Two Drinks in a Restaurant Bar in Greece Cost £690

martinlufc5637 Good advice M

Lynibis Very likely L

Jerseydrew I will be giving this restaurant a miss J

telmel same

JLouM Join the club J

JLouM Just thinking about all the hassle to get there using air ports and then the huge expense and when you do get there you are exposed to heat levels close to 40 degrees Celsius. Sounds like a nightmare to me. My preferred summer temperatures are from about 20 to 25 degrees. If I went to Greece it would probably have to be spring or autumn I guess to get the temperatures I wanted which would be a lot cheaper I hope and perhaps less busy at the air ports so less hassle.

BonzoBanana Agreed. I once went to Rhodes (about 20 yrs ago now mind) but it was a travel agency ‘deal’. Immediately regretted it once there. It was self catering, no air con and the power kept cutting out. Trying to keep things in fridge!! No paper allowed down toilet. Just a bin. Imagine in the heat! We were in cold shower when we could. Bought huge gallons of drinking water from shop - so heavy! That was where we stayed. Out and about at bus stop young couple with new baby spoke to us said just got here but have to go home tomorrow it’s just too hot. My husband got heatstroke in Lindos and was physically sick and ran out of drinking water. Luckily kind American woman gave him some. It was my holiday from hell and I’m never going back!

BonzoBanana I agree B, with the rising temperatures it has to be winter only for me when i can afford it

I just feel sorry for families tied to the school holidays

JLouM I'd pay money not to endure that

telmel If I was going abroad it would definitely be leaving the UK in the winter months to enjoy somewhere warm out of season. I can't see the point of a summer foreign holiday when we are getting decent weather at home. It will help boost the vitamin D levels too for the winter in a natural way. If I won the lottery I would probably have a house somewhere I could go in the winter. Not sure where that would be though, maybe New Zealand as their temperatures are meant to be the reverse of ours, our winter becomes their summer I think.

BonzoBanana I was lucky enough to go to New Zealand B, ironically through a competition i won here , it was just the air fares and transport around , it didn't include accommodation or food, but some was subsidised

It's a beautiful country but not without it's problems , not that i saw them as a tourist and they were not so prevalent when i was there

BonzoBanana

telmel Watched quite a few videos about New Zealand but never been there. Some of the countryside looks as beautiful as the UK though which again I guess is down to a similar climate. It's not one of those brown countries where all you can see is earth and sand and most plants are really struggling to survive due to lack of water. I watched a video about a UK cyclist who lives in Spain and the world seems so dry and most people seem to stay indoors due to the heat. I'm not built for a climate like that. Celtic stock with white skin and blue eyes and veins deeper below the skin compared to people adapted to a hot climate.

BonzoBanana Its a beautiful country B and the people are so friendly

I really enjoyed hobbiton as i am a fan

EmmaWright762 That makes sense E

Fitchet The way global warming is going hotter weather is coming to us anyway along with a huge number of migrants trying to get away from nightmare heat levels. I know someone who moved from Australia to the UK and one of the reasons was he was fed up with the heat and having to smell obese sweating men all the time, his words not mine. He had a light ginger complexion though which is not ideal for dealing with heat.

I'm down in the south west and generally I find the temperatures a little bit below what would be ideal temperatures for me. It's a beautiful area though and love it in the summer, spring and autumn, not keen on winter weather though.

jms19 Its depends which country you were in J, in some if they don't come after you with a meat cleaver they might call the police

The police would probably have more sympathy with the restaurant than with English holidaymakers , especially with our reputation

telmel i’d like to think in Greece they would be reasonable because they rely so much on tourism. I saw a story like this that happened to tourists in Venice and the mayor of Venice personally got the money back from the restaurant for the tourists.

jms19 Thats how it should be J , well done to Venice considering they dont want tourists anymore because of overcrowding

telmel yeah these crooks try to intimidate tourists, i’ve had it myself in several countries (been threatened with family curses, being beaten up etc) but i always just so ok and walk away.

It is a little scary tbh but Ive been ok so far.

Consumer Very true C

SebK84 Lucky for me I have lemonade money and actually prefer lemonade. I don't like wine or champagne. I remember in the past someone boasting about the fact they got a cheap holiday but then when they explained how much they had spent there on top of the holiday costs it was many thousands of pounds. Then they said they would be paying off these bills for the next 8 months which made me think they would be paying interest on top. Some people seem to go on holiday which a gung-ho approach to spending money and enjoying themselves. I couldn't do that myself I'd think about all the bills to come I'd have to reign it in a bit.