On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:46:00 GMT, Mike Lane wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:46:05 +0100, Iceman wrote
>(in article <1191332765.723543.154650@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>):
>
>> On Oct 2, 4:04 am, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
>> (*)) wrote:
>>> Iceman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pros: islands, beaches, historical sites, good food, inexpensive
>>>> compared to most of Western Europe.
>>>> Cons: The modern parts of Athens are uninteresting, major sites can be
>>>> very crowded in high season, the ferry rides to the islands are
>>>> unpleasant.
>>>
>>> Why? I found them fine.
>>
>>
>> They were slow and uncomfortable.
>>
>>> If you really don't like the ferry, the
>>> catamaran routes are worth considering, as they are very fast and
>>> comfortable.
>>
>> If I go to Greece again I'll fly directly to the islands.
>>
>
>I'm actually quite pleased when I read things like this, as it means that the
>majority of islands with no airport may remain free from the horrors of mass
>tourism for a little longer.
>
>Though why anyone would choose to fly if there's a reasonable alternative, is
>an absolute mystery to me. Flying must be the most uncomfortable, stressful,
>tedious and generally awful means of travelling yet devised by man. (I
>suppose cattle trucks in WW2 came close, but I don't count that.)
You obviously haven't used the smaller older Greek ferries a lot.
--
Martin
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