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Welcome to Arillas => Arillas general information => Taxi and Bus Transfer => Topic started by: ceefacts on August 13, 2011, 11:17:06 AM
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This new local bus service is on trial for 2 months from August 2011 joining up Agios Georgios, Arillas, Agios Stefanos and Sidari. Tickets are 1 price for 1 day (5 euros) no matter how far you go. It starts outside Costas Golden Beach Hotel and you MUST purchase your tickets BEFORE you get on the bus.
Tickets can be purchased at the hotel but should also be on sale at other establishments.
Prices are: 1 day .. 5 euros; 7-days ... 15 euros ; 14-days ... 25 euros
TIMETABLE - Outgoing (Link for Return times) PICK-UP POINT 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LAST
AGIOS GEORGIOS Costas Golden Beach 10.00 11.15 12.30 15.00 16.15 17.30
ARILLAS Tria Adephia 10.10 11.25 12.40 15.10 16.25 17.40
Amourada junction 10.15 11.30 12.45 15.15 16.30 17.45
Christos junction 10.20 11.35 12.50 15.20 16.35 17.50
SAN STEFANOS Barras 10.30 11.45 13.00 15.30 16.45 18.00
Romanza 10.35 11.50 13.05 15.35 16.50 18.05
AVLIOTES Chemist / Butchers 10.45 12.00 13.15 15.45 17.00 18.15
SIDARI Spiros Supermarket 10.55 12.10 13.25 15.55 17.10 18.25
The Three Little Pigs 11.00 12.15 13.30 16.00 17.15 18.30
Paradise Restaurant 11.05 12.20 13.35 16.05 17.20 18.35
Elin Petrol Station 11.10 12.25 13.40 16.10 17.25 18.40
Unfortunately the bus service will not go into Afionas and the nearest it goes is the corner near the old olive press on the cross-roads of the roads from Agios Georgios, Afionas and Arillas. Although this is not on the timetable the driver will stop should anyone want to alight/board here. It is not a scheduled stop as such but the drivers are aware to stop there if any customers ask request it. Anyone wishing to walk to Afionas along the ridge road could do so from the corner, (approx 3 kms), so avoiding the steep hill direct fromAgios Georgios beach.
TIMETABLE - Return PICK-UP POINT 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LAST
SIDARI Markato 10.00 11.15 12.30 15.00 16.15 17.30
Paradise Restaurant 10.05 11.20 12.35 15.05 16.20 17.35
The Three Little Pigs 10.10 11.25 12.40 15.10 16.25 17.40
Spiros Supermarket 10.15 11.30 12.45 15.15 16.30 17.45
AVLIOTES Chemist / Butchers 10.25 11.40 12.55 15.25 16.40 17.55
SAN STEFANOS Romanza 10.35 11.50 13.05 15.35 16.50 18.05
Barras 10.40 11.55 13.10 15.40 16.55 18.10
ARILLAS Christos 10.50 12.05 13.20 15.50 17.05 18.20
Amourada junction 10.55 12.10 13.25 15.55 17.10 18.25
Tria Adelphia 11.00 12.15 13.30 16.00 17.15 18.30
AGIOS GEORGIOS Costas Golden Beach 11.10 12.25 13.40 16.10 17.25 18.40
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Thats great news. Do you know if it will take a buggy? Thinking of staying at christos in september, the thought of walking up the hill from arillas beach puts me off a bit.
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Good morning , from what i have heard its one of the mid-sized buses you see driving about so i would assume it is big enough for a buggy , I'm sure if you ask nicely the driver will put the buggy in the back or underneath . I'm glad you have found this post helpful , pass the word !
Mike
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Thanks for the reply, shame it doesn't run through the evening also. For the return to christos after an evening in arillas.
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Has the service already started? As I have a daughter with friends coming out to arillas next week. They would be able to get to Sidari in the day.
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Not sure why this has been moved here as its not about transfers or taxis its about being able to get about for all those people that dont hire cars or bikes because they dont like the roads or dont even have a driving licence , surely this is still best suited in GENERAL info ..... I can only see this as a positive move for Arillas and the surrounding area , as brits we are creatures of habit , we will still support our friends in their bars and tavernas , and with the bus we can now get access to more money from the cashpoints in Sidari ...... this post wont be read in here . I know of three families who now stay in Sidari instead of Arillas.
pdkirk : as for it running in the evening maybe with a lot more thought and planning it will happen .... everybody needs to support this , we do our bit to aid the economy , lets hope the organisers do their bit to make the island more accessible to all.
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as far as I know it is up and running , people have posted in another forum that they have been on it
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I have to agree with Mike as i have said before this needs to be in general information not hidden away in taxi bus transfers where people are looking for transfers to and from the airport. It is after all a local bus!
Barrry.
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I also agree, come on dimitri, work your magic
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Don't hold your breath! he was asked when this was first talked about on another forum topic.
Barry.
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Anyone would think Dimitris was a busy man ie: running an extremely popular taverna, sorting the website, managing his rooms/guests, managing the web cam, looking after his gorgeous family... I am sure when he finds a slot in his schedule he will be on it guys. give the man a break!
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Well he managed to fit in the time to move this out of general info this morning ...... could have made another bed in the time he was on here
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Not a good excuse Jo. Phil did ask on the 7th August.
He also managed to move it out of general information without a link this morning.
Barry.
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I have a sneaky feeling this thread will disappear soon ...... never mind , i still have the timetable for the bus and will repost if its lost
Mike
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I cant understand what the problem is as the post is still in the Arillas general information section, Everything about Taxi transfers, bus and coach journeys etc,
I suppose it would look a trifle silly if Dimitris had put it in Currency cash and exchange ;-)
Tony
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Well maybe another section needs to be started for LOCAL BUS SERVICES as the taxi and transfer title makes me assume like many other people it is about getting to and from the airport and not about connecting locally with the other towns and villages ... thats why I listed this as info on needing to get to the cashpoints in San Stef and Sidari , but i supose we could get a transfer to the airport and use the ones there !
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No need to assume Mike, it does say Everything about Taxi transfers, bus and coach journeys etc.
etc, et cetera, a Latin expression meaning "and other things" and it's easy enough to navigate to the page in question
Tony :-)
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ok Tony , click the forum home page and look at the list of threads for Arillas general infomation this is what you will read "Taxi and Bus Transfer" none of your aforementioned etc etc etc bus and coach journeys so try reading the page as someone new to it rather than someone who knows the idiosyncrecies on the moderator , if the post had been left in general chat it would be easier for all to read , new people or old heads like you ...... If someone new to Arillas wants info they will go to General Info ... so dont you agree it should have its own listing for LOCAL BUS SERVICES ? that would solve all this banter in one go .... if we dont use the bus it will be scrapped so the better we advertise it the better it is for everyone .
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Sorry, but I think this is a really silly argument.
I agree with Jo, and think that Dimitri has enough to do already.
Personally, if I want specific information about something , I use the 'SEARCH' facility, so I don't care where it's posted. Most people will be able to find it, simply by using a bit of common sense.
Angie
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I see the other post about a local bus has now been moved to taxi and bus transfers although it was started over two months ago. I suppose it was not a threat to local buisness until a bus arrived. So much for looking after the tourist!
Barry.
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Angie. so for what reason do you think this post should not be moved to a place where everybody can go straight to it.
As i said before he had time to move a post he did not like!
Barry.
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Re Angiem
Another Arillas old head failing to realise that anybody new to the site might not know how to find things as easily as the members who seem to have been here years ...... My post is all about making things easy for everyone old and new not as a means to keep bored people entertained....... This is about looking after the tourists and locals ..... All the people that have been going to Arillas for years and coming on this website forget that without 'new blood' coming to the resort eventually businesses wont be able to afford to open. You only have to look between the Malibu bar and Olga's to see my concerns , so to HIDE this post when it would have made more sense to leave it open on the general info page is beyond belief. I have come on this site over the last few years and it always surprises me how much of a 'Clique' there seems to be ..... theres only a couple of other brave people who agree with me ..... then the 'Clique' join in , those that always have an opinion .... well this post was mine , it was worth making and if it worries anyone maybe you should look at the best options for ALL in Arillas and not ya little group ........ If you all love Arillas that much try eating in a different place every night , rather than the one or two , All of Arillas needs trade and a bus service will bring fresh people in .... new revenue ..... they will make their own minds up of where to eat etc , and how much they spend .... but atleast with the bus service they have the choice whereas if we dont have one there is plenty of chances more places will close within the next two years .
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Taxi and Bus Transfer
Everything about Taxi transfers, bus and coach journeys etc. 630 Posts
83 Topics Last post by Mike Jones
in Re: local buses arillas ...
on Today at 05:33:39 PM
Heard of Specsavers Mike ;-)
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I know you can click on that page , yet you have to understand that newcomers might not get to it that way , but if you read the title of my post it is about info about cashpoints so for me its in the wrong place , if you dont like it tough , start ya own post about doddery old gits who have nothing better to do than stamp their pointless views on a subject that you didnt need to get involved in ..... but hats of to ya , big up the Arillas Mafia !!!
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Tony It seems Mike was trying to help new people coming onto this site.
If you can't see that maybe you need specsavers.
If you read his first post it was about getting to a cashpoint if you are trying to be clever. It is easier to have a go at someone who who is trying to help than say something constructtive.
Barry.
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Sorry Mike but it's a bus timetable you have posted regardles of what your title of the post is it has absolutely nothing to do with any ATM's and there location as you don't mention any specific cash point nor a specific location what so ever so in reality the post is a tad pointless
On the other hand if you had titled your post "New bus service" that would be totally relevant to the post and useful :-)
Tony
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What was the point of me listing it as a new bus service ...... it would have been moved ..... hence the reason i didnt list it as anything other than helpful info about cashpoints ..... if someone replied to my post and asked for locations id have been happy to help , instead of that ive been answering you and your view on how things should be on here , you have been a pain in the arse all day .... I was trying to help , but there are certain members on here that want to keep Arillas for themselves ....... HOW CAN SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO HELP , DO EXACTLY THAT WHEN I DEAL WITH IDIOTS LIKE YOU , the fact is it is information i posted , it doesnt matter what it was its the fact i was passing on HELPFUL info .... not hindering anyone or anything ...... so do me a favour and shut up , and stop putting off people asking questions because of you hidden agendas
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Mike you have made several very valid points re Arillas and its future, Im not going to discuss those here.
However Im not clear on what the issue is, or am I missing something? as if someone chooses to visit the forum and not become a member when they click on General Info they then have a list of options eg, car and boat hire, taxi and bus transfere, currency and exchange, things to do.
I will however concede that maybe "local inter resort bus service" could be added to the taxi and bus transfere info, that said it is only a trail maybe if it proves successful, which I certainly hope it will be, then it can have a permanant place on the info section.
Lets not start another little forum battle of wills as there have been enough of them this season....shoot me down if you so choose it wont bother me one iota, or discuss on FB.
Angx
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Re Angiem
Another Arillas old head failing to realise that anybody new to the site might not know how to find things as easily as the members who seem to have been here years ...... My post is all about making things easy for everyone old and new not as a means to keep bored people entertained
Just the contrary , Mike. Whenever I go onto a website with which I am unfamiliar, I always use their 'search' facility until I find my way around.
By the way, 'Arillas old head' - certainly,
'Clique' - No.
Calm down man.
Have you been on the 'pop' all afternoon, or what?
Angie
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Thank you for your acolade Mike :-)
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All Greek to me :-)
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LOL Jo me too ;-)
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The other week I learnt something very important, about the forum that I will always remember. When you read a post, read it a few times before you reply to it. I really misunderstood a post by Lou, and after exchanging messages with her I could see what she meant, but on the first reading I thought it was a negative comment about Arillas tourists. I was wrong
Its the same here, it doen't matter a toss what heading it comes under because it could go under transport and it could go under ATM etc.
I agree with Ang about searching but I also know that a search doesn't always find the correct topic even though you know it is hidden somewhere on the forum.
How about an additional section called "Ask a question", because one thing that can be guaranteed on here is that one of the "clique" (which there isn't one) or an old head (which there are a few) will soon post answers. When I first joined, the help was amazing and it still is. Forum members love to help other people and especially new members.
Lastly, we should not take this forum for granted. Dimitris started it, pays for it, manages it on his own, and is one of the most diplomatic people I have ever met. He can't please everyone, but he keeps the majority of people very very happy, and he must despair sometimes and wonder if its all worth it.
But he does and I have one thing to ask him "Do you have any mint sauce?" :-)
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LOL Terry mint sauce now that is somthing i have never thought of asking for as the meals are very tasty as they come :-)
As for Dimitris he does an absolutly fantastic job with the forum as well as his other day to day chores , i hope no one has complained about the cats this year to get a reduction in their bill but i suppose you always get one ;-)
Cant wait to get there now :-)
Tony
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I agree Terry some people jumped down another members throat because he was trying to help people new to the website without understanding what he was saying There was no new bus when i was last in Arillas so i would not search for something i knew nothing about. Also i would not search under taxi and bus transfers unless i needed to get from the airport.I think if this bus did take off it would open Arillas up to more tourists. This is why i could not understand why Dimitris moved the topic without a link.
When a group of members gang up on another member it does look like a clique as i have seen on here many times before.
Barry
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My husband and I were in arillas last month, if the bus was up and running then, we didn't notice it, we have been coming to arillis since 1994 and have been looking on this website for years. I only spotted this topic by chance and would only of looked on the taxi and bus transfer if I wanted transport to or from the airport, so the subject was a bit misleading.
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Thats what i have been saying but people on here for some reason do not want it to be general knowledge.
You were lucky to see it on Arillas general info before it was moved.
Barry.
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This forum is not a clique. That is a closed group which is difficult to penetrate, and we welcome anyone who wants to join in. The entrance fee is wantng to know about Arillas. Like all groups we get disagreements, but in the main the philosophy is one of respect, help and welcome. Well, that's the forum that I identify with.
It does have many people who have met each other, spent quality time together and renew that friendship in the only way possible for maybe two or three years at a time. So we sound familiar to each other because Arillas and this forum has brought us together. For me that is the priceless bonus that I have been given by being a member of it. Dozens of true friends and the list gets longer every year.
Dimitris owns and runs this site, and I respect any decision he makes about it, whether I agree or not. The bus service is a wonderful development for the North West. Let's just get back on track and celebrate it, use it and embed it into the Arillas offer.
Rant over
Phil
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Well I never , when I started this post this morning I never thought so many gripes would be aired about it ..... I can understand all sides to this , but still stand by my view that the timetable for the local bus should be on the main page in general info , not under a subheading for something different or atleast have an heading of its own so theres no confusion ...... I posted this to help everyone ..... if you have a problem with it tough , changes have to happen in the resort for it to survive .... especially as the people posting wont live forever , and its our chance now to start getting new blood into the resort. Thanks to both Coys and PDKirk for understanding what I'm trying to do , and Thanks to Terry for some very wise words .....
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Mike, I don't have a problem with it. My view was quoted in a post by Barry (coys.) I understand what you mean and agree that the more prominence it gets the better. But it is getting lost here, my own fault included. Sorry if I offended you.
Phil
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I was writing that as you were posting yours Phil , i didnt see it until after i had finished typing so no offence taken .
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Phil. I said it looks like a clique when a group of members gang up on another member you must have seen it the same as i have.
As you say the bus service is a wonderful development but people need to know about it that is why this post was started it just needs to be where we can all find it not hidden away.
Barry.
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I am also new to site but oringally posted about the new bus as I had heard from a friend who promotes tourism to Arillas, hence my original post. I was not sure (as I am a member of other forums) re advertsing limitations etc and as this is a private venture was unsure who to promote it this site to be a benefit for regular guests and local vendors,suppliers alike. However I must thank everyone who has embraced the idea so far on behalf of my colleague who has invested in the idea and financially started this service based on guests feeeback. I am not sure what subject matter it is best suited, as I said before I am new to site, however it is a private venture to support/promote/open NW Corfu and as long as it is supported then it can be continued. For timetables and links then you can p.m as again not sure of the advertising limitations. However I was chuffed today to see it advertised as well on other local sites which can only be good for everyone at the end of the day.
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Hear, hear! Well said
Janis x
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I think as you can see by the amount of views on this topic a lot of interest has been genarated by this new venture. As you can see by my posts i am all for this new service which will be good for Arillas so we should all support it.
Good luck to your colleague.
Barry.
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Well said Barry ....... if we all show as much support for the bus as we have this thread then it will be a resounding success.
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Seeems to me much ado about nothing.
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ditto Kes....have you got something to do with this business Jones...you seem very concerned...!!!!
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Bull....That did cross my mind...!!!
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I have as much knowledge over the running of the bus as it seems you two have about giving constructive comments ..... if you bothered to read the posts you would have known that . So if you have nothing to say about the service or where the post would best suit the forum best keep quiet
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and 'BULL' a little more respect next time ....... Jones is my surname not what im called or had you used all your intelligence reading a couple of the posts before replying ? If ignorance is bliss you must be a very happy person .......
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I really need to apologize if I caused any misunderstandings.
I did not mean to hide the topic but I always do move topics with no warnings in order to “try” to keep the posts under the right categories.
I must say that I’m a very good friend of the person who started the whole project, and that was after having talked to me about it in the past.
Also, this new service is going to bring a lot more customers to my taverna from other resorts ( and save me from giving them a lift each time.) therefore I have no intention to “hide” anything about this.
What I do wish to hide sometimes is some of the nasty or ironic comments between members. They do not represent the local hospitality, culture and tradition that the people of Arillas are offering to the holidaymakers.
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"What I do wish to hide sometimes is some of the nasty comments between members. They do not represent the local hospitality, culture and tradition that the people of Arillas are offering to the holidaymakers. "
Well said Dimitris!!
The most important thing about the site is how it represents Arillas and this sort of thing reflects very badly. I feel sure that the locals must wonder about some of the contributors to the site. Arillas is owned by the people of Arillas not the occasional holidaymakers, however well meaning they may be!
Rant over ,Pat and Annette.
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Well said Dimitri, so sad sometimes to read these nasty comments, it really is not the Arillas I have visited for the past 20yrs, well around that, don't know if you will be pleased, lol, but I am able to returned after an absence of 3yrs, will be coming back July 2012, so see you then, all be it in a wheel-chair xx ;-)
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I feel sure that the locals must wonder about some of the contributors to the site. Arillas is owned by the people of Arillas not the occasional holidaymakers, however well meaning they may be!
Rant over ,Pat and Annette.
Exactly my sentiments....
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The voice of reason! Co'mon folks let's all chill, the info is out there, no conspiracy, one things for sure the new bus has got maximum exposure now so everyone a winner!
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Let's not forget that the aim of this website is not to promote Arillas as much as possible but to help our small beach village to keep it's Authenticity and attract the right customers I believe that we all have the power to prevent commercialisation just by being members of this forum.
This was written by Dimitris in 2008 and I dont know what everybody else thinks about it but to me it still makes a lot of sence.
I also think that most people who look at this site do so because somebody else has mentioned Arillas to them. ( I might be completly wrong there) When I first looked on this site I looked at all I could in evry section because I wanted to know all I could before I went, I reckon most newbie's do the same. Can't see what all the fuss is about but what I do know if I was looking for the first time now, this thread would have put me of going. Thank goodness there weren't so many disagreements as now. Viv.
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I for one will certainly be chillin out as from tomorrow with an ice cold mythos somewhere in Arillas and at some point will be using the new bus service :-)
Tony
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Wars are common on forums, but thankfully rare on this one. I said it before, and I'll say it again, this one is about respect, welcome and help. The only entrance fee is wanting to know about Arillas. The personal comments really sadden me, as the whole point is then lost, and people get very hurt. Dimitris expressed my view exactly. Arillas itself is not like that. Respect, accommodate and look after people. That is why so many of us return there year after year, many go more than once a year.
It is time to move on. The bus service will generate income for Arillas businesses, and we should all just get on with using it.
Phil
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Well Well Well
Members seem to be on a road to forum destruction
It all started again.
Time for me to call it a day.
Don’t think I can continue with all the hassle
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Stay John. Yous and we are worth more than all this. It will blow over. It has before.
Sadly Facebook offers an alternative and many use it. I do too. But the personal stuff will only start on there if we desert our forum. Some of it has has already.
To quote one of my divas - Don't say what you're about to say
Look back before you leave my life
Be sure before you close that door
Before you roll those dice....
I am serious John.
take care of our Dot
Phil
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"Sadly Facebook offers an alternative and many use it"
Phil facebook is no substitute for the forum and doesn't offer the information, advise that people ask for. Dimitris does a brilliant job running the forum and the number of members has just grown and grown.
I do think John and Riggers will be back as well as any other member who has recently decided not to log on for a while.
Personally I think the bus is a brill idea and I'm sure we will be using it in September. Would rather catch a bus to Sidari than walk which we have previously done ha ha. Wish I had learnt to drive now, one of my regrets. This thread was useful for the time table etc, thanks to Mike for that, just wish there wasn't as many arguments at the moment.
Jill x
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Right due to a couple of members on here feeling the need to send me a private message i will make myself clear to everyone ..............
I started this post as I thought it was something all the forum members would be interested and incase they had missed the previous posts by other members. In my naivity I didnt think it would cause so many problems , all i did was moan that it had been moved and I personally didnt think it would get the exposure where it ended up . There are far too many people on here that jump as soon as they think someone is doing something against 'Their' precious Arillas ..... Well I first came to Arillas in the early 90's and have been a regular visitor ever since , I have loads of friends in various bars and tavernas and because there never seems to be enough to get round all them there are certain people I havent met or sat and had a chat with.
My post doesnt moan about how the forum is run , Yes I do think Dimitri does a good job ..... and sometimes I dont agree with whats done or said , but unless I have something constructive to say I keep quiet.
Today a certain member emailed me to blame me that more people were leaving the site , obviously im sorry to see them go , but all I did was defend my point of view .... and for 12 hours I think I did it well ...... I put up with comments I didnt like because there were members that saw my view the same way and supported me in what I was trying to do ...... by the end of that day my patience had run out , and when people stopped being constructive about the subject I did bite back , I was fed up by that time that something that had started out as a very helpful post had been turned into such a debarcle by the bickering Cliques that do exist ...... Surely all of you should be supportive of anything that will benefit your two weeks a year of heaven instead of running things down or not even reading more than the two previous posts .... the post starts at the beginning so if you want to comment read it all !!!!
This is where I'm going to leave this now as my last comment on it , as all the crap ive had to deal with has left a very very bitter after taste . THE BUS IS A GOOD THING AND NEEDS AS MUCH EXPOSURE AS POSSIBLE !!!!!
Mike , News at 10 ....... sitting on a bar stool
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Let's all hope that this is now the end to all the bickering.
Arillas is a fantastic place, its people are wonderful and friendly, and we all share the same goal - to promote Arillas and to enjoy our time there.
Enjoy, people!
Janis x
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Hope I didn't trigger anything else off, its a brill idea, I appreciated the time table and will be using the bus in Sept.
Jillx
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Its ok Jill , i didnt mind your post at all .... i had just had private messages sent to me personally that i didnt appreciate ...... one thing i will ask though is when you come home can you write a review on the service for everyone ..... I for one will look forward to reading it.
Many thanks for your support
Mike
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I hope it is running at the end of Sept and early October. It will mean that the girls will go window shopping somewhere, leaving us behind to spend MORE money in the bars!!! bring it on.
Paul
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mike..
I just wanted to say..the info you have given would have been a great help to me..I have just come back from Arillas, we had our resort bus tickets delivered to our accommodation but we never used them we didn't see a bus or anything for 2 weeks. I think more needs to advertised locally around the resort to tell people about this new service, where bus stops are etc.... everyone should welcome it.
I dont post very often on the forum, I hope I haven't opened a can of worms again..
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See .....every cloud has a silver lining lol !!
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Thanks for posting Judet , all comments are useful to make this a success
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Hi all, I'm a newbie to the forum with my first visit to Arillas scheduled next year. I wouldn't worry about the arguments on this thread, it certainly wouldn't put me off. In fact it simply makes me want to visit even more! Especially as many of the people visiting the resort (Spanish) I was unfortunate enough to go to this year probably couldn't have strung enough words together to post in a forum!
Keep up the good work!
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Welcome to the forum, Angela66!
Where will you be staying in Arillas next year?
We'll be at Horizon Hotel in October this year and have booked for Kaloudis in May next year.
WE LOVE ARILLAS!!
We had a week in Torremolinos in January, and although we enjoyed the hotel and the food, we said "it isn't Arillas!" Of course we knew it wouldn't be, but feel we've been spoiled now for anywhere else!
Janis x
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I also was not going to post on here again after some of the comments on here against a member trying to help new guests on the forum. To send him personal mails to say members are leaving because he started this post is quite unfair and these people are not a true reflection of the many helpfull members. Rant over.
Hi Angela welcome to the forum. We are not all bad and you will love Arillas. As you can see some of us are quite passionate about the place.
It is nice to see a of lot of new members posting to say how helpful this thread is and willing to support the bus service while a lot of regular posters seem reluctant to support this thread.
Barry.
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Everybody on the forum is here for the best of Arillas and to help everyone have the best experience possible .... so we welcome newbies with open arms
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My daughter and I are staying at the Tria Adelphia for two weeks next July August (first two weeks of school holidays) so this bus services will be fantastic for us! We were in Kassioppi last year and it was the best holiday we have ever had, except for the pebble beach will killed our feet! When I saw arillas therefore, it seemed perfect; quiet like Kassioppi but sandy beach and shallow water - heaven! This year we did Salou and then Fuengirola - never again! Give me a quiet village, some friendly eating places, a few people to chat to and I am in Paradise!
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ang66
youll love tria ..good food, good host, clean .and relaxing ,,as you come out to the fork in the rd that both lead to the beach,,a 15min walk ,,the beach you can wade out a couple 50yrds and still and still be at waist level ...as for eateries ,,youll be spoilt ,,the beach road has the majority,ty as many as you can and find your fave ,,,,yammas
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I would just like to say that I am really pleased to hear about this bus service, thanks Mike for your post to let us know about it. I am staying in San Stephanos the last week of September and will certainly be using it to get to Arillas and Agios Georgios (which is rather a long walk otherwise!)
Janis :) I hope to catch up with you and Barry too....although I may have to walk down in the first week of October.
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It'll be great to see you again Cathy - are you there for two weeks?
Janis x
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Well then Angela66 you will certainly not be dissapointed with Arillas..you may just find your little bit of paradise in 2012, looking forward to hearing that you did- long wait though but we will all still be here.
Ang
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Yes Janis two weeks from 23rd September....I'm over the other side of the hill but I'm sure I'll be in Arillas quite alot (on the bus). I'm sure we can meet up, I'll get your number nearer the time x
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If you would to download a copy as well as find out where you can buy tickets in resort, visit the following web address:
http://www.corfudirect.com/outlets.htm
1 day passes costs 5 Euros
7 day passes costs 15 Euros
14 day passes costs 25 Euros
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Thank you, Mike - I'll use that
Janis x
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Hope the bus can come the back way and along the beach sometimes so the people from Sidari can see what there missing and want to come back for a day.
Barry.
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Cheers Mike! I think it's going to make a lot of difference to Arillas, a very useful service, hope it does well! Have downloaded all the info and printed it for next visit.
Yammas,
mARTIN.
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Being a new member to the forum but a visitor to Arillas for 20 years (often 2 or 3 times a year) it is sad to see the vitriol a single subject arouses.It is great to see Hermans attempt to provide a local bus service between resorts and we wish him every success.Does it really matter where the information appears.We will be back in Arillas 29 Aug and look forward to using the new service.
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A good point, made to me, by someone on holiday, which I hope Mike or Herman will comment on is:-
Why doesn't the bus have details of the service, it is providing, advertised on the side of the bus?
Not yet having seen the bus I cannot authenticate the information she has given me is correct.
But, and in her words, "It could be any bus going anywhere".
That little spot of advertising, for all to see, must be worth doing.
Any advertising on the side of a bus must be good advertising.
Cheers
Negg
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Ok here is my reply .... Other than being a regular visitor to Arillas for many years , and always looking to aid or help my 'local' friends , I have no connection to the bus service , Herman or anyone else connected to it ... i was just merely doing my bit as an Arillas fan to make as many people aware of the details as possible ..... so please can everyone get off my back about things I SHOULD BE DOING about the bus service .... please direct all issues to Herman , as for advertising on the side of the bus I'm sure if the bus is a success and makes money they will look at it as a future idea , until then like most fledgling businesses they are watching what they spend in such troubled economic times ..... Most things in Arillas are worked out by word of mouth , the timetable is there where it stops is there , so why not chance ya arm and stand at a stop at the allotted time and when a bus comes along and stops in front of you ASK !!!!
Why is it that everything on this site is such hard work ? anyone would think people have nothing better to do than just find fault rather than get behind the idea.
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Mike I'm not in a particularly good mood today, I have my reasons and have shared them openly on this forum for those members who have been friends since I joined in 2004 and I may regret this post - but will you stop thinking every one is having a pop at you personally!!
You have eloquently put across your views and support of this bus service, you are undoubtedly a long time visitor to Arillas, as I am also, but I can not see anything in the previous 2 posts that could be deemed negative and or direct at you.
I have never seen a topic that has been flamed so much as this one in all my 7yrs as a member - time to stop folks and lets just take the positives about this excellent bus service,
Thank you
Angela
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"A good point, made to me, by someone on holiday, which I hope Mike or Herman will comment on"
I've had 3 messages sent to me privately
And now you bringing up a point that you're saying should be dropped , but you didnt even have to make your comment at all .......
This is precisely what ive dealt with since i started the post.
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Flippin eck, we are all going to be sat on one of these buses shaking having flashbacks of 'moved post- gate'.
Let's have it right, That's what has caused all the uproar Mike, it was the frankly arrogant way you berated Dimitris for moving the post that offended me at least. Anyway everybody must surely know every detail about this great service now so eveyone should be happy.
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And another pointless moan by someone who didnt need to say a thing , and if people bothered to read all the messages i wasnt the only one on here that pondered why it was moved considering all the new members we have on the site , but yet again The Arilliac clique have to try and stand shoulder to shoulder and pick off people one by one. Im fed up to the back teeth of the stupid attitudes with the narrowminded people that come on here. GET A LIFE ..... Just remember 'The Arilliac Clique' you are not the voice of Arillas , just bit part players in the locals lives !!
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Not happy about the bus service. Sent an old couple on it yesterday bus 35 mins late coming and did not come on the way back they had to get a 15 euro taxi!!!
Annie
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After reading ALL THE POSTS on this subject I think we all need a clip round the ears...its a Bus Timetable for gods sake not the dead sea scrolls !! does it really deserve all this agro and Pm`s..etc.......If I needed a bus yes the time table is a bonus(being a Greek timetable maybe I`m not to sure) but I would normally ask around...
It would be a good idea if all concerned (myself included) put there name to the "Treaty of Arillas" ..with apologies were needed and quote the following....
i`l be the first
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I (being of sound mind and body do declaire that I regret any untoward comments directed at any member of the forum and in future promise to behave in a polite and civil manner...----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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To all,
If you cannot say good about others then say nowt, and if the cap fits, wear it.
Stay happy and live long, Mick.
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The operators have ordered a new bus after hearing about this topic on the forum
(http://www.alivenotdead.com/attachments/2008/07/42727_200807302038104.thumb.jpg)
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PMSL @ Terry.
Seriously cant we just move on. I for one believe that Mike posted all in good faith. There are bound to be teething troubles with any new venture and hopefully lessons will be learned to enable a more user friendly service in the future. Anne
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Maybe we don't need a bus, just a mobile cashpoint three times a week.
(http://mobfac.com/resources/22$27+Mobile+ATM+Pic+4.jpg)
Now there's food for thought - are you listening Greek Banks?
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I cannot beee-leive what I have just come home to!
Apologies to Mike and Herman for a "holidaymaker" suggestion that was passed on, in good faith.
Extra apologies for thinking they were directly/indirectly linked with promoting this much needed service.
And.. yes, the service should be promoted.
I'm all for the service. It's a good idea. Constructive suggestions should help it.
As far as I'm concerned now I will stay with Arillas Today and keep GOB shut.
( Can I say "Gob"? )
It's a big shame people.
Negg
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Mike,
You have really tired to get the point over about the bus service, but enough is enough. Surely you must be a bit embarrased with your abuse of people on the forum. I can get a bit wound up myself at times but this just keeps running and running. The last straw for me was your reaction to Eggy's post. There was nothing wrong with his reply at all and I just think you have this negative attitude about cliques, old heads etc and you think every post is an attack on you. Eggy must have been shocked when he read your reply because I know I was.
So far there have been 97 Replies and 2495 views on this topic, and the original timetable you posted will not be the reason for this amount of activity. I have never used a bus on holiday and probably never will, but I have been following this topic mainly due to unbelief that so many negative comments can be made on a topic about a subject that could have very postive results for Arillas. It really is very sad.
Well he managed to fit in the time to move this out of general info this morning ...... could have made another bed in the time he was on here
Another Arillas old head failing to realise that anybody new to the site might not know how to find things as easily as the members who seem to have been here years
I have come on this site over the last few years and it always surprises me how much of a 'Clique' there seems to be ..... theres only a couple of other brave people who agree with me ..... then the 'Clique' join in
if you dont like it tough , start ya own post about doddery old gits who have nothing better to do than stamp their pointless views on a subject that you didnt need to get involved in ..... but hats of to ya , big up the Arillas Mafia !!!
you have been a pain in the arse all day
HOW CAN SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO HELP , DO EXACTLY THAT WHEN I DEAL WITH IDIOTS LIKE YOU
so do me a favour and shut up , and stop putting off people asking questions because of you hidden agendas
if you have a problem with it tough ,
I have as much knowledge over the running of the bus as it seems you two have about giving constructive comments ..... if you bothered to read the posts you would have known that . So if you have nothing to say about the service or where the post would best suit the forum best keep quiet
There are far too many people on here that jump as soon as they think someone is doing something against 'Their' precious Arillas
so please can everyone get off my back about things I SHOULD BE DOING about the bus service
Why is it that everything on this site is such hard work ? anyone would think people have nothing better to do than just find fault rather than get behind the idea.
And now you bringing up a point that you're saying should be dropped , but you didnt even have to make your comment at all .......
And another pointless moan by someone who didnt need to say a thing ,
but yet again The Arilliac clique have to try and stand shoulder to shoulder and pick off people one by one. Im fed up to the back teeth of the stupid attitudes with the narrowminded people that come on here. GET A LIFE ..... Just remember 'The Arilliac Clique' you are not the voice of Arillas , just bit part players in the locals lives !!
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Any news if the bus trial run was a success? We are coming back again! 3rd time in June 2012, a bus service would be really useful, as my walking is not so good as it was.
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The bus service is currently on hold and if I hear any further news I will keep all posted.
Cheers
Negg
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thanks for that, we can only wait and hope, it would make life a little easier, and for those of us who dont drive, it would help people get in and out, bringing some needed income into Arillas as well