Greek Islands

Dolly_Girl · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: Greek Islands

hi there im fancying going to one of the grrek islands but i dont know which to choose...has nayone been to any and what was it like...which one would you recomend?

puro · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:

been to kos and rhodes, really enjoyed both, but it depends what you're looking for from your holiday..........

Guest · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Greek Islands

Hi Dolly,

We went to Corfu last October and Kos last month.

Corfu was beautiful, lots of pretty coves and very Greek still. We hired a speedboat for the day for £60 and whizzed round the north/west of the island, mooring at tavernas for lunch or a beer. We had never driven a boat before and it was easy. Saw a school of flying fish, amazing. Its well worth hiring a car for two days to see the island, particularly the north. Fairly hilly but good roads.

Corfu Town was also lovely. The waterpark looked super but was closed in October, its set in the middle of the countryside and easily reached by bus (full of happy chatty greek ladies who can't speak English but insist on chatting to the bewildered children!).

The food was great, marvellous salads and tomatoes. I well and truely could have stayed there forever.

This year went to Kos. It was all Germans and hamburgers. We had a good time in the hotel but were not impressed by the island at all. It was tired looking, we ate hamburgers all week as there was very little other choice, other than one restaurant in Kos Town that did great Kebab sort of meals. The beaches were stoney and nothing special, except Sunny Beach which was nice (only restaurant served just burgers again).

I wouldn't recommend Kos for anything really but couldn't recommend Corfu enough. I cried when I left Corfu!

Helen

Dolly_Girl · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject:

aww thankyou so much we were actually thinking about corfu....we dont want somewhere to loud just somewhere we can chill out n relax...good food and nice surroundings : Smile

guest4fun · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

Try a cruise diferrent surroundings evey day

Guest · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

Kefalonia ( of Captain Corellis Mandolin fame) is a truly heavenly place and a close second is Samos. My idea of paradise.

foolishbandit · Guest

I've been only in Crete, it's not bad, with the Knossos ruins.

Slimmi · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

I've been to Rhodes, I don't like the crowded areas so I hired a local to take me on tours to look at the island. I would recommend to go there. Smile

vlada · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:

Anybody been to ios?

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Greek Islands

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject:

Santorini is great, its a vulcanic island with black beaches, its very pretty