoy it as much as other places we have been (bit windy for us).

I would really like to try Santorini - has anybody been?

Sharon x