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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => San Stefanos news and views => Topic started by: Frosty on January 20, 2010, 12:38:19 PM
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Hi, We are looking to book San Stefanos this year as we had such a great time in 2009 but we have heard some reports of an unsteady Greek Economy. Has anyone else heard anything and should it put you off booking this year ???
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Hi Frosty
If you check the Yammas Bar part of the Forum you will find a number of postings on the Greek Economy which may be of use to you.
Yannis26
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I still think it will be a good place to book, hopefully prices won't have changed a lot.
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Apparantly the Greek government are €50billion in debt. Probably about the same as UK. I think it will hit people over there more than tourists. just hope that we do not see any one business going under like we have here.
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I can't see businesses pricing themselves out of the picture - but it's a difficult forecast this year.
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So it happened then, they were bailed out today. Strikes everywhere yesterday and the first general strike planned soon. I sadly foresee lots of strife over the stringent cutbacks now necessary.
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Fingers crossed - not Coaches or Corfu Airport please!!
They would be daft to bite the hand that feeds them - they need the Tourists behind them!
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Fingers crossed - not Coaches or Corfu Airport please!!
They would be daft to bite the hand that feeds them - they need the Tourists behind them!
Thinking the same today. Half of the Eurozone is in the deep mire! Still expect fudge after fudge from the EU.
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Talk on the TV news today, - - - said it could bring down the single currency!!
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Good and I will double that...lets get back to the Drachma again. Only the grabbing idiots in Brussels wants the euro.
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I agree - the Euro is not for me either!
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I agree too - the Euro was a mistake and needs to go!
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Viva le Drachma - as they say in Spain!!
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Aaaarrrghhhh I hate Crocs....think they're the worst item of clothing ever invented....you'll all be wearing jelly beans next! ;)
For me it will be a nice new pair of Adidas white trainers (always Adidas but occasionally Lacoste), flip flops for round the pool and a nice pair of sandals for the odd evening although might adopt the boating shoe look this season.
I'll wait until the tan's developed nicely before going for the Miami Vice look of Sandals, white linen trousers, pink lacoste linen shirt and shades!!
LOL!!
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Aaaarrrghhhh I hate Crocs....think they're the worst item of clothing ever invented....you'll all be wearing jelly beans next! ;)
For me it will be a nice new pair of Adidas white trainers (always Adidas but occasionally Lacoste), flip flops for round the pool and a nice pair of sandals for the odd evening although might adopt the boating shoe look this season.
I'll wait until the tan's developed nicely before going for the Miami Vice look of Sandals, white linen trousers, pink lacoste linen shirt and shades!!
LOL!!
Hi Gav
Try as i might i cannot see how banning crocs would improve the Greek economy.Having said that i think it would improve The fashion of the feet.
The intoxication of your first visit to San Stefanos must be getting to you.
cheers
Yannis
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I agree Crocs are ugly - - - and we are in the wrong posting for this by the way -
but if you have ever worn them, and the real ones I mean, they are so comfortable you won't believe it.
Your feet never smell as bacteria can't penetrate the material, waterproof, light as a feather!
Trainers in hot sun - you must be mad! Feet smell like dead bodies after a few hours! LOL
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I always wear a pair of secret socks with my trainers so they usually dont start to smell. I agree....if you wore them without socks you're in trouble!!
They could chuck them in a frier and pass them off for Saganaki!!
God knows how I posted about footwear on this thread....I was trying to work my Blackberry, type on my laptop and drink a cuppa at the same time!!
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While standing on one leg hopping and singing God Save the Queen! - Know the feeling - I have days like that as well!!
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fit flops are the way forward!
expensive but worth it! make you work your thighs and bum as you walk.
I should have had them last summer and then I probably wouldn't have broken my foot!
(and what's more they look nicer than crocs!)
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To All
I do not think crocs and flip flops are high on the Greek Economists hit list.
Yannis
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Hi Gav
Try as i might i cannot see how banning crocs would improve the Greek economy.Having said that i think it would improve The fashion of the feet.
The intoxication of your first visit to San Stefanos must be getting to you.
cheers
Yannis
Nice one Yannis... That had us laughing! ;D
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fit flops are the way forward!
expensive but worth it! make you work your thighs and bum as you walk.
I should have had them last summer and then I probably wouldn't have broken my foot!
(and what's more they look nicer than crocs!)
Are they the Scots shoes?.............................................. The ones that make you roll your R's ? ::)
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I always wondered why you liked a rolling R'ssssss!! LOL
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You won't be laughing so much when you see what the Greek Government has now done ::)
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go on then Swedebasher - say what - I haven't heard!
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VAT hiked to 21%, huge increases on alcohol and tobacco, yada yada.
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Not good for us then!!
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Sure isn't, and the locals have another 3 day strike lined up. With the £/euro sinking down to less than 1.07 looks as if this year's jollies are going to be a tad hard. For the moment the measures seem to have calmed the money markets as the latest Greek bonds all sold yesterday.
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When you say the locals - is the the Greek public services lot?
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I guess so, and that means a big chunk of the populace at work.
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If it causes high Greek inflation, expect the Travel industry to strike as wages dissolve!!
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Watching this situ like a hawk.
Although i don't like the price increases that we'll encounter because of the Greek budget decisions i can live with it.
But strikes that could affect the airport, etc i won't like and if it does happen whilst i'm there or more specifically travelling to Corfu or trying to get out of Corfu this June then i'll give Greece a miss next year.
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The alcohol increase is 20% :o
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Price I assume - Ouch!! Your round Don!
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I think the old hip flask needs a passport :o LOL ::)
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Bottle of booze strapped to your leg - long plastic tube-straw - no wonder you look happy on holiday!!
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Huge riots yesterday ending in violence!
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Peoples lives being ruined!
Must be Gordon Browns Greek cousin running their budget!
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my friend that lives in avliotes say,s that petrol per litre cost more than britain now,and everything is rising every time they go shopping,plus they are losing with the fall in the euro with their pensions they get from uk.yammas mike. ::) :o :( >:( :D :-* :'(
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Wow, their petrol used to be way below ours, last year it was about a euro per litre. To be dearer it will now be something like 1.30/40 euro per litre I guess. >:(
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No wonder the people are rioting! bad news for all!!
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in the papers today our petrol is going up on the first of april another three pence a litre on top of what we pay now i think its time we brits started to boycott the petrol stations enough a enough in my opnion lets hope its a april fool joke but i doubt with this government tax tax tax bring back robin hood .yammas mike.
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No joke I read that yesterday. ::)
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my friend that lives in avliotes say,s that petrol per litre cost more than britain now,and everything is rising every time they go shopping,plus they are losing with the fall in the euro with their pensions they get from uk.yammas mike. ::) :o :( >:( :D :-* :'(
This is true - I noticed a big difference in my shopping bill towards the end of last year. The petrol had already gone up last year and another increase is going to be bad news. I'm in UK at the minute and have noticed a difference here too from this time last year. Greece used to be a country that was inexpensive to live in. Not now - and the fall in the euro hasn't helped! :-\
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well we have been watching this for a few weeks now and was wondering whether or not to cancel and change to a non euro country and possibly go ai.Well saturday i thought bugger it and went and paid the remainder off,said to wife we are defo going now ,whether we'll have any spending money i do'nt know but we'll enjoy it anyway :D :) :) BLP
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We will still go come what may- maybe just make drinks last a bit longer than normal.
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will after do a few car boot sales and get rid of tat in the garage ,hope gordon brown not reading this because he will introduce another stealth tax on us ,it has been suggested back last year by them typical ,what we make we will spend in san stef to supplement the greek economy and enjoy our selfs and maybe have another holiday later in the season we go on may the 21 to 4 of june. yammas mike. :-* :'( :-\ :-X :-[ ::)
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Support the Greek Economy .Forget the exchange rate.At 50 plus vat there are no pockets in a shroud.
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I hear you Yannis!! - I agree - not to keen to work all my life just to leave it to the Kids and Government!
But I felt it my duty to write to Gordon and "Mandy" - and this is the result!
I have convinced them to do a "Quack-Quack" stealth tax! Mike could be in Trouble!.
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Looks like the Germans and French have bailed Greece out to the tune of 30 million euro.
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thats only the start of it they will need more help if they dont sort them selfs out by next year reported in a paper i read last week .yammas mike . :-* :'(
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Oops, make that billions, did not read it carefully enough. In Telegraph today comment that the UK might yet have to stump up its part of the bailout. More lies Gordon??
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what do you expect from this government in power that sold all our gold reserves at a knock down price and look at the price of gold now as you stated gordon brown lies about every thing just to get himself of the hook as the saying goes . roll on the elections im voting ukip ,i wish screaming lord sutch was still alive i would vote for him another comedian just like this lot only he didnt have is nose in the trough, l.o.l yammas mike 8) ??? ::) :-* :'(
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Well I am on nights this week - -it's 04:30 and I am fed up!!
I hope it's not a wasted vote Mike. UKIP.
I am a floating Voter and would vote for them if a stronger party!
There is no really good Political Party, but as far as I am concerned now, Gordon's lot are the worst ever!
The sneering Mandleson and co, who made "spin" sound like it was good, while coining it in!
Our economy is almost ruined, and has been lied about for years, but even worse - - - - - our vote!
The worst thing for me was the lie about the referendum - - that finished me with the lying git!
Oh well - roll on my holiday!!