Holidays

unsworthblue said:
In Corfu at the moment.In a terrible hotel which I’ve paid completely over the odds for,this is the 17th time I’ve been to Greece and I can’t believe the price increase in almost everything,things are so expensive.Been to Spain 3 times in the last few months and things are half the price of over here! Still having a great time swimming in the sea and generally relaxing by the pool and eating lovely Greek food,not to mention drinking plenty of Mythos and Ouzo! Had a lovely day trip to Corfu town yesterday ,which was very busy and lively,all in all a good trip but very expensive
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Girlfriends going to Mykonos for a friends 50th in a couple of weeks, 22 euros for a pint of beer apparently !
Tbf, even Turkey isn’t that cheap these days, cost of food and eating/drinking out gone right up, on a par with the UK except for a few things.
 
unsworthblue said:
In Corfu at the moment.In a terrible hotel which I’ve paid completely over the odds for,this is the 17th time I’ve been to Greece and I can’t believe the price increase in almost everything,things are so expensive.Been to Spain 3 times in the last few months and things are half the price of over here! Still having a great time swimming in the sea and generally relaxing by the pool and eating lovely Greek food,not to mention drinking plenty of Mythos and Ouzo! Had a lovely day trip to Corfu town yesterday ,which wa2s very busy and lively,all in all a good trip but very expensive
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I was surprised how cheap Malaga and Seville were this year; hotels, food and trains all great value, even at 1.1 euro to the pound.

Haven't been to Corfu for 20 years, bargain then. Things change fast.
 
marco said:
Thinking of booking Thailand (Phuket) in Jan, any advice welcome on the best place for flights and accom advice, want to be around the Karon beach area,people i have spoke to say to book your hotel yourself,i assume sites like booking.com
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I'd avoid Phuket, can be a bit seedy in places. Depend what you are after, koh samui much nicer, phi phi is stunning.
 
unsworthblue said:
In Corfu at the moment.In a terrible hotel which I’ve paid completely over the odds for,this is the 17th time I’ve been to Greece and I can’t believe the price increase in almost everything,things are so expensive.Been to Spain 3 times in the last few months and things are half the price of over here! Still having a great time swimming in the sea and generally relaxing by the pool and eating lovely Greek food,not to mention drinking plenty of Mythos and Ouzo! Had a lovely day trip to Corfu town yesterday ,which was very busy and lively,all in all a good trip but very expensive
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We were in skiathos 3 weeks ago :
Mostly €4.50 ish a pint. €75 ish for a meal for 2 inc beers and cokes for kids. Slightly cheaper than uk i guess

So wheres the next cheap beach hol in europe?
 
unsworthblue said:
In Corfu at the moment.In a terrible hotel which I’ve paid completely over the odds for,this is the 17th time I’ve been to Greece and I can’t believe the price increase in almost everything,things are so expensive.Been to Spain 3 times in the last few months and things are half the price of over here! Still having a great time swimming in the sea and generally relaxing by the pool and eating lovely Greek food,not to mention drinking plenty of Mythos and Ouzo! Had a lovely day trip to Corfu town yesterday ,which was very busy and lively,all in all a good trip but very expensive
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Bill Walker said:
It's funny but just before Covid in 2019 we had a long stay in the UK, we went to Majorca for a week and then Rhodes for 2 weeks. Things then were much more expensive in Greece than Spain even before covid. One guy told me the country had so much foreign debt they'd put the taxes up on everything.
I wouldn't go to Greece again, I wasn't impressed with Rhodes, (although Lindos was nice) but I really loved Majorca, especially Puerto De Soller.
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We’re in Zakynthos at min its really expensive!! €5 a mythos minimum, meal out for the two of us is at least € 80 with a couple of drinks its crazy prices!!! gyros are cheap & good though! ;)
 
Bill Walker said:
It's funny but just before Covid in 2019 we had a long stay in the UK, we went to Majorca for a week and then Rhodes for 2 weeks. Things then were much more expensive in Greece than Spain even before covid. One guy told me the country had so much foreign debt they'd put the taxes up on everything.
I wouldn't go to Greece again, I wasn't impressed with Rhodes, (although Lindos was nice) but I really loved Majorca, especially Puerto De Soller.
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Majorca is lovely. Just back from Cala D’or. Gets overlooked a bit now as many go to Greece, Portugal etc but for a family holiday, it’s fantastic. Oh and it wasn’t too expensive. A beer was around €3.80.
 
I like to go to fly into Malaga and I usually catch the train over to Benalmadena for a night,some great bars and restaurants and I usually stay in a great hotel up Torrequebrada side of town 45 euro for a double room bed and breakfast facing the sea! .I hire a car and go upto the village where my house is in Andalusia which I am doing up,everything is so cheap,you get value for money! A large rum and coke 3 euro! I do love that part of Spain,first fell in love with it after visiting Seville watching City the other year,I literally caught a train from Malaga to Seville and thought ‘wow’ got home and started researching properties for sale in Andalusia and ended up buying one! Hopefully one day I will move over into my house,who knows with such uncertain times that we live in!
 
burnley blue mcfc said:
We’re in Zakynthos at min its really expensive!! €5 a mythos minimum, meal out for the two of us is at least € 80 with a couple of drinks its crazy prices!!! gyros are cheap & good though! ;)
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We've just been to Kefalonia and were paying 3-3.50 euros for a mythos. Averaged about 35 euros for meal with wine for two.
 
Betterdeedthan red said:
Going to icmeler never been there before.
Normally go to kusadasi or belek
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Another place her dad has lived actually, I’m assuming it’s ok though mate as he wouldn’t have bought a place there if it wasn’t, and Belek is not far from Side where we’re going it seems.
If you are ever close enough, I’d highly recommend Kekova and Simena, stunning place.
 
Dirty Harry said:
Another place her dad has lived actually, I’m assuming it’s ok though mate as he wouldn’t have bought a place there if it wasn’t, and Belek is not far from Side where we’re going it seems.
If you are ever close enough, I’d highly recommend Kekova and Simena, stunning place.
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Tunisia in May and gambia next December.
Might squeeze another trip to Turkey in summer next year
 
bluesmith said:
We've just been to Kefalonia and were paying 3-3.50 euros for a mythos. Averaged about 35 euros for meal with wine for two.
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We’re staying in laganas which is the main resort maybe we’re paying a premium for that? but the days of a cheap holiday to greece are long gone it seems, even the supermarkets are so expensive €9 for 4 cans of mythos
 
burnley blue mcfc said:
We’re staying in laganas which is the main resort maybe we’re paying a premium for that? but the days of a cheap holiday to greece are long gone it seems, even the supermarkets are so expensive €9 for 4 cans of mythos
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Sounds like they are having tourists over. I stayed in two resorts in Kefalonia, Skala and lixouri both the same prices. It was about a euro a beer and 1.5 a cider in the supermarkets, about 8.50 a mousaka and 3 for a gyros im restaurants.

Currently in Portugal about 1.20 for a bottled beer here.
 
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