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Messages - Colin & Sandra

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Plakias / Re: Winter is here
« on: December 13, 2019, 07:44:20 AM »
Thanks very much for all that information, hope the higher figures of the Hotel rooms isn't correct I think that amount of extra people all at once would really ruin Plakias.
Have been watching the Webcams regularly, and the last couple of days it has looked really wet and miserable.
Summer cant come soon enough, Will be back for 3 weeks June-July staying at Castello for a change, and hoping to get another fortnight in September probably at Costas

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Holiday Companies / Car Hire
« on: October 07, 2019, 03:16:35 PM »
Hi
I know its been covered previously, but not recently, and usually included under a different subject title which makes it difficult to find. So once again, would anyone who has any recent experiences with car hire companies in Crete please share them. Particularly looking at (but not limited to) the Airport based companies. This is now becoming more important without the coach transfers.

Many thanks

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Plakias / Webcams back up and running
« on: September 30, 2019, 04:40:30 PM »
At last, been missing my daily fix

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Plakias / Embrace Plakias while you can
« on: September 30, 2019, 03:51:38 PM »
Recently back from 2 weeks in Ialyssos on Rhodos, we fancied a change and hadn't been there for about 30 years. We rented some great apartments from a friend and took ourselves off independently with flights with Thomas Cook (just back in time).
The resort itself was like Benidorm or any other over developed resort you can think of. The sea was a beautiful blue BUT the beaches where like a building site, rubble, rubbish, fag ends everywhere, even stood in some Sh!t next to a sunbed (which were 10 euros! a day for a set). The food mostly very much the same everywhere, all served with a pile of instant rice and freezer chips, no bread supplied with starters unless you asked, no oil on the tables, very few freebies, only an ouso once, and a local liquor at an out of way way restaurant. Generally I would say a evening meal with local wine was costing us 8 to 10 Euros a day more than at Plakias.
Had bars with Karaoke, bars with over 12 flat screen TV's all showing a different channel, British louts stood in the middle of the road arguing with Taxi drivers about the cost.

Got to say that I thought Rhodes Airport excellent, even better than the much improved Heraklion, and don't mention Manchester T1

But the point of my rant is, ENJOY PLAKAIS, Even with all the building work, bloody ringo's, jetskis, wind, storms, plague of locusts, etc. it is still at least 20 times better than many places.

Already booked 22 nights independently for next June, flights with Easyjet, booked just before the price went sky high, Rooms at Castello Apartments booked (anyone got any reports...looks nice on tripadvisor),and better price than Kostas, Just Car Rental left to sort out.

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Plakias / Re: Souda beach no longer naturist
« on: September 30, 2019, 03:05:15 PM »
That's good to know, maybe give Souda another go next year. I'm with you all the way,
Whats even worse than swimming with trunks on........having to lay in the sun with wet trucks on ::)

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Plakias / Re: Souda beach no longer naturist
« on: September 15, 2019, 06:17:05 PM »
That's good to know, probably start off OK again next year till someone complains and starts off the cycle again  ::)

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Plakias / Re: Major building work underway at far end!!
« on: September 14, 2019, 03:07:19 PM »
I know I shouldn't, but..........
Daniel you're  a star in the face of a storm

Sorry Daniel, and apologies Elton

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Plakias / Re: Souda beach no longer naturist
« on: August 01, 2019, 06:13:53 AM »
Plakias far end still same as ever 3 weeks ago when we left, maybe a few less sunbeds and brollies as the beach was eroding away and covering the rocks again

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Plakias / Re: Please NO
« on: July 31, 2019, 06:06:51 AM »
Maybe you know them as doughnuts...... large inflatable rubber rings that people sit in, seen in the likes of Malia, Fallaraki, Benidorm Etc.

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Plakias / Re: Major building work underway at far end!!
« on: July 31, 2019, 06:02:30 AM »
Nothing to do with that one, Its about 30 mt. east past Pelygramnos beach bar, on the same side, looks like its owned by Plakias Suits which on the opposite side of the road

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Plakias / Re: Please NO
« on: July 02, 2019, 03:50:13 PM »
Abbreviation seems fine 2 me

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Plakias / Please NO
« on: July 02, 2019, 11:29:04 AM »
Now got a pair of bloody ringos that are been towed the full width of the bay from the jetty to the far end, as well as at least 3 jetskis
I think we've finally lost the old Plakias

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Plakias / Re: Major building work underway at far end!!
« on: June 26, 2019, 03:33:28 PM »
Will probably be open this week, electricity was been connected on Tuesday and freezers delivered. I'll try and get a photo to post

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Plakias / Re: I've got wind
« on: June 26, 2019, 03:16:56 PM »
Younger.....gonna take an awful lot of sand

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Plakias / I've got wind
« on: June 26, 2019, 12:25:43 PM »
 (AKA) Free grit blasting
It's back, the wind started to build up Tuesday lunchtime and it's now back to the Plakias we all know and love (???) With it due to continue for about 7 days according to the forecast

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