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Where to stay / Accomodations in Prefecture of Rethymon

« on: October 10, 2006, 09:05:11 PM »

Detailed info all Rethymon accomodations

Guide for next year independent bookers?  

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32

Where to stay / LEVICON

« on: October 10, 2006, 07:05:37 PM »

Hi All
Has anyone got any contact details for the Levicon.
Phone, Fax, email, website anything would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance  

george g...

Oops you are living in the future George, what is wrong with the calender?

Info Livikon:LIVIKON
Phone:    (28320) 31216, 31420
Fax:    (28320) 31420, 31216
Mrs. Koumentaki Georgia

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33

Where to go / Crete movies

« on: October 05, 2006, 01:06:46 PM »

Just got back.  Homesick already!  Liked the film, not sure about the music!  Enjoy Plak, all of you!
Yvonne

Just to let you know there are about 20 movies on the linked site.
Go go the the upper left side of the screen, select a prefecture and make a choice.

Some movies are better than others.
Indeed the music good be better in some movies.
Leen
 

PS You can upload movies as well.
Waiting for Mandy's input

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Where to go / Crete movies

« on: October 04, 2006, 05:26:10 PM »

It is not the real thing but it helps (Slightly)
We will be there in 10 DAYS time!!  
Beachcombers (6 of them!)
             

HOMESICK ?

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PlakChat / Raki

« on: September 15, 2006, 03:26:18 PM »

Hello Tom,

Re. home distillation, good luck to you in Norway if you know what you are doing. There would be significant penalties if you were caught doing it in the UK.

As a matter of interest in these times of heightened security, I wonder what the authoriities are making of people taking the unlabelled bottles of raki (40+% alcohol) that are for sale in Plakias on to planes.

Mike

I leave the original "water" labels on the bottles.    
Leen
 

36

Plakias / FIRE

« on: September 15, 2006, 03:22:43 PM »

Alf

i'll be there next week and i'll certainly be doing some photographs of the area up to selia

chris

It is about time to start packing Chris, Have a good time. (Mandy as well of course   )
Leave something to drink and eat for us. ( Looking at the calender   I am afraid we will have to survive with leftovers!  
Leen
 

37

Gossip / Crete Transit Port

« on: September 07, 2006, 09:31:12 PM »

Nobody else?  
Try to read it... it's horrible!    (if it is true, but no spam has joined me since I voted   )

Got me wondering how I knew to do it before...

Jan posted about it here.

In my opinion these precious beaches should be declared a wild life reservate with even no access  in the period from egg-laying - young sea-turtles crawling  to the Lybian Sea.
I am not afraid of polution, however distortion of the wildlife is almost certain.
Leen
 

38

Where to eat...or not! / The Balcony at the Ostraco

« on: September 07, 2006, 09:23:07 PM »

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  No, no.  This was a genuine question!  

I was hoping you might say: "the beach bar".  It serves draught Mythos, ice-cold.  Lovely!  
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i've had the odd late afternoon beer in the peligramnos beach bar ( with yorgos and manoli) .......................
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The two other brothers (Marcos and Yannis  see picture) not around?  

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39

Holiday Companies / Driving from Hereaklion Airport to Plakia

« on: September 07, 2006, 08:48:23 PM »

You may find this thread useful for general advice about driving in Crete.

This post contains detailed instructions with distances.

Thanks to everyone very helpful. thankyou

Hello  We have been going to Plakias since the early '90s, we rent our cars from Alianthos, they meet us at the airport and if you wish a driver will take you down to resort at no extra cost, this must be arranged before you travel, at the end of a long journey especially at night this is a good idea Daisy

With a slight detour go via the Kotsifou Gorge. Breath taking gorge! Great views across Plakias Bay!
Kalo taxidi
Leen
 

40

Where to go / Gavdos Island

« on: September 07, 2006, 08:42:53 PM »

The bay where we ate, drank, slept and swam was lovely. The water was so warm (noticebly warmer than Plakias).

Yes, that's what I want!
Do you confirm the time to reach is about 1.5 hour (each time)?

Probably because it is so shallow, I swam out a good 50-100M and it was still only up to my waist!

     I must be in there!
Maybe you too want again...?  
Look for me going in Plakias at late September...
(first time! I need also good friends to teach me the tips )
Beachcombeeeers! I'm coming!!!

Check the timetable of the ferry Chora Sfakion - Gavdos in late September  
21 Sep- 10 Oct Sat Sun only
1-20 Sep Fri Sat Sun only
AND weather permitting!
Leen
 

41

Plakias / Satelite pictures

« on: September 07, 2006, 08:27:34 PM »

I do have one critisism though, keep in mind all the hotels, apartments, bars, taverners and other places of interest that readers might want to see, the map is going to be a bit overloaded with pins,

It's a pity that the pins have such large heads.  In these circumstances the proposed map will only be really usable if you use maximum zoom-in.

Yes - I must admit, I was thinking the same. I was expecting the pins that look like inverted teardrops - pointed at the bottom. If these could be simply colour coded to indicate the different categories, they could be kept quite small. Thanks again, Paul, for all your hard work.  

Great job done Paul.

I will look what we can add.
Old watermill
Waterfall
Castello studios (next place west from Stella)

Thanks again  
Leen
 

42

PlakChat / Raki

« on: September 07, 2006, 08:19:18 PM »

With the help of the booklet everybody should be able to create his own raki in the kitchen...

shinaria
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... except distillation of ethanol (i.e. alcohol) is illegal in the UK and potentially dangerous as you could concentrate the small quantities of methanol (wood alcohol), which is highly toxic amd makes you go blind.

Mike
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It is not possible to make wood alcohol in toxic quantities from fermented graperesidues. The mentioned "high potential risk" as often mentioned is a therefore a fairy tale.

Leen
 

Nevertheless, as Mike G says, in the UK the private distillation of spirits is illegal; you'll have Revenue & Customs knocking on your door if you tried it!

Our police and customs are to occupied to find the illegal weed greenhouses.  
No priority for finding / locating home distilled products.
Did you know we are allowed to grow 5 canabis plants in our homes.  
Most likely small scale distillation will be "tolerated" here as well.  

Leen
 

43

PlakChat / Coming soon

« on: September 07, 2006, 08:09:49 PM »

When you get to Matala make sure to go to the taverna perched on the top of the rocks to the east of the bay. It is run by wonderful people, they always seem to have something 'etoimo' that the whole family eats and is absolutely delicious. And as if that weren't enough they have a terrace overlooking the sea that gives you the most fantastic view of the sunset
You lucky, lucky thing
Katerina

Alex

Search for this spot and you are very near to the best place.
 
Kalo taxidi
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Plakias / FIRE

« on: July 28, 2006, 02:53:08 PM »

Found on the web some more pictures of the bushfire.
Most likely from a plakias resdent.

Leen
   

Bushfire

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PlakChat / Beer, Beer we want more beer

« on: July 28, 2006, 11:09:31 AM »

[shame about the weather    
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I think you need some cooling Chris.
 

Cool down


Cheers

Leen