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Welcome to Arillas => Arillas general information => Things to do => Topic started by: HH on July 21, 2012, 03:56:36 PM
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Our ninth visit to Arillas starts in 6 weeks ... longing to be there.
Each time we stay, we repeat several trips/visits and this is our must do list:
Hire a scooter
Dinner in Afionas
Iced coffee at the small cafe in Pagoi
A swim in the "Golden Fox" pool (overlooking Paleo)
A meal at Brouklis,
Evening drinks at Gravia bar
Early morning visit to Supermarket Kostas for bread, cheese fruit and a chat
Drinks and ice cream in the shady square of the lovely village Doukades
Late afternoon nap!
A night cap in Anna's bar
Wonder what is on everyone's must do list?
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LOL, now you mention it there are things we must do every time we go
Ours are
hire scooter :)
eat at vavilas
efi's prawns
watch the sunset with a drink at horizon or ammos
brouklis
drinks at the akti, day and night!
afionas
lunch at thalassa and chill out on the deckchairs
evening drinks at Mirage
swim in the sea
forget what time it is!
Sharon x
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I'm sorry, but our list is simpler.
"Be here."
The rest is incidental.
Phil
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I'm sorry, but our list is simpler.
"Be here."
The rest is incidental.
I concur. 8)
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I'll third that..
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The swim in the paleo pool sounds divine HH as do all your 'musts' but every year despite good intentions Arillas keeps us in situ!
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I know this thread hasn't been posted in in quite a while but i thought i'd get the ball rolling again with my 'musts'
○Walk to San Stefanos & visit the Akrotiri bar on the way
○Trip to Paelo for the glass bottom boat & aquarium
○Ericusa day cruise
○Horse Trekking in Kassiopi
○Drink lots of iced coffee, cherry brandy & lemon fanta
○Forum people spotting :-)
○Visit the north/south end of the beach (that's a maybe! lol)
○Mouse Island (if i have time)
○Eat lots of lovely food/try get round as many of the bars/restaurants as possible!
○relax, enjoy myself and take LOTS of photo's :-)
Rachel x
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Rachel
I am not sure if the "Glass Boat" is still moored at Paleo. I seem to remember it is/was moved to Cprfu Town harbour. Someone will put me right, I hope.
Negg
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I hope it is - shame if it's not!
On their (Nautilus) website, it's advertised as being open from 9:30 am and says they're doing hourly trips daily from Paelo.
Oh well, I guess i'll find out when i get there! lol
Rachel x
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The Yellow Submarine, underwater glass cabin, operates from Paleo,
saw it last summer. (can't miss it...ITS YELLOW).
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saw it at paleo when we moored up with our speedboat from arillas boat hire which also is a MUST.yiammas
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Cerys at San Stefanos Travel confirmed with me today that there are numerous glass bottom boat trips available from Paelo! :D
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We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yelllow submarine....
In truth, we all live in our virtual Arillas all the time we are not actually there. Sad? No. Happy? YES!
Phil
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Determine not to drink until tomorrow
Have a beer just after breakfast :-)
Choose a pebble from the beach to bring home
Have an afternoon nap every day - such luxury!
Say hello to everyone who walks by
Give a mark out of 10 for my daily greek salad from different restaurants
Buy ankle bracelets at Yiota's
Walk
Have another beer
Watch a cloud
Spend ages deciding what to wear of an evening
Spend ages deciding where to eat of an evening
Definitely plan to go somewhere the next day, then not do it
Count how many days I've got left
Decide on my favourite restaurant then change my mind again
Choose to have an early night and somehow walk (wobble) home as it's getting light
Pick my book up then stare at the sea
Cypress
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Just brilliant! xxx
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Oh all right then.
Being in my spiritual home.
Being there with my Jen.
Jen's reaction to being there.
Drinking draught Mythos in the Nut.
Drinking bottled Mythos everywhere else
Swimming in the gorgeous salty sea.
Eating in ...... So many lines here,
Nattering with all and sundry.
The feelings of peace, belonging and happiness.
Phil
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Love it Cypruss!
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Drive to Paleo and Doukades to relive my Shirley Valentine experience!
Eat at: Brouklis, Vavillas, and Effie's
Go to Akritiri as often as we can
Mooch around old Arillas
Chat with the the lovely Yiota
Swim in the beautiful Ionian sea every day
Most of all, be happy, relaxed and thoroughly re-charged
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Go fishing, catch nothing but swear that I had 2 good bites
Wander back to the pool bar, give the expats a copy of last weeks Daily Mail (in exchange for a beer)
Wander to the Coconut
Wander to the Marvel (via Amourada)
Ride to Angelica's ouzery in Kavadades (chew the fat with the locals)
Wander up to Mon Amour for a meal (you want meat or fish?)
Disappear home
Day 2 ...
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I had 10 things on my list for last years 1 week visit and I managed all but 1. So that means I can have 20 things on this years list ;D
In no particular order..
○Corfu Town, Cemetery & Mouse Island - I'm thinking of staying over for the night in Corfu Town so that I can do all these things without feeling rushed!
○Albania Tour - will probably opt for the guided tour as I'm not too sure about wandering around Albania on my tod!
○Paxos, Anti Paxos and Blue Caves cruise or Parga & Paxos - I'll see how I feel on the day! ha
○Mount Pantokrator & Old Perithia
○Mathraki & Othoni adventure
○Sidari & Canal d' Amour
○Kanoni & Achilleion
○Calypso Star
○Two Island Cruise (Vidos & Pontikinosi)
○Sivota - Blue Lagoon
I haven't looked into any others just yet so this is it for now lol
Corfu Town etc, Albania & Paxos etc are a definite! I really wanted to do those last year but just didn't have the time, so those will be the first trips I book.
160 days to go :D
Can't wait! :-)
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For me? - It's get on the beach an in the sea to get my tootsies wet.
I haven't done this for two years ..... and I live here!!!
Negg
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Well what I MUST do, is try to sleep in past 8am, I must try to resist alcohol until at LEAST 1am, I must complete at least 40 lengths in the pool each morning, I must pack some walkimg boots and complete the Arillas trail, I must avoid feta and calorie -laden Pina Colada's, I must have a few early nights and avoid raucious establishments at all costs.......HOWEVER. What I will do, is meander across to my bench each morning and sip some coffee as Arillas wakes up, I will then have a blissful hour on the North beach and marvel at this perfect place I feel compelled to return to year after year, then I will return to the chilled out pool and have a splash around in the pool with the kids, then I will have a long leisurely lunch which will involve some chilled white wine and calorie-laden feta, then I will return to my pool with some more chilled wine (and corfu nuts) and sway gently on my hallowed swing, whilst watching the world go by, then I will (reluctantly) try to make myself passable for the evening's activities, which will involve strolling to the pre-booked sunset view table and marvelling that we are indeed in paradise once more. Then we will follow this gastromic delight with a chilled drink at Ammos/Horizon/Akti followed by a fantastic night in the Coconut listening to 'Brown-eyed girl' and hopefully cuddling the very new and very tiny new baby! Get me there now!
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Resist alcohol until 1am wow that's good going are you sure you don't mean 1pm x
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I actually meant to put 1pm haha. Was laughing as last year I convinced myslef that 12 noon was perfectly acceptable and we went for lunch and the guy goes can I get you a drink and I said yes a small carafe of wine please and it was only afterwards I realised it was about 11.30am haham ah well yammas!
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- All the usual firsts: First whiff of Corfu when leaving the airplane, first Metaxa, first glass of Dimitris' father's rosé, first sunset, first visits to restaurants and shops in order to say hello, first swim in the sea...
- Waving like mad when the taxi from the airport passes Brouklis.
- Getting up several times during the first night in order to go out on the balcony to listen to the fascinating sounds of the sea.
- Getting up at early dawn at least one morning, in order to stand in the hotel corridor outside our room watching the sun rise over the valley. This cannot be seen from our room, as the balcony faces the other way. Consequently we can watch the sunrises, so am not complaining!
- Deciding to visit Corfu town, and, in the end, preferring not to leave Arillas.
- In short: Experiencing once again all the reasons why one keeps returning year after year.
Emeralddragons
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To treat people with respect . Try not to drink to much ouzo. Chat to more people I don't know . Enjoy everyone's company because everyone is different, enjoy every minute of your holiday in Arillas . Do something new every day oh yes eat lots of nice Greek food !!!!!!
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So for most of us it means "Just be there."
Definition of
Phil
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Prince123...... think you may have to add "avoid the police" to your list.
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I just want this forum to celebrate Arillas like it always did. Sorry if I am wrong.
Phil