San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

And again no response from Thomsons re the luggage allowance.  I rang them this morning again, told didn't think I could have a refund but Manager would be in contact with me before end of day.  I tried again around 4ish to be told (girl was getting rude now) the manager had tried to ring me back yesterday and today but my phone was engaged!!! 

So at the moment we have apparently 25 kgs of luggage each but each suitcase can only weigh 23 kgs max so it's beginning to look like I have paid £56 (that I didn't need to) for an extra 3kgs of luggage each!! 

I will be onto them again tomorrow!!! 

Still not heard back from Thomsons re the luggage allowance even though I rang them early this morning - I will be onto them again in the morning!! 

Rung Thomson this morning, they booked the seats for me over the telephone, luckily I had remembered the ones i wanted to book.

They are getting back to me regarding the luggage weight, they said they have to contact the airline but as yet they have not got back to me and I rang them this morning just after 9 am and it is now lunchtime!!!

Hi - just remembered to do this selecting seats with Thomson for our flights and even though it's less than 90 days before we are home it won't let me book our seats, the plan comes up but it won't let me book the actual seats, has anyone else had this problem? We paid extra for this too!!

Also for the first time ever I (or my other half) misplaced the original booking paperwork. When I rang Thomson to ask for a further copy it never arrived.  I thus telephoned them to ask what the final balance was and just queried how much hold luggage allowance we were entitled to they told me 15 kgs, I was convinced it had been 20 but they were adamant that it was just 15.  When I went in to pay the final amount I again queried the luggage allowance and again was told it was just 15.  No way I can cope with just 15kgs for 2 weeks so I paid for an extra 5 kgs each.  Now after trying to book our seats I was reading through the confirmation they gave me when I went to pay and I now see we have an allowance of 25 kgs each!!  I am annoyed as I have been misinformed twice and paid out extra for something we didn't need!! 

I am not a happy person tonight but I will be on the phone to them tomorrow!!  Has anyone else had any if these problems? Thanks for listening anyway.

The lizards are great, but I love the frogs. I want to paint one in Hull City colours. Please, please!!

Thats a brilliant idea Jimbo!!!  I think you should arrange to have a giant flag put up in the village too for them!!!

The boat's easy:

(1)   Boats are usually on the water
(2)   The water is at the edge of the town
(3)   The boat leaves from the Old Harbour, which is sensibly placed next to the water
(4)   The Old Harbour is next to the Old Fort
(5)   The Old Fort is a stonking great rock with a castle on the top
(6)   Useful phrases (a) - "Where is the sea, parakalo?"
(7)   Useful phrases (b) - "Is that gigantic rock with a castle on the top The Old Fort?"
(8.)   If you are at the edge of the sea and the Old Fort is to your right walk past it
(9)   Go down the steps to the harbour level
(10) The boat should be floating in the water. If it has sunk, ask for your money back
(11 ) More useful phrases: "I've lost my husband - fancy a drink big boy?"
(12) Notes: Water is the blue wet stuff that laps on the shores of Kerkyra
(13) Notes: Water is also the blue wet stuff you can jump into off the boat on the way home
(14) More useful phrases: "Yassou, Captain. My husband jumped off the boat and he's swimming to the shore. Can we leave now?"

(15a) Addition notes: If you don't know which way the sea is, ask: "Poo eenay ee thalassa?"
(16b) Additional notes: It is not essential and possibly risky to to take a husband on trips. They'd be happier in the bar

Have fun!

(17) Stupid forum turns numbers into smileys.

I must admit I loved reading that!!  Can't trust his sense of direction at all he would have had us going over some bridge on our way to a very special footi match a week last Sunday!!  Good thing us girls left the men at home!!!  He has totally banned me from Corfu town ever again!!  Maybe should get a group of females to go on a shopping trip - now that's an idea!!! 

The boat's easy:

(1)   Boats are usually on the water
(2)   The water is at the edge of the town
(3)   The boat leaves from the Old Harbour, which is sensibly placed next to the water
(4)   The Old Harbour is next to the Old Fort
(5)   The Old Fort is a stonking great rock with a castle on the top
(6)   Useful phrases (a) - "Where is the sea, parakalo?"
(7)   Useful phrases (b) - "Is that gigantic rock with a castle on the top The Old Fort?"
(8.)   If you are at the edge of the sea and the Old Fort is to your right walk past it
(9)   Go down the steps to the harbour level
(10) The boat should be floating in the water. If it has sunk, ask for your money back
(11 ) More useful phrases: "I've lost my husband - fancy a drink big boy?"
(12) Notes: Water is the blue wet stuff that laps on the shores of Kerkyra
(13) Notes: Water is also the blue wet stuff you can jump into off the boat on the way home
(14) More useful phrases: "Yassou, Captain. My husband jumped off the boat and he's swimming to the shore. Can we leave now?"

(15a) Addition notes: If you don't know which way the sea is, ask: "Poo eenay ee thalassa?"
(16b) Additional notes: It is not essential and possibly risky to to take a husband on trips. They'd be happier in the bar

Have fun!

(17) Stupid forum turns numbers into smileys.

Loved that - made me laugh!!  Thanks xx

We're going to try to eat in some of the tavernas we've missed in the last four visits: Fantasea and Evino's to start with.

We ate in both those last time and looking forward to doing so again!  Also looking forward to meeting up again with you guys!!  Will be fun. 

We (well my intention anyway) intend to eat at all the beach restaurants for lunch and walk over to Arillas (can't remember how to spell this) oh and try to walk up to Romanza more than once thus time without nearly having a heart attack on the way up!!