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The resignation has bolstered the pound v the euro, I’ve taken the plunge and purchased. Currently 1.171 on TravelFx, I have used them several times without any issues, free special delivery on orders over £700 and no charge if paying by bank transfer.Ive never used them because of the bank transfer ?
I’ve always had a better rate in san Stef previously but I’m hearing that at moment it’s best to get euros in england,can anyone advise please.The Post Office rate is currently 1.1484 (for orders of £1000+) if you order online. I always use the post office or John Lewis they usually have good rates :-)
As we are sat in athens bar getting out of the sun having a drink with nikos and yes got a bit sun burnt but not complainingUuurgh Im so jealous, have a great time
I'm very pleased to say that my new novel "Almond - and the deep blue sea" will be published this week. It's a tongue-in-cheek thriller set in Agios Stefanos, featuring private investigator Johnny Almond, who was a detective in London until he made a career-ending mistake.Ive just bought it, its £3.99 today, cant wait to read it
It'll be available in Kindle and paperback.
It's a nervous moment for me, as you can imagine! I do hope you will enjoy it. You'll certainly know what the locations and the food look like!
Full report over the weekend.
Thunder, lightning and rain all night. Seemed unlikely we'd actually get off, because there were diversions on Thursday. The bus picked us up from Nafsika at 8:20. Our flight was 13:20.
On the bus, at the airport and on the plane it was obvious that about 35% of our countrymen have no idea what a mask is, what it's for, what they breathe through, that it's not a talisman you wear around your chin.
Arrived at the airport in pouring rain with circling lightning. The airport was, frankly, a nightmare. It took one and a half hours of queuing round endless crocodile alleys to get to the check-in desk. There were at least a thousand people crammed into the two check-in areas. Social distancing - forget it!
Security was quick, uncrowded and well-organised. Through in five minutes. The new departure lounge is very nice. I just had time to cram half a Burger King thing down before our gate opened. Then the next stupidity. What the don't tell you is that passport control is between the lounge and the gates. Another long queue - more crocodile lanes. Take note - there are eateries in the gate area. If you had the correct, well-organised documents, at all stages the formalities were easy.
Our plane, like many others, was on an hour's delay, because they had to circle to avoid storms before landing.
Next to me was a woman who would have dwarfed Mount Olympus. We'd picked her and her equally gross husband up from an all-inclusive on our bus. At no point did her mask actually cover either her mouth or her nose. No crew member mentioned it, although they made several PA announcements about masks.
Arrived in a sunny Doncaster with a temperature of 22 - which was a lot warmer than Corfu. Short walk (30 yards?) to the Meet and Greet, where our car was waiting. Alas, roadworks caused a diversion, but we miraculously were able to park outside our house, despite the fact that Hull Fair opened tonight. Door to door 12 hours.
The airport seriously need to be re-organised, at least for Fridays. A nightmare, basically.
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