16
Plakias / Re: Plakias 2022
« on: September 13, 2022, 12:52:05 PM »
You lucky so-and-so! Wish I were there, if I can do it, I will stay at Creta Mare for the first time in over 22 years, sorry Kostas, you lose out to the view.
News:
Moving to a new host. Forum may briefly be unavailable and new posts suspended for a while.
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
17
Plakias / Webcam gone?
« on: August 02, 2022, 04:25:12 PM »
The webcam at Livikon and Morpheus is not working again, the Morpheus apartments website is non existent, so is the end for the webcam? If anyone is lucky enough to be in Plakias, perhaps they could ask Dionysos at The Livikon if the webcam is really finished.
Thanks
Thanks
18
Plakias / Re: Plakias 2022
« on: June 10, 2022, 09:40:03 AM »
You lucky, lucky people, I am so envious.
We have stayed at Kostas Crysoulla for decades, but now think it is time for a change, and a better view from the balcony, just wondered what you think of Creta Mare. Breakfast included? (saves the wife a walk to supermarket for bread!) and it is next to On The Rocks with Nikos, a great place, and the rooms at Creta Mare must have such good views of Skinos beach. Hoping to make it back to Plakias for October and maybe Greek Easter next year.
We have stayed at Kostas Crysoulla for decades, but now think it is time for a change, and a better view from the balcony, just wondered what you think of Creta Mare. Breakfast included? (saves the wife a walk to supermarket for bread!) and it is next to On The Rocks with Nikos, a great place, and the rooms at Creta Mare must have such good views of Skinos beach. Hoping to make it back to Plakias for October and maybe Greek Easter next year.
19
Further ways to get regular fixes of Plakias are on YouTube, one link here from a chap who films all over Crete, with this being last Sunday in Plakias.
https://youtu.be/jpCM0B9i1mg
https://youtu.be/jpCM0B9i1mg
21
Plakias / Re: Car Hire
« on: May 12, 2022, 02:19:26 PM »
If you go for a taxi, do try Zak at taxi4you.gr although you probably already know all about it!
22
Plakias / Re: This could be interesting !!!
« on: May 10, 2022, 12:22:57 PM »
That is awful, unforgivable, how can this be allowed, and why has work started?
We have been visiting Plakias at least twice a year for over 20 years, and the growth of the town has been well controlled, and hasn't detracted too much from the charm of the place, although that is more down to the many friends we now have in Plakias, and we still love it.
Lets hope the Mayor and the government can halt this desecration of one of the iconic views of Plakias Bay.
We have been visiting Plakias at least twice a year for over 20 years, and the growth of the town has been well controlled, and hasn't detracted too much from the charm of the place, although that is more down to the many friends we now have in Plakias, and we still love it.
Lets hope the Mayor and the government can halt this desecration of one of the iconic views of Plakias Bay.
23
Plakias / Re: Plakias weather today
« on: January 26, 2022, 04:00:05 PM »
Try Facebook, search for 'Nikos Plakias Ontherocks' and that great chap Nikos posts photos and videos of his comings and goings in and around Plakias. Yesterday it was about the snow in Selia.
Don't know if I should laugh or cry at the scenes of Plakias!
Don't know if I should laugh or cry at the scenes of Plakias!
24
Plakias / Re: Plakias weather today
« on: January 13, 2022, 03:14:23 PM »
That's the problem with not having the webcams working, can't see what we are missing in Plakias!
25
Plakias / Re: Ok, 2021, lets go !!
« on: September 11, 2021, 10:27:10 AM »
Great to hear some news of Plakias although sadly we have missed both last year and this year, down to the pandemic shambles. Hoping to get back for next Greek Easter. Development of the front along from Alianthos to the far end doesn't sound good, hopefully Skinos beach end will stay much as it was, even allowing for the enormous wall and extra width road outside On The Rocks which I have seen on Nikos' website and facebook pages, but at least Nikos won't have to balance the pick up on the edge of the road anymore! We love Skinos beach, the bar, Siroko, the sunset and the dinosaur.
26
Plakias / Re: Ok, 2021, lets go !!
« on: February 23, 2021, 03:03:08 PM »
It's stop/start for me! Booked for 29th. April last November with easyjet to Chania, found out yesterday that all flights to Crete cancelled until 1st. May, so took the free flight change to move going out to that Saturday 1st May, but now Boris says no travel until 17th. May at the earliest. Cannot change to June until easyjet cancel all their early May flights, so I have to sit tight and hope easyjet cancel and there are seats on the flight, and Kostas has our room for us. This will be the 3rd. or 4th. change for us since last year, Kostas will be wondering what is going on! Missing Plakias big time.
27
Plakias / Re: Oct 2020 - a few general impressions
« on: October 13, 2020, 12:59:10 PM »
Gorgona changed hands? Not owned by Kostas from KC? If true quite worrying, but I do know Giorgos leaves mid October, so maybe just him missing? Will check the KC website. Any one else have news, we are planning to go for Greek Easter end of April for a couple of weeks.
28
Plakias / Re: October ?
« on: September 11, 2020, 10:58:29 AM »
Easyjet have cancelled our flights, so we are getting a refund, limited availability to Crete on other dates, and at a much higher cost, so that, together with needing to quarantine makes Crete a no go, such a pity, never missed a year yet to Plakias. However, my grey matter has been hard at it to work out how to get to Greece this year as we love it, and my ouzo stocks are dangerously low, so Kalamata area looks possible for similar dates, though only 9 nights, no need to quarantine (at the moment) but we were due to go there in June then it was cancelled, so might get another crack at it, just hoping the early October weather will be as good as southern Crete.
29
Plakias / Re: October ?
« on: September 10, 2020, 02:00:08 PM »
It looks like our holiday on October first will have to be scrapped if Crete remains on the No non-essential travel advisory from the FCOD, as our insurance would be invalidated. No problems quarantining, but the insurance side of things makes it a no go. Easyjet still flying those dates, so no chance of a refund, possibly only vouchers for next year, which we might not be able to use, so we selfishly are looking to easyjet to cancel all flights, then we get a refund, as we did when our June Greek holiday was cancelled (Kalamata).
All the best to everyone in Plakias, after over 20 years going there I hope I can get there again soon as I have not said my goodbyes.
All the best to everyone in Plakias, after over 20 years going there I hope I can get there again soon as I have not said my goodbyes.
30
Plakias / Re: Midnight closing
« on: September 05, 2020, 09:58:52 AM »
Yes, midnight closing decreed by the Greek government, not a major problem for us Saga Louts, well past bedtime! (mostly). I wonder how Angelo at KC will cope with midnight closing? Or will he ignore it as he is hidden away in the back lane, and Angelo also acts as the reception desk for the middle of the night arrivals & departures, so possibly a get out clause there for him?
We will be back October 1st. no UK govt. announcement will stop us now as we lost our other Greek holidays this year, and Greece has a lower infection figure than the UK presently, I respect the risks of Covid-19, but the worst is over and I refuse to be afraid of my own shadow as the UK government would like us to be!
Nearly time to start packing 😎
We will be back October 1st. no UK govt. announcement will stop us now as we lost our other Greek holidays this year, and Greece has a lower infection figure than the UK presently, I respect the risks of Covid-19, but the worst is over and I refuse to be afraid of my own shadow as the UK government would like us to be!
Nearly time to start packing 😎